Pumped with zeal and strapped into a loaded carpenter’s belt, Jordan Castaneda greeted Salina Technical College classmates for some on-the-job learning.
“I’m ready to get this party going,” said the 18-year-old Salinan on Wednesday, aching for some construction work after spending weeks mostly in a classroom.
The budding builders were “chomping at the bit. They’ve been in the classroom since the start of the semester (Aug. 20),” said Kevin Watters, Salina Tech construction technology instructor.
His crew that ranges in size from eight to 11, was eager to join in the remodel of an Ashby House shelter at 158 S. Eighth.
“I love getting hands on, in the action. The days go faster. It feels like forever in the classroom,” said Castaneda, a 2020 Salina Central High School graduate, who credits his uncle, Mario Martinez, owner of a Salina construction business, for introducing him to the trade, and gifting him
Ebby Halliday Realtors’ Little White House office is showcasing four homes, two of which will be held open this afternoon.
Served by the Highland Park Independent School District, the custom residence at 7908 Hanover St. (7908hanover.ebby.com) in University Park is offered for $1,699,000. It will be held open from 1 to 3 p.m.
This four-bedroom, 4½-bathroom home offers an open floor plan. A large family room with a woodburning fireplace opens to a kitchen with an island, custom cabinetry, a breakfast bar and a walk-in pantry. The primary suite has French doors that lead to the balcony. The backyard offers a covered patio, fireplace, built-in grill and pool. For additional details, contact Chris Hickman at 469-569-1106 or [email protected]
Located in Dallas’ Belmont neighborhood, the five-bedroom, 5½-bathroom home at 6032 Richmond Ave. (6032richmond.ebby.com) is offered for $1 million. It will be held open from 1 to 3 p.m.
CHICAGO (Reuters) – U.S. aviation contractors laid off thousands of workers due to delays in payroll aid from the U.S. Treasury that was meant to protect jobs, an investigation by a U.S. House of Representatives subcommittee found.
Under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act (CARES Act), companies in the aviation sector were granted funds to cover six months of their payroll as the COVID-19 pandemic prompted a precipitous decline in air travel.
The legislation banned any job cuts through September, and requires the U.S. Department of the Treasury to begin distributing funds to eligible companies within 10 days of the law’s approval on March 27.
But an investigation by the House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis found that top contractors did not receive the money until months later, resulting in more than 16,500 layoffs and furloughs at 15 companies, more than 15% of the aviation contractor workforce.
When Karen Brown went searching for a property in Petaluma where she and a longtime friend might co-invest and coexist, there was nothing on the market that fit the bill. It was 2013, the nation was coming out of a deep recession and the pickings were slim, especially for affordable properties with two units or enough area to build an accessory dwelling. So Brown walked the streets of the old west side and ended up beating the bushes — literally — to find her dream home hidden among an overgrowth of acacias.
The house was so concealed she almost missed it. A “no trespassing“ sign did not encourage exploration. But she was intrigued. There, set back on a third of an acre, was an abandoned shack with plywood nailed over the doors. It had no foundation and perched on piers in the ground. It hadn’t been occupied in at least
She’s a talented actress, a budding tattoo artist, a master of accents, a surfer, an amateur figure skater and, apparently, a brilliant interior decorator too.
The 28-year-old Australian actress recently opened up her “home” for the Vogue U.S. video series 73 Questions, but the video was actually filmed in a decoy house owned by Stone Cold Fox designer Cydney Morris, affectionately nicknamed ‘The Foxalow’.
The gorgeous house, in Venice Beach, California, features beachy interior design touches like a shell chandelier, distressed wood doors, decorative sunhats, surfboards, blue-and-white accents and a perfect outdoor space made for entertaining.
Morris confirmed that the house was in fact her own and not Robbie’s in an Instagram post with the caption: “Does this house look familiar?”
Robbie’s real home, in the upmarket Los Angeles suburb of Hancock Park, is not dissimilar, and is a pretty
Dodi Sawyer called the local carpenter’s union to report a contractor she says scammed her. The union responded in a big way by coming together to repair her home.
