First you need a plan, some idea of the space you want to live in and how you will occupy that space. You may have purchased the property for the view, its location or because you got a great deal and need somewhere to live. Whatever the reason for its location, it’s now yours to do with how you see fit. But wait, you will have some constraints governing your property and that you will have to take up with your local municipality. In some regions, it’s called the planning or building department, but whatever it is called, they will have by-laws governing where you place your house relative to the property lines or boundaries. There may be covenants (conditions and prerequisites relative to the development) that affect the design of your house or the materials used.
