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When Don and Lou Ann McLean bought a hexagonal home on the edge of Lake Austin in 2013, they loved the 1.3-acre waterfront lot. But they were hesitant about the house, which was built in the 1960s and had the feel of a rustic lodge.

The structure, propped up on columns above a site that plummeted to the water, had few redeeming qualities after being sliced up into a series of awkward spaces over the years and extended with a clumsy 1980s addition.

It was a little hard to get our heads around it, said Ms. McLean, 63, a former attorney.

But of all the different places we looked at, this one was on a pretty spot on the lake, said Mr. McLean, 71, a retired insurance broker. It had about 185 feet of water frontage, more than any of the other homes they saw. So the lot won us over.

The McLeans were looking for a change after raising their four children in Orange County, Calif. We had always wanted to live on a lake, Ms. McLean said. We were water-skiers and raised our kids boating, and thought that a lake would be a great place for our permanent home.

The couple, who own a six-acre vineyard called Caprichosa, part of the Vines of Mendoza resort in Argentina, also wanted to live in a city, which is how they settled on Austin, Texas, after a cousin of Ms. McLeans suggested it.

Despite their reservations, they bought the property for $1.95 million, then recruited a local architect, Jim LaRue of LaRue Architects, to transform it. At first, he thought demolition was the solution. It was sort of a frumpy, dumpy little building that was originally a fishing cabin, Mr. LaRue said. When we saw it, the concept was that we were just going to scrape it.

But as he studied the site, he realized that the structure was irreplaceable, literally: It was so close to the lake that it seemed to hover over the water an impossible feat today, as new homes there are required to be set back at least 75 feet from the shore.

To retain that position near the waters edge, Mr. LaRue opted to keep the hexagonal footprint but to reconfigure the walls and roof, repurposing the existing structure as a new primary suite. Then he demolished the 1980s addition to make way for a connected, low-slung building, threaded between pecan trees, that would contain most of the homes 4,200 square feet.

The new house is built with rugged materials including Texas limestone, exposed steel and standing-seam metal roofing that is also used as siding. Tall glass doors slide open at one end of the living-and-dining room to connect to a broad covered patio equipped with retractable screens and integrated heaters for year-round use.

Rather than adding a fireplace and TV to the living room, Mr. LaRue put them outside. When the glass sliders are open to connect the indoor and outdoor living areas, the fireplace anchors the far end of that common space, he said. It just happens to be outside.

And should anyone want a quick dip during commercial breaks, a pool hugs the edge of the patio.

For the interiors, the couple worked with Laura Britt, of the Austin-based Britt Design Group, to develop a very warm, organic, modern palette, Ms. Britt said. Finishes include European white-oak floors, hand-troweled and -burnished plaster, walnut kitchen cabinets elevated on beefy legs and textiles that add bursts of color in an otherwise neutral envelope. For the dining area, the couples builder, Classic Constructors, made a custom table from wood beams salvaged from the old hexagonal roof.

In March 2019, nearly three years after construction began, the McLeans moved in. At that point, their team began work on the dock, which has an ipe storage locker for kayaks and a paddleboard, with a deck on top. By the time everything was finished in the fall of 2020, they had spent roughly $4 million.

Now hunkered down to wait out the pandemic, they are especially appreciative of their easy access to water and the changing views through the floor-to-ceiling windows of the surrounding landscape, designed with Environmental Survey Consulting; the reflecting pool with aquatic plants that wraps around their bedroom (in place of the balcony that was originally there); and the abundant wildlife.

You get almost a treehouse feeling, Ms. McLean said. Weve had foxes come through the yard, and weve had robins and nuthatches, so its been lovely.

Some neighbors have also reported owl sightings. Everyone around here is noticing a lot more wildlife than theyve seen before, she said. Maybe there are more birds and animals moving in, she speculated, or maybe were just here to notice it.

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A custom home built in unincorporated Douglas County was featured in an interior design trade magazine and received a certification from an organization focused on healthy living spaces.

The ranch-style home, located in the Fox Hill community in Franktown, was also featured in a miniseries on Youtube and Amazon Prime created by House Beautiful, the interior design magazine. Eleven designers from across the country collaborated on the concept.

