Log Home Restoration Colorado
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The marital home of singing superstar Mariah Carey and her estranged husband, Nick Cannon, has sold in Bel-Air for $9 million.
The gated estate centers on a Hamptons-vibe mansion with French doors, black shutters and a red front door.
A music studio, a basketball court, a gym, a home theater, seven fireplaces, seven bedrooms and nine bathrooms are included in 13,000 square feet of renovated interior space.
A giant hall with vaulted beamed ceilings and walls of windows has room for several hundred guests.
The grounds include a putting green, a swimming pool, a spa, parking for more than 20 vehicles and room for a tennis court. There are canyon, city, mountain and ocean views.
Former "Charlie's Angels" star Farrah Fawcett owned the three-acre property for more than 20 years before selling in 1999 for close to $2.7 million to recording studio executive Allen Sides.
He rebuilt and expanded the Traditional-style house, then sold to Carey and Cannon about six years ago for $6.975 million.
Carey, known for her extensive vocal range, has received five Grammy Awards. Among her award-winning work is the album "The Emancipation of Mimi" and a 1990 recognition as best new artist.
Cannon has written for several television shows bearing his name as well as "Incredible Crew" (2012-13). He has hosted his own shows and "America's Got Talent" (2009-13).
They separated last year and have filed for divorce, according to multiple media reports.
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NewsChannel 5 has obtained video of a Palm Tran bus that crashed in to a West Palm Beach house andcaused an estimated $100,000 damage
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Cleanup has begun at the West Palm Beach home which was damaged when a Palm Tran bus crashed into it Thursday evening. A restoration company estimated damage at between $80,000 and $100,000. West Palm Beach police say the driver hit a pole and slamme
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Cleanup has begun at the West Palm Beach home which was damaged when a Palm Tran bus crashed into it Thursday evening. A restoration company estimated damage at between $80,000 and $100,000. West Palm Beach police say the driver hit a pole and slamme
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Cleanup has begun at the West Palm Beach home which was damaged when a Palm Tran bus crashed into it Thursday evening. A restoration company estimated damage at between $80,000 and $100,000. West Palm Beach police say the driver hit a pole and slamme
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Cleanup has begun at the West Palm Beach home which was damaged when a Palm Tran bus crashed into it Thursday evening. A restoration company estimated damage at between $80,000 and $100,000. West Palm Beach police say the driver hit a pole and slamme
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Published on March 12, 2015
If you had water leaks in your home or business this winter, you werent alone. Local restoration companies say they have been busy the last few weeks with calls from home and business owners.
Steve Allen owner of S Allen and Sons said this is the worst year hes seen in more than 25 years in the business.
Theres tons of ice damage, he said.
He said the freeze/thaw cycle in February created a large amount of ice buildup on roofs pushing up on the shield designed to keep it out.
The snow that build up afterward melts, but with the ice acting as a dam, the water has nowhere to go but inside, often dripping down through lightfixtures.
Theres a lot of interior wire damage, Allen said. Right now he said he has about 80 files. Those range from old to new houses. Some roofs were replaced just last summer he said.
He said hes been working 12 hours a day to keep up with inspections and estimates, but until the snow and ice are completely off the roofs, theres little repair that can be done.
Basically all you can do is advise the homeowners to try to get the ice off the roof, he said.
He cautions people against trying to use an axe or other tools on the ice, because it can be damaging to the roof underneath. His recommendation is calcium chloride, which like salt helps ice melt, only with less damage to the shingles than salt causes.
New York, NY (PRWEB) March 12, 2015
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MONCTON A Moncton home inspector iswarning home owners and residents that warmer weather could allow melting snow to seep into homes, causing major water damage.
Dan Connors speaks for Metro Maintenance and Inspection and his staffare in the process of restoring a home with somemajor water damage.
Connors sayswarm days and cold nights can allow water to seep in through roofs.
There was a severe case of water damming, he said. Where the water backs up under the shingles and gets the roof boards wet and causes the insulation to get wet and its a snowball effect right down into the basement because it goes down through the walls.
Connors says homeowners can avoid the problem by allowing water to pass through their eavestroughs.
If we dont clear our own down spouts and stuff like that the waters got no place to go, he said. Itll back up the spout and inside the roof and youll have water damage almost anywhere in the house.
