We Bought 100+ DIRT CHEAP ACRES in Rural Nova Scotia - DIY Driveway Build

We Bought 100+ DIRT CHEAP ACRES in Rural Nova Scotia - DIY Driveway Build | Learning the Lands

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@eddybalentien4263 8 ай бұрын

In order to build durable, economical rural road, you need 3x things: 1. Ditches, 2. water barrier, and 3. Filter cloth under the gravel (its a must). Greetings from the andes mountains of Colombia.

@learningthelands 7 ай бұрын

Can't lay filter cloth on literal water. It's about a foot of water/mud then bedrock.

@jimmerrithew453 9 ай бұрын

Be careful with shale. The stone is thin and flat. If a piece is vertical, it can imbed in your tires, like an arrowhead. I would suggest that you spread a few inches of 3/4 inch road crush on top of the base layer.

@learningthelands 9 ай бұрын

I haven't had that problem yet but that's the plan. It'll be finished with a top layer of either type 2 or type 1 crusher run. I kind of like the bigger type 2, which I think is 1-2", over the smaller type 1 which is less than an inch.

@jimmerrithew453 9 ай бұрын

@@learningthelands You got a great deal on the land. I am in central Alberta, where an acre can cost more than $50 000. CDN.

@learningthelands 9 ай бұрын

Wow! Yeah we were comparing this to Vancouver Island where it's over 100k an acre for land that's barely useable because it's on the side of a mountain. Alberta and BC are beautiful but you just can't get this there for anywhere near the same price.

@tomelerding1399 9 ай бұрын

Great job, especially by yourself! It’s clear that you are a Renaissance Man, capable of doing whatever is required. Good for you!

@learningthelands 9 ай бұрын

Thank you kindly!

@HarborYachtTours 9 ай бұрын

What a beautiful piece of land. We bought 5 acres in 2020 in south Fl for 50k. Crazy the difference

@learningthelands 9 ай бұрын

Thank you. It sounds like you got a good deal as well knowing how expensive Florida is.

@HarborYachtTours 9 ай бұрын

It was close to market value but its more than doubled since then. @@learningthelands

@BarcNova 2 ай бұрын

This has got to be in Cape Breton, I'm thinking Louisbourg area.

@criticalevent 2 ай бұрын

Creating roads on my land in Nova Scotia, I've learned to be patient. Clear the organic material to the side, and immediately start digging ditches, putting the material in the middle and then flatten it out let it sit until it dries. You never have to worry about digging a ditch too deep to get more material, it'll fill itself in on the low spots on it's own eventually. If you have the luxury of getting gravel delivered, great, but you can absolutely get away with roughing a road in without it. Of course if you've got water that needs to cross your path, you'll need culverts or it will cut it's own way across. I got away with mostly 6" and a couple 12" which are the cheapest of the culverts you can buy.

@TheWillisSportsNetwork 9 ай бұрын

Congrats on the purchase!!! We are doing something similar in Tennessee...only difference is land is much more expensive. Will checking on your channel on the regular... Good luck!

@claudemelanson2705 7 ай бұрын

I'm from the Yarmouth area, Morris Island to be exact, the land you're working on looks familiar to me. What municipality is it in ?

@1armedguy4 2 ай бұрын

A culvert would be appropriate at soft spot before the hill, take rom another Nova Scotian. Welcome !

@FagenTheArtfulDodger 2 ай бұрын

Factor in heavy snow bro! Youre gonna get it every winter. A long driveway will mean youre going to need somewhere to pile it or blow it and still have enough room for more throughout the winter.

@sailinghome2708 2 ай бұрын

It'd be nice if you were able to find a gravel vein on high ground so that you'd have all the gravel you'd need to widen that road.

@HealingAmazing 2 ай бұрын

Looks like my area in cape Breton and they have built the driveway not too long ago. Is this in the Frenchvale area?

@nickpeet1755 Ай бұрын

My good friend recently moved to New Glasgow area and i am thinking of moving to Nova Scotia myself...are you willing to say what area you are in, and could i ask why you choose where you are...p.s. i am also an avid sailor..thats how i found the channel...tks best of luck..