TOLEDO, Ohio — Contractors from all over the Toledo area came together tonight to help a local woman.
Dodi Sawyer hired someone to fix up her home, but says that person left her with no heat, no running water and no electricity in her kitchen or bathroom.
Her house has looked like a construction zone since June, but Thursday it was a little bit different because now, things were getting fixed.
“My faith is restored in the human race, especially in this day and age when you don’t see this all the time,” Sawyer said.
What was supposed to be a minor construction job turned into a major headache after she says her first contractor demolished her upstairs bathroom and most
This five-bedroom home near Baker Lake in Barrington has 4½ bathrooms and melds contemporary interiors with elements of both a rustic farmhouse and industrial design. Built in 2015, the home’s custom glass entryway touts ceiling-to-floor windows that invite sunlight streaming into the dining and living rooms. Three stone fireplaces and heated driftwood floors throughout provide warmth, while the family room’s reclaimed wood beams and a showpiece-worthy reclaimed barn door lend a relaxed air to the home. The custom-designed Knapp kitchen features Carrara Marble countertops, a farmhouse sink and a walk-in pantry. A 400-bottle wine cellar, a sunroom with an outdoor television and a wood-plank ceiling, and a wet bar equipped with a dual kegerator tap elevate the home, while the primary bedroom suite includes a bathroom with a standalone tub and a shower with a full-body spray. A 4½-car garage
Presenter Ben built a play area for his daughters (Picture: Simon Eldon)
As a presenter of the long-running Channel 4 show A Place In The Sun, Ben Hillman is used to helping homeowners visualise a property’s potential.
But with lockdown grounding flights, Ben finally got the opportunity and time to finish off his own dream home renovation project in Shoreham-by-Sea – and save a lot of money in the process.
Since buying it in 2016, Ben and wife Gaby have been slowly renovating their 1934 semi-detached, four-bed. Ben had spotted the house online while in Costa Rica and checked out its potential for extension and renovation by looking at Google Earth.
The couple were quick to add a wraparound extension downstairs. With that complete and the new, enlarged kitchen created and finished by Ben, there were a multitude of smaller jobs to complete, including a mammoth upstairs bathroom project budgeted
People swim at Riverside Pool in Sioux City in this 2017 file photo. The Sioux City Council will be asked Monday to award a $214,000 contract to W.A. Klinger for a pool house renovation project.
Jim Lee, Sioux City Journal
SIOUX CITY — The Sioux City Council will be asked Monday to award a $214,000 contract to a Sioux City contractor for the Riverside Family Aquatics Center Pool House renovation project.
The project includes the renovation of the 2,180-square-foot existing pool house facility and the construction of a 300-square-foot storage building and staff break area.
The renovation of the pool house will create two accessible shower spaces, changing areas and bathroom stalls, according to city documents.
W.A. Klinger, LLC submitted a base bid of $198,000 and a bid of $16,000 for alternate 1, an electrical upgrade, which is 6 percent above the architect’s estimate of $211,000.
In the basement kitchen of Sir John Soane’s Museum in Lincoln’s Inn Fields – which reopens this week – there’s a mummified whippet half stuck into a bread roll. It’s not an insight into the domestic catering arrangements of one of England’s greatest architects. It’s part of a show called ‘Degrees of Truth’ by artist duo Langlands & Bell. Their works are scattered throughout the house, which now has a one-way system in place. The exhibition closed along with the museum back in March. Langlands & Bell found the grisly dried-out pooch on a stall in Brick Lane market and incorporated it into their work. You sort of picture the dog alive and in the house, snoozing in front of the range. Then you realise that this connection is momentary – the dog and the house have interacted for the first and only time in their respective histories.
Tag: House
Holm Auto Good News: Salina Tech students eager to learn, while remodeling Ashby House shelter – News – Salina Journal
Posted on October 12, 2020 by [email protected]_84
Pumped with zeal and strapped into a loaded carpenter’s belt, Jordan Castaneda greeted Salina Technical College classmates for some on-the-job learning.
