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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Permits, septic, lots and framing: what building a home in Nova Scotia actually involves, county by county.
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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