The home includes four bedrooms, four and a half bathrooms, three laundry rooms, five fireplaces and a full boomer suite for aging parents, said Nick Nettleton, custom builder for the home and owner of Nicholas Custom Homes.

It was very rewarding to see it all come together, he said.

The house is now up for sale and listed at nearly $3 million, according to the Fox Hill website.

The 5,400-square-foot home is located on a 1.8-acre lot in Fox Hill, a community that provides residents access to a fully operational farm with apple and pear orchards, a berry patch, eggs and honey.

Wellness Within Your Walls, a certification that guides consumers and professionals on healthier measures for home design and construction, gave the Fox Hill house its first ever full accreditation, according to a news release on the project.

In order to acquire this accolade, the builders met requirements of a 10-step approach to ensure health and wellness in the home. The 10 steps focus on providing clean air and water, enhanced exposure to natural light, the removal of unnecessary chemicals and toxins in the home, physical wellness attributes, conscious consumption, mental wellness, spiritual wellness, food science, behavioral strategies and positive lifestyle habits, according to the news release.

It starts from the ground up, Nettleton said. Were trying to make the house as healthy to live in as living in the wilderness. We didnt want the house to cause any negative health effects.

Nettletons team accomplished this by implementing several techniques like using all sealed-combustion appliances, which improves efficiency and safety of those items. They also only used building materials that dont have harmful volatile organic compounds, or VOCs, which can have adverse health impacts.

They built the house with a full water filtration system complete with a water softener and a UV light to remove everything from the drinking water including any bacteria or chlorine. The furnaces were also made to ensure the air is as clean as possible.

It makes sure that the air youre breathing is very healthy and allergen and bacteria free, he said.

Nettleton said not many homes have these features yet.

I do think its getting more popular, especially with COVID-19, he said. I think a lot of people have realized they spend a lot of time at their home and being made aware of healthier living in general.

The company broke ground on the project at the end of March 2020 and it was completed in August of that year.

It was a struggle to build an almost 6,000-square-foot house with (11) designers in four and a half months, Nettleton said. With the COVID-19 situation, that made it much more challenging.

Nettleton said his company plans to only build homes that meet the Wellness Within Your Walls certification going forward.

It was an exciting process for us, he said. Weve never done something like this before.

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Portsmouth HeraldHayes, Hartford join The Elm Street Group

MANCHESTER The Elm Street Group of Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS) today announced that Daniel Hartford and Christine Hayes have joined the team as a Financial Advisor and Senior Registered Associate, respectively. Hartford and Hayes will be based in the Firms Wealth Management office located at 1000 Elm St in Manchester, New Hampshire.

Both Dan and Christine bring experience and exceptional competency into their new roles and they will be an impactful part to our growing wealth management team that is committed to best in class client service, said Michael Shearin, Senior Vice President, Morgan Stanley Wealth Management.

Hartford has been with Morgan Stanley since 2020. In his new role, he will be responsible for portfolio management, securities risk analysis and trading. Formerly with Wellington Management Company for over six years, Mr. Hartford is a native of Manchester, NH. He holds a bachelors degree from University of Massachusetts, Boston and currently lives in Manchester, NH with his wife Megan and son William.

Hayes has been with Morgan Stanley since 2018. In her new role, she will help oversee operations and administration for the team. Formerly with TIAA-CREF for over 14 years, Ms. Hayes lives in North Hampton, NH.

ROCHESTER HRCU is pleased to announce that Donna West has been hired as their Director of Human Resources. West takes the lead on overseeing the credit unions HR efforts companywide.

West brings nearly a decade of HR experience to HRCU. Most recently, serving as the HR Manager at RiverWoods Durham, in Durham NH. In this role, West oversaw HR, while facilitating professional development, managing all benefits, and onboarding new employees. Prior to RiverWoods Durham, she also ran HR for Anchor Insurance Managers in St. Petersburg, Florida, as well as, ReEnergy Holdings LLC, of Latham, New York.