“I’m ready to get this party going,” said the 18-year-old Salinan on Wednesday, aching for some construction work after spending weeks mostly in a classroom.
The budding builders were “chomping at the bit. They’ve been in the classroom since the start of the semester (Aug. 20),” said Kevin Watters, Salina Tech construction technology instructor.
His crew that ranges in size from eight to 11, was eager to join in the remodel of an Ashby House shelter at 158 S. Eighth.
“I love getting hands on, in the action. The days go faster. It feels like forever in the classroom,” said Castaneda, a 2020 Salina Central High School graduate, who credits his uncle, Mario Martinez, owner of a Salina construction business, for introducing him to the trade, and gifting him
Category: Remodeling Tags: Ashby, Auto, Eager, Good, Holm, House, Journal, Learn, News, Remodeling, Salina, shelter, Students, tech
Little White House office highlights four homes
Posted on October 11, 2020 by [email protected]_84
Ebby Halliday Realtors’ Little White House office is showcasing four homes, two of which will be held open this afternoon.
Served by the Highland Park Independent School District, the custom residence at 7908 Hanover St. (7908hanover.ebby.com) in University Park is offered for $1,699,000. It will be held open from 1 to 3 p.m.
This four-bedroom, 4½-bathroom home offers an open floor plan. A large family room with a woodburning fireplace opens to a kitchen with an island, custom cabinetry, a breakfast bar and a walk-in pantry. The primary suite has French doors that lead to the balcony. The backyard offers a covered patio, fireplace, built-in grill and pool. For additional details, contact Chris Hickman at 469-569-1106 or [email protected]
Located in Dallas’ Belmont neighborhood, the five-bedroom, 5½-bathroom home at 6032 Richmond Ave. (6032richmond.ebby.com) is offered for $1 million. It will be held open from 1 to 3 p.m.
The traditional-style residence
Category: Homes Tags: Highlights, Homes, House, Office, White
Aviation contractors axed jobs as U.S. delayed aid, House panel finds
Posted on October 9, 2020 by [email protected]_84
CHICAGO (Reuters) – U.S. aviation contractors laid off thousands of workers due to delays in payroll aid from the U.S. Treasury that was meant to protect jobs, an investigation by a U.S. House of Representatives subcommittee found.
Under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act (CARES Act), companies in the aviation sector were granted funds to cover six months of their payroll as the COVID-19 pandemic prompted a precipitous decline in air travel.
The legislation banned any job cuts through September, and requires the U.S. Department of the Treasury to begin distributing funds to eligible companies within 10 days of the law’s approval on March 27.
But an investigation by the House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis found that top contractors did not receive the money until months later, resulting in more than 16,500 layoffs and furloughs at 15 companies, more than 15% of the aviation contractor workforce.
Category: Contractors Tags: Aid, Aviation, axed, Contractors, delayed, Finds, House, Jobs, panel
Abandoned house and companion cottage win Petaluma’s top renovation award
Posted on October 9, 2020 by [email protected]_84
When Karen Brown went searching for a property in Petaluma where she and a longtime friend might co-invest and coexist, there was nothing on the market that fit the bill. It was 2013, the nation was coming out of a deep recession and the pickings were slim, especially for affordable properties with two units or enough area to build an accessory dwelling. So Brown walked the streets of the old west side and ended up beating the bushes — literally — to find her dream home hidden among an overgrowth of acacias.
The house was so concealed she almost missed it. A “no trespassing“ sign did not encourage exploration. But she was intrigued. There, set back on a third of an acre, was an abandoned shack with plywood nailed over the doors. It had no foundation and perched on piers in the ground. It hadn’t been occupied in at least
Category: Renovation Tags: abandoned, award, companion, Cottage, House, Petalumas, Renovation, Top, Win
Margot Robbie’s House In California Is Perfection
Posted on October 9, 2020 by [email protected]_84
There are few things Margot Robbie can’t do well.
She’s a talented actress, a budding tattoo artist, a master of accents, a surfer, an amateur figure skater and, apparently, a brilliant interior decorator too.
