6 min read · Especially NS and NL
What a home inspection should cover here
Salt air, oil tanks, wells, and the attic you cannot stand in.
Mainland checklists miss the region
A useful Atlantic inspection talks about grade, flashing, moisture in older plaster, and whether the oil tank is single-wall and due. If the report never mentions the well, septic, or tank, it is a city report on a country house.
Conditions, not vibes
Build purchase conditions around the systems that kill deals: water potability, septic function, oil tank age, and WETT if there is a wood stove. The inspector flags; the specialists confirm.