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Title: 9 Factors Before Buying or Building a Mountain Home
Author: Dr. Susan Smith and David Plott
File: Design Guide, PDF 88.4 KB, 14 pages
Audience: Written for builders, designers, and homeowners.

Review
Outlines 9 important factors to consider before buying or building a home in the mountains or a difficult site. Written for those building in the mountains of North Carolina, but relevant information is broader than this one area. Good reading for anyone building in the mountains. Includes specific precautions.

Issues covered include:

• 1 site stability
• 2 sewage disposal
• 3 drinking water
• 4 slope
• 5 access
• 6 flood plains
• 7 stewardship of the land, viewsheds, river preservation, wildlife
• 8 solar energy potential
• 9 mineral and timber rights
• buying or building in a subdivision
• getting additional help
  

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