@piotrek4302 9 ай бұрын

Good luck, saying hello from Chicago ;)) I've been to Nova Scotia a few times before, it's very nice out there. Currently, I'm developing an undeveloped 1/2 acre lot (paid $110k) in the Chicago suburbs ;) The size is not comparable but it is also a very challenging task. I'll be watching your progress ;)👏👏👏

@learningthelands 9 ай бұрын

Hey bigger isn't always better. Good luck!

@MikeMacKinnon-yc6md 4 ай бұрын

Great videos. I'm looking forward to seeing more. How much were the dump truck loads of "Minus 6" ? I have to start building a road soon..and man.. the cost is unreal! I'm looking to use a hill that is geological till.. that I'll use as gravel on site.

@FrankRobinson-f5i 3 ай бұрын

Will. E doing something very similar in Queensland N.S. We will be watching to benefit from your experiences. Good luck and hoping to document as well.

@shaunallen9337 3 ай бұрын

I'm in liverpool area. Good luck

@gordo4559 9 ай бұрын

Looking forward to following your adventures. WOW that is some cheap land here in upper Michigan we are on 120 acres and probably my acreage is worth about $1500 an acre.

@rontopping2048 9 ай бұрын

Sure is cheap , 500k for less than 1/2 acre where I am

@RonaldJHElzenga 9 ай бұрын

Nice DIY boat uuhh landjob!!😅🎉

@learningthelands 9 ай бұрын

Thank you!

@NothingSpecialHereCarryOn 6 ай бұрын

How much did it cost you to make the driveway so far? Also what size excavator?

@Not4-c6t 2 ай бұрын

Im subscribing I need land in NS to change my life and build a home and garden Please. Update us. More Videos

@JimMersereau1 9 ай бұрын

This looks like a fun project and I will follow your work. You may want to research road structure a bit before you spend too much more time and money. Building a road on a poor base will not last. You need to remove the organic material and possibly put down a geotextile fabric to keep your layers separate and spread out the loads. Regular compaction is also key, thin layers properly compacted will last a long time.

@learningthelands 9 ай бұрын

Thanks and I appreciate your concern. I wish I filmed more of the before but this IS the base. Geo and more gravel will be going down in the spring after the freeze thaw cycles have stopped. I've been consulting with local contractors on all this. You can't lay geo down on water, and that's what most of this area was once I removed the trees and top layer of soil. The good thing is the large grave/shalel here is is sitting on rock, since that's what most of Nova Scotia is as soon as you start digging a little.

@91rss Ай бұрын

turn wet spots into a big pond,, come fire season a pond for fire fighting as you saw out there is a big thing. ask neighbors how the snow is blown, so you dont build a driveway that will be blown in vs someway that its wisked away.someone with a drone can scope the land to give an idea of wet spots . and finding an area with gravel might help being a supply.. guys buy a non safety inspected truck and run back N forth and fill their land and sell the truck to the next builder . and wet driveways you want 2-3" crushed rock, Round stuff never packs

@dougjohns5115 2 ай бұрын

it's a little daunting until you get it behind you ... imagine the old days with no excavator :(

@shaunallen9337 3 ай бұрын

Where in nova scotia are you ? I'm on South shore

@mgdubya27 8 ай бұрын

Hope you have lots of bug spray.

@learningthelands 7 ай бұрын

I do!

@jamesoncross7494 7 ай бұрын

Water table "close to the surface'? You mean you bought 110 acres of swamp land.

@learningthelands 7 ай бұрын

Nah it's not all swamp. Certainly some of it is, but not all 100 acres. I have the local wetland maps to go by.

@eddybalentien4263 8 ай бұрын

Without the cloth, you will loss the gravel, due to the mud.

@learningthelands 7 ай бұрын

Its about a foot of mud, then bedrock. I don't think it's going anywhere anytime soon. We're debating laying cloth before the final layer to lock it all in.