Donna brings a great deal of human resource experience to HRCU. With the growth we have experienced and the challenging times we are in to keep staff well informed and safe, Donna will be a tremendous asset to our organization, said HRCU President & CEO Brian Hughes.

West is a member of both the Society of Human Resource Management and the Southeast Human Resource Association. She and her husband Mike reside in nearby Alton Bay, NH.

HRCU is a state-chartered and federally insured community credit union that has been serving the New Hampshire community since its inception in 1962. With several locations throughout the seacoast, HRCU prides itself on helping its members achieve their financial goals through convenient, technology-driven, services and a compassionate, personalized approach.

YORK, Maine Eldredge Lumber has recently finalized the acquisition of Selectwood in Portsmouth.

Founded in 1982, Selectwood (selectwood.com) operates out of a 70,000-square-foot facility in Portsmouthand serves custom home builders and remodelers from Boston, Mass. to Portland, Maine. Selectwood has a reputation as a premiere stocking distributor of high-grade cedar, mahogany, ipe, redwood, Douglasfir as well as high-end composite building materials and hardware. Like Eldredge, Selectwood also has a strong partnership with the Marvin Window and Door Company.

A strong customer base, unique specialty lumber expertise and an experienced team focused on customer relationships make Selectwood an ideal addition to the Eldredgefamily.Eldredge looksforward to expanding Selectwoods current product offerings in Portsmouth as well as being able to offer its unique inventory to customers from the York and Portland locations.

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BAINBRIDGE TWP, Ohio -- The Chagrin Valley Area is quaint, picturesque and full of historic homes. But if youre looking for a home with more space and amenities than downtown Chagrin Falls can offer, the French country-style home at 8145 Woodberry Blvd. deserves a look.

Built in 2006 in the Woods of Wembley development, the home boasts 7 bedrooms and 6.5 bathrooms in 8,000 sq. ft. The Perrino Builders custom home combines a stately exterior with a welcoming interior.

The inside does not disappoint with its distressed walnut wood floors, custom millwork, multiple fireplaces and wrought iron details, says listing agent is Anne Marie Rath with Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Lucien Realty. Though the grand scale of the home is evident in the two-story foyer, living room and open-concept kitchen and great room, an intimate and comfortable feel to the home prevails, Rath says.

Buyers will appreciate the luxurious first-floor master suite, with its fireplace, two closets and master bath featuring a steam shower with dual jets and temperature regulating controls. A perfect to escape to on a cold winters day, Rath, the listing agent, says.

Another highlight is the office, which is located on its own mezzanine, providing a quiet sanctuary for your work-from-home situation.

It overlooks the front gardens -- my favorite area of the property -- with its pretty river birch, and seasonal plants such as hydrangeas and roses, as well as a water feature.

The walk-out lower level offers even more additional living space, with a large rec room, kitchen, wine cellar and a flex space that could be used as a seventh bedroom or gym.

The outdoor space includes multiple patios including a large deck with a pergola-covered dining area and fireplace. The home is also close to the natural beauty of Frohring Meadows and the recreational opportunities the Wembley Club has to offer.

Though it is located in Bainbridge in Geauga County, the property has a Chagrin Falls mailing address and is located within the Chagrin Falls Exempted School District. Because of this, the buyer pays Geauga County property taxes, but is not subject to RITA taxes.

On the market since May, the home is available for $1,199,000.

8145 Woodberry Blvd. offers 7 bedrooms and 6.5 bathrooms in 8,000 sq. ft. The listing agent is Anne Marie Rath with Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Lucien Realty. (Photo by Tom Schuerger, Lakeside Photo Company)

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Address: 8145 Woodberry Blvd.

City: Chagrin Falls

Price: $1,199,000

On the market since: May 30, 2020

Year built: 2006

No. bedrooms: 7

No. bathrooms: 6 full, 1 half

Lot size: 1.05 acres

School district: Chagrin Falls Exempted Village Schools

Real estate agent and contact info: Anne Marie Rath, Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Lucien Realty

p: 216-272- 9770

e: realtor.rath@gmail.com

8145 Woodberry Blvd. offers 7 bedrooms and 6.5 bathrooms in 8,000 sq. ft. The listing agent is Anne Marie Rath with Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Lucien Realty. (Photo by Tom Schuerger, Lakeside Photo Company)

For more information on 8145 Woodberry Blvd., Chagrin Falls, contact Anne Marie Rath at Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Lucien Realty at 216-272- 9770 or realtor.rath@gmail.com.

