An Updated Kitchen

We starting building our house when our daughter wasn’t quite 3.  She’s almost 18 now.    We were young (well, not that young, we married late), and had just moved back to Houston after living a year and 1/2 in Ft. Worth for Ben’s job.  We bought a lot in West University to build our dream house on and in order to save money on architects, [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 16:45:00

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How To Build A House, Construction Check Off List

2565422169_b230d1ab69.jpg Ok, here we are. We have a building lot that has been cleared and pilings are set for our new “ocean style” house on pilings in Holden Beach, NC but how did we get our construction to this point? As a builder, it’ ... House plans must be submitted to county for approval and permit. Costs are around $800 If you [more...]

Date: 2008-06-10 00:40:14

Hill Happenings

It's time for a quick check-in on the Hill Section.First, a sale, at long last. The odd "flag lot" house at 612 11th is in escrow after 11 months ... , with development plans apparently thwarted, the new owner offered to flip the lot to any willing buyer ... , or split the lot and build two. (See "Just Split 'Em.") Too bad the charming ranch home [more...]

Date: 2009-01-13 06:47:00

Despite program, new members dis-oriented

Despite program, new members dis-oriented POSTED November 18, 2008 | 12: ... of Congress. Monday on Capitol Hill was Orientation Day for incoming House freshman — and it showed. As lots of new faces wandered the halls of the Cannon House Office Building, pols-to-be asked [more...]

Date: 2008-11-18 18:47:26

Brentwood’s Town Center one step closer

Planning Commission Gives Nod to Two New Town Center Buildings By MELISSA WEBB Correspondent mwebb@charterinternet ... in the city. The Commission approved site plans and the revised final plat presented by Brookside Properties for two new buildings. Three lots (including the former home of the Carriage House Cleaners [more...]

Date: 2008-10-06 11:43:00

Dream Homes

I recently came across an article about the best celebrity homes ... with these staggering amount. But of course, you too can build your dream homes. You can have the house ... . Of course, a lot of those homes included on the list were owned by A-list stars like Julia [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 10:48:15

Community pressure mounts on Kaua‘i Burial Council

Community pressure mounts on Kaua‘i Burial Council Posted October 6th, ... . Do not let it start with this home.“ Brescia’s plans to build a house on the 15,667-square-foot lot ... dirt road and a naupaka hedge fronting a white-sand beach, the narrow lot that Joseph Brescia owns [more...]

Date: 2008-10-07 00:32:04

East Bay: Old Style Meets New Tech in New Oakland Listing

By Home Girl: Fresh on the block is a substantial contemporary home at 5881 Snake Avenue Road in Montclair, ... of the easy categories we assign to East Bay homes, such as Craftsman, brown-shingle, or post-fire new build. Completed this month — literally — it’s 4,000 ft of house with lots of crafty touches as well [more...]

Date: 2008-12-05 13:15:37

Time to buy

If you have been paying attention to the happenings lately with the economy, you will have noticed that we are officially in a recession ... homes are OK, but what if you could design and build from the ground up your own dream home ... to buy a house. There are a lot of people who are trying to sell their homes for numerous reasons [more...]

Date: 2008-12-02 02:51:10

build around the roses

When we drove around the city last week, I noticed a lot of custom houses. It made me and hubby more focused on our home building funds. We so wanted one of these Schumacher Homes Louisiana. Sometimes, I find myself lurking at their site. Schumacher Homes builds custom dream homes across the United States. I wonder [more...]

Date: 2008-11-04 17:24:07

The Ruins at Historic Fort Snelling

Forgotten One of the houses on officers row at historic Fort Snelling ... .  When I was out there a week ago I could see semi demolished buildings and a lot of equipment parked next to them ... better shape than many  of the buildings. It was built in the 1850's and is make of brick [more...]

Date: 2008-10-26 20:44:40

The Ruins at Historic Fort Snelling

Forgotten One of the houses on officers row at historic Fort Snelling ... .  When I was out there a week ago I could see semi demolished buildings and a lot of equipment parked next to them ... better shape than many  of the buildings. It was built in the 1850's and is make of brick [more...]

Date: 2008-11-09 12:10:41

A lot has changed in Biggie's old Brooklyn neighborhood

Friday, January 16, 2009In rapper Biggie Smalls' old Brooklyn neighborhood, the building that once housed a coin laundry is now a plastic surgeon's office. A block away, a wine bar sells "artisanal" cheeses and meats.Much has changed where the late superstar spent all but a few years of his life and sometimes sold crack cocaine before spinning [more...]

Date: 2009-01-17 02:49:00

Built-ins Design Ideas

There are a lot of different things that you can put in the house you are either building or remodeling. One thing that you might want to consider if it is a good idea are built ins. Here [more...]

Date: 2008-12-03 04:37:39

Sketchcrawling in Balmain

This morning I went out with a group of sketchers for a mini sketchcrawl warm-up before the next World Wide Sketchcrawl on Jan 10. We went to Balmain – a wonderful suburb on the harbour with lots of historic buildings. Many inner city suburbs of Sydney are full of these wonderful rows of terrace houses with wrought iron [more...]

Date: 2008-12-13 07:24:00

High school receives homeland security grant

High school receives homeland security grant Edmond Sun | District plans to spend $950,000 of a 2009 bond money to build perimeter security fencing and place two gate houses and parking lot [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 19:38:27

Your Tax Assessment Does not Reflect Your Current Market Value

Recently the city of Edmonton sent out notices to Edmonton home owners about their tax assessments ... of lot Size of house (outside measurements) Year built Basement or lower level finish Garage (examples: size, detached or attached building) Exterior finish [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 21:59:40

Build your dream home

I am planning to buy a new house and only then I realized how tough a job it is as it involves a lot of careful planning ... from. I have always craved for having Contemporary house plans. I bumped into houseplansandmore.com website where I found almost all types of house plans like Bungalow House plans, English Cottage plans [more...]

Date: 2008-12-30 04:50:45

Vacant Land: Buildable lot in Arlington

This is your chance to build a home of character in Arlington ... for a duplex, but final approval has already been obtained for a single family residence. House plan [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 05:17:08

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