But some say the damages are catching homeowners by surprise.Scott Douthwright is a project manager at FirstOnSite Restoration.
Some people are surprised, he said. Theyve never heard of ice damming before.
Douthwright says snow-related damages have been keeping them busy.
A good chunk of them are ice damming claims, he said.So people are starting to get water damages coming in from the build up ice along the eave of the house.
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Updated: 03/10/2015 7:22 PM | Created: 03/10/2015 7:07 PM By: Nikki Ibarra, KOB Eyewitness News 4
After an Albuquerque woman nearly lost her entire home in a fire, a group of strangers stepped in to help her out.
Sungha Mannion hadn't set foot in her home since a fire broke out in mid-December until this week.
"I'm crying. The first time I walked in here, I sat down crying," Mannion said.
They were tears of thanks because her situation could have been a lot worse. When the fire broke out, she didn't have homeowners insurance.
Patrick McKinney, with the Albuquerque Area Firefighters Random Act of Kindness group, found out about Mannion's story and wanted to help out.
For the past few months, they, along with Paul Davis Restoration of Albuquerque, restored not only the entire house, but some of the keepsake items as well.
They restored linens and paintings from her native South Korea and made everything more special.
"I'm just surprised that people did such a nice thing for everything in my house," she said.
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This grand crystal chandelier, which predates the historic home, came from Baur's, a confectionary in Denver.
SUMMIT COUNTY When Christy and Randy Rost bought Swan's Nest in 2006, they knew they were in for a long haul.
The historic mountain estate outside Breckenridge was in need of major rehabilitation, from the dramatically sinking foundation to the almost-total lack of insulation.
"It was not habitable in the wintertime only in certain rooms," Randy Rost said.
Contractors recommended they gut it and start over.
"We didn't want to do that because we would have lost all the historical nature and beauty of this home," Christy Rost said. "That was not right for the house."
Instead, the couple slowly but surely breathed life back into the Victorian mansion that was originally built in 1898 by Ben Stanley Revett, the Gold Dredge King, as a summer home for his bride.
The restored Swan's Nest is a mix of historic features and the modern amenities that Christy, a chef, cookbook author and TV lifestyle guru, needed.
The Rosts' Swan's Nest is a mix of historic features and modern amenities, chosen with an eye toward their love of entertaining, as well as honoring the outsize character who built it more than 115 years ago.
"I think Ben would be very happy with what we've done. There's been a lot of love in this house, a lot of heart," Christy Rost said. "It was our job and our honor, really, to restore this house so it lasts another 100 years."
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Sir George Gilbert Scott was commissioned to build Fitzroy House in 1862 Asked to create memorial library for Lewes MP Henry Fitzroy by his widow Scott was the most eminent and fashionable architect of the time Also created the Albert Memorial, the Midland Grand Hotel at St Pancras Station and the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in London Fitzroy House is now on the market for offers in excess of 1 million
By Gary Edwards For The Mail On Sunday
Published: 17:13 EST, 28 February 2015 | Updated: 17:15 EST, 28 February 2015
When people move house they often refer to entering a new chapter of their lives or turning a new leaf. For Jim and Maureen Franks, either expression couldnt be more apt, as the couple are now leaving a former library they have lived in for almost 40 years.
And its not just any old library. Fitzroy House, their Victorian Gothic revival home, was built by the most eminent and fashionable architect of the time, Sir George Gilbert Scott, the man who also created the Albert Memorial, the Midland Grand Hotel at St Pancras Station and the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, all in London.
He was commissioned to build the memorial library for Lewes MP Henry Fitzroy by his widow Hannah in 1862, and it was used by the town until 1958 and later turned into offices.
Striking: The Victorial Gothic revival property's clock tower, right, and left, the large octagonal atrium
It then faced demolition in the 1970s before locals moved to preserve the building, and quantity surveyor Jim Franks saw an opportunity to save the structure while turning it into his family home.
But now, in their mid to late 80s, the pair are finding the huge, 2,800 sq ft two-storey home right in the centre of the historic town of Lewes, East Sussex, just a little too much to cope with, and are looking to downsize while staying in the town. Fitzroy House is on the market for offers in excess of 1 million.
It was extraordinarily run-down and had been empty for six or seven years, says the Frankses daughter, Eleanor Austin.
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Swanke Construction is a Log Home Restoration and Concrete Work near Billings, MT
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