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If youre renovating your homeor trying to build a new oneyouve probably already rammed into a barrier in getting things done: limited supplies.

Out-of-stock items arent just limited to toilet paper and anti-bacterial wipes. From refrigerators to doors to furniture, the supply chain for home building and renovation materials is stretched thin.

Its pretty basic economics. Its supply and demand, says Sucharita Kodali, principal analyst in eBusiness and channel strategy professionals at Forrester, a market research company. If everybody wants something at the same time theres just not going to be enough supply of it.

Plus, Covid-19 has snarled supply chains, starting with how materials and items are sourced. Whats more, changes enacted at manufacturers and in warehouses to keep workers socially distanced and safe may have interrupted or changed production timelines.

Its gotten so hard to source items and materials that Steve Cunningham, incoming chair of the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) Remodelers and founder of Cunningham Contracting in Williamsburg, Virginia, says his company is planning projects further out than it used tobecause of supply chain issues.

Sometimes when a contractor says they cant start for eight weeks, its not because they dont have room to put you on the books. Its that they cant get the materials, he says.Here are four common shortages.

Want to build? You may have to wait to start. In October 2020, the NAHB found that 77% of remodelers reported a framing lumber shortage, with 25% reporting a serious shortage.

As demand for new construction boomed, lumber supply chains took blows from multiple angles. Covid-related lockdowns and closures, followed by new safety measures taken for workers, affected lumber mills. Plus, 2020s west coast wildfires sapped supply. In Oregon alone, trees worth 15 billion board feet of lumber were destroyed, according to the Oregon Forest & Industry Council. Thats enough wood to build 1 million homes.

In response to low supply, lumber prices have shot up.

Following lumber, windows are doors are the second hardest items to find, according to the NAHB. Its survey found 65% of respondents reported a shortage, with 46% reporting a serious shortage.

Part of this is demand, of course, but Kodali says its also because there just arent many window and door manufacturers in the U.S. It also doesnt make much sense for manufacturers to expand their operations to meet what could be a temporary crush of orders.

They dont want to invest in a new factory because this pandemic is going to end and at that point, theyre stuck with this huge capital expense, she says. Manufacturers are more likely to build a backlog and tell customers you get your door when you get your door.

The best manufacturers can do is ramp up capacity at existing facilities so that theyre at 100% capacity, but thats about all you can do, Kodali says. Theres only so much thats changeable.

Meanwhile, Cunningham says his company builds a lot of three-season porches, and hes seen window lead times stretch from a typical three weeks to six months or more. They were that far behind. Its affected everything.

When it comes to doors, you can either use whatever is in stock at local home stores, or try to salvage a door from someone else whos renovating and doesnt need it anymoreor look to an architectural salvage company.

Windows are harder, especially if youre ordering custom sizes. Cunningham cautions to be very open to the timeline your contractor presents because theyre trying to be realistic with how long it will take to order things in.

If youre looking at a kitchen renovation, things like ovens, refrigerators and dishwashers are hard to find. You can get a date on when theyll be shipped or the possibility of being available, but there are a lot of people vying for those appliances, Cunningham says.

Supply and demand strikes again: More Americans are staying home and using their kitchens more often, which sparks renovations. This happened simultaneously to Covid-19 supply chain disruption, especially for appliances manufactured overseas or those that have parts sourced internationally.

In June, appliances shipments were down 7% compared to the year before, according to the Association of Home Appliance Manufacturers (AHAM). That number is improving: shipments rose by a fifth in the fourth quarter of 2020.

Cunningham encourages clients to be flexible and pick a few different possibilities for what could work instead of becoming fixated on just one appliance model. Some customers are so frustrated by delays that they grab whatever is in stock at their local home or department store. Then they use that appliance until what they ordered arriveswhich works in a pinch, but isnt the cheapest option.

