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The mercantile is back.
What this building has been doing since 1867.
For 150 years, this building has had one job: be the place this corner of Nova Scotia comes to when something needs building, fixing, or finishing. It opened as a mercantile in 1867 — dry goods, hardware, ship supplies, paint, whatever Lunenburg’s tradespeople and householders walked in asking for.
Lunenburg itself is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and this storefront is part of why. The clapboard, the bay window, the way the door is set back from the sidewalk — they’re original. So is the floor inside.
We’re carrying that on. Ironbound Paint Co. is Lunenburg County’s only Dulux dealer. Mixed in Canada. Sold by your neighbour.
The mercantile is back.
Lunenburg County’s authorized dealerTHE PEOPLE
Meet Clayton & Sherman.
Clayton Banfield
Founder · Tradesperson
Behind the counter most weekdays. Reads colour cards in coffee light.
Sherman
Ironbound General Contracting
The other half of Ironbound General Contracting. Twenty years of word-of-mouth in this county. Knows everyone’s job sites. Doesn’t text first, but always answers.
Hours
- Mon–Fri
- 7:00am – 5:30pmBackdoor will-call 7–8am
- Saturday
- 8:00am – 4:00pm
- Sunday
- Closed
Street parking out front. Contractor parking and will-call round back.
Find us
Drive times
- Bridgewater
- 25 min
- Mahone Bay
- 15 min
- Chester
- 30 min
- Halifax
- 1.5 hr
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