Semi-Detached Homes for Sale in Clarington

Bowmanville's older semis sit in the 1970s and 1980s subdivisions between Liberty Street and Mearns Avenue and south of King Street toward Baseline Road, a walk from the mall, the high school and the Soper Creek trail, on lots that are wider than anything a builder offers today. North Bowmanville is the source of the new ones, mixed into each phase off Scugog Street, Liberty Street North and Concession Road 3, with sales offices still open in some. Courtice has scattered pairs from the 1980s and 1990s near Trulls Road and Nash Road, and Newcastle has a few in the streets north of King Avenue. Almost none exist in Orono or the countryside. A pair near the CP line north of downtown or backing onto Highway 2 needs a rush-hour visit with the windows open, and one on a creek valley needs the conservation authority's regulated-area map checked before you plan a deck or a pool.

Ask about sound first: 1970s pairs were often built with a single block wall and no insulation between the halves, and the fix is a second stud wall on your side. Look at the roof, because replacing half a roof depends on the neighbour's timing, and at the shared eavestrough and downspouts. The survey should show the lot line through the wall and whether the driveway is mutual, which comes with a registered right-of-way that binds both owners. In a new north Bowmanville pair, get the Tarion warranty dates, confirm the grading and sod were completed and ask whether the other half is sold, so you are not living beside a construction lot. Any basement apartment must be registered with the Municipality and meet the fire separation rules before the rent counts toward your mortgage. In older pairs, check for aluminum wiring, the furnace age and the condition of the windows.