You also can look into used opens, or scratch and dent. These are new items that may have a small blemish but still work, or were returned but are now discontinued and cant be sold at full price. American Freight (which used to be Sears Outlet) is now online. You also can find some of these items on Amazon.

Furniture also is facing the same supply-and-demand crunch as appliances because of manufacturing disruptions. Some 97% of supply chain professionals faced a supply chain disruption due to Covid-19, according to the How Now? Supply Chain Confidence Index report.

As a result, 73% have been revising their supply chain strategies. But that probably wont help you if you need a couch, chair or bookcase right now.

You have a few options. You can scout local furniture store floor models they want to sell in order to make way for new items. For used furniture, you can go the usual route of Craigslist and Facebook Marketplace. There are also websites like AptDeco and Kaiyo that link sellers of brand name items to potential buyers, or Charish for mid-century modern furniture.

You also can check out your local Habitat for Humanity Re-Store. Many sell used items, but others, like the Habitat for Humanity of Burlington and Mercer Counties in New Jersey, only sell never owned (usually via direct donations from furniture companies of items that are dinged, returned or otherwise have a minor flaw).

Kodali suggests looking for local artisans who may be able to make custom items, too, and wont have the same kind of backlog as a national chain. You also can find vintage furniture and have those items refinished or have new cushions made for things like used couches and chairs.

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A Brutalist mansion on the Rhode Island coast is headed for auction in June, but buyers have the option of snapping up the home for a set price now, according to the auction house.

Listed at $7,850,000, Brutaliste sur Mer, 155D W. Main Road in Little Compton, will be auctioned starting June 8, but the get-it-now price is set at $5,950,000, with no buyer premium, according to Concierge Auctions. The furniture is negotiable.

The seamless concrete walls offer a modern yet seemingly industrial look to the home, while custom floor-to-ceiling windows dowse it in natural light. The Brutalist architecture is sure to pique the interest of fans of the divisive style. The style was thrust into the limelight last year when President Trump drafted his Making Federal Buildings Beautiful Again executive order, which blasted the General Services Administration for failing to integrate our national values into federal buildings that too often have been influenced by brutalism and deconstructivism. An opinion column in the Globes Ideas section described Brutalism in all its forward-thinking glory: Brutalisms ethic is much more rugged and forthright. It celebrates the realities of construction and the noble roughness of concrete, with a sense of weighty monumentality and an almost Puritan aversion to applied ornament.

Fan or not, one has to agree that this Rhode Island mansion stands out in a state known for its Gilded Age mansions.

The 5,648-square-foot home offers three bedrooms and 2.5 baths. The open floor plan travels seamlessly to the 1,100-square-foot oceanfront patio, which comes with a built-in grill and a fire pit for those post-COVID cookouts. With two side parking areas and a four-car tandem garage, parking shouldnt be an issue, and a whole-house sound system and home theater would make even rainy-day entertaining a breeze. Guests also can enjoy stargazing from the 1,400-square-foot roof deck, which has water and gas utilities and panoramic ocean views.

Want to get away? The home is across the street from a vineyard, and it couldnt be easier to distance yourself from the hustle and bustle of city life with deeded access to a private beach roughly a thousand feet from the property. Rinse off the sand and salt in the outdoor shower.

Everything in this home was created with luxury in mind, from the royal purple slate roof down to the grounds 2-plus acres of lush grass surrounded by a hand-laid stone wall. Some of the features inside include an owner suite with two-story curtain-wall windows, floor-to-ceiling built-in cabinetry, a dressing room with teak cabinetry, a king-size bed with built-in storage, a bioethanol fireplace, and a soaking tub looking out at the ocean. Throughout the house, Douglas fir, ebony, and quartersawn white oak features give an earthy yet modern feel.

Working from home may not feel so laborious in a study replete with a bioethanol fireplace, built-in teak casework, a wall of windows, and crocodile leather flooring.

For cooks, the kitchen offers high-end appliances, custom teak cabinetry with an ebony inlay and stainless accents, and Carrara marble counters.

The walk-out lower level is partially finished, housing the home theater. The remainder of the space, roughly 2,000 square feet, is roughed in.

