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link to Our Manufactured Home: Factory Visit and Delivery Day Video

Our Manufactured Home: Factory Visit and Delivery Day Video

Following up on our first interview with Quality Homes, here is our factory visit and delivery day from their point of view.

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link to Do We Need a Generator for Our New Home?

Do We Need a Generator for Our New Home?

With most home mechanicals needing power to run; here's how we decided if and what kind of back-up power we need to keep our new home running during a power outage.

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link to How to Make Your Hydro Installation Go Smoothly

How to Make Your Hydro Installation Go Smoothly

We've learned a lot from our experience getting hydro to our new build. So, we thought it would be nice to share what we know now with you to help your experience go as smoothly as possible too.

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link to Getting Hydro to Our New Build

Getting Hydro to Our New Build

Without hydro, many of the items we’re responsible for cannot be completed. And without hydro, our builder’s work becomes more complex too. This post outlines the process for getting hydro to...

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link to Finishing Our Factory Built Home – The First Weeks On Site

Finishing Our Factory Built Home – The First Weeks On Site

In my eyes, this post is precisely why we recommend using a reputable builder that uses best practices that can only be learned by experience. Here's what happens on site to finish a factory built...

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What Happens on Delivery Day for a Manufactured Home

What happens as you prepare for the delivery of your factory built home and on the day of delivery?

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Who is The Cottage Wife?

Hi! I'm Carol - The Cottage Wife. My husband Brian and I had a cottage on the Bruce Peninsula in Ontario, Canada for over 10 years. It turns out that we love the area so much we've built our forever (retirement) home here. I thought it would be fun to share some of our adventures with you. One of the things we really want to focus on is making as light an impact on the land as we can, while still living a modern life. We'll see how that goes!

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