What Holds a Roof Down in a Nova Scotia Storm
Wind finds the weakest connection between the roof and the ground. The hardware that stops it is cheap; doing it on every connection is the work.
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Building Guides & Advice
Permits, septic, lots and framing: what building a home in Nova Scotia actually involves, county by county.
Buying a Rural Lot in Nova Scotia: Septic, Well and Driveway First
The checks worth making before an offer goes firm, from the lot assessment and water testing to where the driveway meets the road.
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What a Building Permit Costs: Truro, Colchester, Pictou, Halifax and East Hants
Five municipalities, five fee schedules and five processes. A side-by-side look at who issues the permit and what the approvals really cost.
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Building on the Northumberland Shore: Tatamagouche, Bayhead and River John
Wind, salt air, setbacks and storm surge change how a house on this shore gets designed and built, and what it should be built from.
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Building in Halifax County: From the Musquodoboit Valley to Bedford
One municipality, many land use by-laws, and a boundary at Enfield that catches people out. What a new build involves across HRM.
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Building in Pictou County: Town Lots, Rural Lots and the Shore
New Glasgow and Pictou have town services. The rural county has wells, septic systems and shallow soil over bedrock. Here is what changes between them.
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Building a House in Colchester County: Permits, Septic and Ground Conditions
Who issues your permit in Truro versus the rest of Colchester County, what the septic approval involves, and what the red clay means for a foundation.
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