Bidding on the property will run only a week. The home is not in a flood zone. The buyer will be responsible for an agricultural tax imposed by the town.

Listing agent Renee Welchman of Welchman Real Estate Group at Keller Williams Realty is the point of contact for the sale.

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From left to right, Capstone owners Brian Rhoton, Clint Whiting, Jerry Abbott.

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For the Capstone Homes team, being named Flagstaffs Best Home Builders seems an especially fitting distinction for its most productive year ever.

Whereas in a normal year the 40-person team might sell 100 of the houses it creates, it will close 2020 with more than 165 home sales. In custom homes alone, the team is currently working on 40 homes in contrast with its normal 11-per-year average.

The company, which has been building in Flagstaff since 2010 and is currently expanding into Prescott and surrounding areas, is the creator of communities including Flagstaff Ranchs Aspen Ridge and Aspen Shadows, Crestview and Flagstaff Meadows. Lots in its newest community off West Route 66 and Woody Mountain Road, Timber Sky, which opened this year, as well as the second stage of Flagstaff Meadows, are completely sold out.

Lately, more buyers are coming from urban areas of California, as well as Phoenix, as families use their savings from the lack of travel this year to invest in a second home, said Marketing Director Janell Wilson. Custom home requests have also seen some changes in light of the COVID-19 pandemic as families seek larger homes with enough space for home offices and study rooms for their children as they complete school remotely.

Wilson said part of the appeal of Capstone Homes as a builder is their environmental friendliness, which goes beyond installing energy efficient appliances to include the structure of the building itself, from sealants and insulation to windows and air filters.

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The Memorial house once owned by late Enron executive Kenneth Lay is back on the market. This time its listed at $1.6 million, for less than its 2015 price tag of $2 million.

Lay commissioned custom home builderSam Marshall Senior to construct this Colonial-style estate in the prestigious Hunters Creek enclave.

Built in 1983, the six-bedroom,5,538-square-foot house sits on more than half an acre of land and welcomes guests witha long, winding driveway and vaulted-ceiling foyer. The formal dining room is outfitted with herringbone-patterned cherry hardwood floors andchinoiserie-print wallpaper. In the updated kitchen, there's a light-flooded crystal display case and granite counter built-in desk.

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Custom molding and millwork feature prominently throughout the interior.

Upstairs, a large game room boasts a wet bar and built-in surround sound. The wood-paneled study has bay windows, with plantation shutters, that overlook the patio.

Outside, canvas awnings cover a terrace and professionally landscaped backyard.

Lay and his wife Linda reportedly paid $672,000 for the custom construction in the early 80s.

Lay, who was convicted of corporate fraud, died of a heart attack in 2006, months before his sentencing hearing.

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JESSE JAMES PUSHES CUSTOM BUILDS TO THE LIMIT IN "MONSTER GARAGE", PREMIERING JANUARY 4 ON DISCOVERY+

(Los Angeles) - Jesse James, legendary fabricator and founder of West Coast Choppers is returning to Discovery after fourteen years with a renewed passion for creating some of most mind-blowing vehicles to ever drive across television screens. James, along with a new crew of maverick mechanics each week, set out to continue his legacy and inspire a new generation of builders in a brand-new season of MONSTER GARAGE, premiering January 4, 2021 exclusively on discovery+.

With a focus on elevating mechanical and automotive vision in the shop, James is once again looking to accomplish the impossible and will be working with some of the most talented craftsmen and women in the country. Each episode will feature five builders from diverse backgrounds who are given five days to transform an ordinary street vehicle into a one-of-a-kind monster machine. If they're successful, they leave the garage with $5,000 worth of tools, and Jesse can take the vehicle out for a high-octane monster challenge. But if they fail, James gets to blow it up.

"I'm very thankful for Discovery CEO David Zaslav for keeping the Monster Garage candle lit for the last 10 years. We always knew we would eventually bring it back. I also knew when that day came, I needed to be ready. More skills in my toolbox and a clear mind and schedule. Ready to put my head down and work as hard as possible to push the limits of TV again," said Jesse James.

