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link to We Sold Our Home Before Our New Build Was Ready

We Sold Our Home Before Our New Build Was Ready

This article is provided as an account of our choice to sell early and the factors that went into that decision. Please consider speaking to a financial professional to discuss your personal options...

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Touring Our Factory Built Home Under Construction

Our factory build was planned to take 3 weeks from start to finish and the visit was planned so that the home would be near completion. Here's how the day went down!

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Installing Our Crawlspace Foundation

I’ve often been curious about how a foundation can be built on rock and not move. Needless to say the foundation phase of our new build was one I’d been looking forward to with great curiosity....

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Getting Mail to Your Newly Built Home

If you’re one of those people who needs the punchline instantly here it is: to ensure your mail gets to your new home when you do, contact Canada Post well in advance to register a new address. For...

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Our First Interview with Quality Homes

I mentioned back in the Choosing Our Finishes post that we had the opportunity to be interviewed by Quality Homes. Well, in case you're curious, here is the first clip they released from the...

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Installing Our Septic System

Please note: I am by no means an expert on septic systems but my facts have been reviewed by our installer. Feel free to do your own research. You can start here to learn about traditional septic...

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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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