James challenges each team of mechanics with some of the wildest builds they've ever heard of - from constructing the world's largest pulse jet engine to use as the power source for a vintage Jaguar to turning a typical farm tractor into a dragster, these builds lead to some of the most epic endings in MONSTER GARAGE history. In addition, James takes another shot at one of the builds from the original series that has been haunting him: The Hovercraft DeLorean - and it will either be a complete failure or one of the garage's most insane redemption stories.

Jesse James is more talented than ever and he's ready to break all the rules when it comes to custom builds.

Viewers can join the conversation on social media by using the hashtag #MonsterGarage and follow Discovery on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter for the latest updates.

MONSTER GARAGE is produced for discovery+ by Fremantle's Original Productions. For Original Productions, Brian Lovett, Jeff Hasler, Ernie Avila and Sam Wasserman are executive producers. For Discovery Channel, Kyle Wheeler and Gretchen Morning are executive producers and Jessica Mollo is associate producer. Jesse James also serves as executive producer.

About discovery+

Available in the U.S. on January 4, 2021, discovery+ is the definitive non-fiction, real life subscription streaming service. discovery+ will launch with a landmark partnership with Verizon that gives their customers with select plans 12 months of discovery+ on Verizon. At launch in the U.S., discovery+ will have the largest-ever content offering of any new streaming service, featuring a wide range of exclusive, original series across popular, passion verticals in which Discovery brands have a strong leadership position, including lifestyle and relationships; home and food; true crime; paranormal; adventure and natural history; as well as science, tech and the environment, and a slate of high-quality documentaries. For more, visit discoveryplus.com.

About Discovery Channel

Discovery Channel is dedicated to creating the highest quality non-fiction content that informs and entertains its consumers about the world in all its wonder, diversity and amazement. The network, which is distributed to 88.3 million U.S. homes, can be seen in 224 countries and territories, offering a signature mix of compelling, high-end production values and vivid cinematography across genres including, science and technology, exploration, adventure, history and in-depth, behind-the-scenes glimpses at the people, places and organizations that shape and share our world. For more information, please visit http://www.discovery.com.

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With the first round of third-party AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT cards now on the way, we caught wind that Asus spearheaded the movement with the custom, factory-overclocked TUF Gaming RX 6900 XT GPU. A sneaky move from Asus, having crept the design out the day before AMD's reference cards were set to go on sale.

This pioneer AIB card is based on the 6000-series flagship model, the AMD RX 6900 XTaffectionately known as 'Big Navi'will be powered by dual 8-pin connectors, and features a massive, enhanced triple-fan and triple-slot cooling solution to keep the fully custom PCB design from running hot. Clock speeds are TBD at this point, but we're expecting these to boast something in super-excess of the reference cards 2,250MHz max recommended boost clock.

Joining the Asus TUF Gaming GPU in the Big Navi AIB lineup, comes the ASRock Radeon RX 6900 XT Phantom Gaming D. The Phantom Big D (please let this catch on) not only features a wider and longer, fully custom PCB, it also necessitates triple 8-pin power connectors, and a beastly aluminum heatsink cooling solution with nine heat pipes to boot.

Following this, ASRock pulled out a non-public version of the Phantom Gaming D, with a further enhanced radiator and PCB materials. Again, the actual specs for both the public and non-public cards are nebulous at the moment, and are apparently "subject to change without notice," not that there are any to speak of yet. Still, it's fair to say that the 3x8-pin power connectors point to some thirsty clock numbers or overclocking potentialthat which there is potentially plenty of with the binned Navi 21 GPU at this card's core.

Both the Asus TUF Gaming and ASRock Phantom Gaming D RX 6900 XTs are expected to come in at way over the reference RX 6900 XT's $999 MSRP. And with more third party manufactured Navi 21 cards on the way, you can look forward to a varied lineup of these top-end AMD cards slowly rolling out.

Still, don't expect to be able to get hold of any for a good few months yet, even if we do see a fair few designs coming our way. The GPU stock landscape is a barren waste at current, but there's no harm in looking.

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The first round of custom AMD RX 6900 XT graphics cards includes one with triple 8-pin power - PC Gamer