The 28-year-old Australian actress recently opened up her “home” for the Vogue U.S. video series 73 Questions, but the video was actually filmed in a decoy house owned by Stone Cold Fox designer Cydney Morris, affectionately nicknamed ‘The Foxalow’.
The gorgeous house, in Venice Beach, California, features beachy interior design touches like a shell chandelier, distressed wood doors, decorative sunhats, surfboards, blue-and-white accents and a perfect outdoor space made for entertaining.
Robbie’s real home, in the upmarket Los Angeles suburb of Hancock Park, is not dissimilar, and is a pretty
Category: Bathroom Remodeling Tags: California, House, Margot, perfection, Robbies
Contractors come together to right a wrong and fix a woman’s house
Posted on October 9, 2020 by [email protected]_84
Dodi Sawyer called the local carpenter’s union to report a contractor she says scammed her. The union responded in a big way by coming together to repair her home.
TOLEDO, Ohio — Contractors from all over the Toledo area came together tonight to help a local woman.
Dodi Sawyer hired someone to fix up her home, but says that person left her with no heat, no running water and no electricity in her kitchen or bathroom.
Her house has looked like a construction zone since June, but Thursday it was a little bit different because now, things were getting fixed.
“My faith is restored in the human race, especially in this day and age when you don’t see this all the time,” Sawyer said.
What was supposed to be a minor construction job turned into a major headache after she says her first contractor demolished her upstairs bathroom and most
Category: Contractors Tags: Contractors, Fix, House, Womans, wrong
$2.5 million glass house in Illinois blurs the lines between indoor and outdoor spaces
Posted on October 8, 2020 by [email protected]_84
This five-bedroom home near Baker Lake in Barrington has 4½ bathrooms and melds contemporary interiors with elements of both a rustic farmhouse and industrial design. Built in 2015, the home’s custom glass entryway touts ceiling-to-floor windows that invite sunlight streaming into the dining and living rooms. Three stone fireplaces and heated driftwood floors throughout provide warmth, while the family room’s reclaimed wood beams and a showpiece-worthy reclaimed barn door lend a relaxed air to the home. The custom-designed Knapp kitchen features Carrara Marble countertops, a farmhouse sink and a walk-in pantry. A 400-bottle wine cellar, a sunroom with an outdoor television and a wood-plank ceiling, and a wet bar equipped with a dual kegerator tap elevate the home, while the primary bedroom suite includes a bathroom with a standalone tub and a shower with a full-body spray. A 4½-car garage
Category: Bathroom Design Tags: blurs, Glass, House, Illinois, Indoor, lines, million, Outdoor, spaces
How Ben Hillman from a Place in the Sun renovated his house on a budget
Posted on October 6, 2020 by [email protected]_84
As a presenter of the long-running Channel 4 show A Place In The Sun, Ben Hillman is used to helping homeowners visualise a property’s potential.
But with lockdown grounding flights, Ben finally got the opportunity and time to finish off his own dream home renovation project in Shoreham-by-Sea – and save a lot of money in the process.
Since buying it in 2016, Ben and wife Gaby have been slowly renovating their 1934 semi-detached, four-bed. Ben had spotted the house online while in Costa Rica and checked out its potential for extension and renovation by looking at Google Earth.
The couple were quick to add a wraparound extension downstairs. With that complete and the new, enlarged kitchen created and finished by Ben, there were a multitude of smaller jobs to complete, including a mammoth upstairs bathroom project budgeted
Category: Bathroom Ideas Tags: Ben, Budget, Hillman, House, Place, renovated, Sun
Sioux City Council to vote on contract for Riverside Pool House renovation project | Government and Politics
Posted on October 5, 2020 by [email protected]_84
People swim at Riverside Pool in Sioux City in this 2017 file photo. The Sioux City Council will be asked Monday to award a $214,000 contract to W.A. Klinger for a pool house renovation project.
Jim Lee, Sioux City Journal
SIOUX CITY — The Sioux City Council will be asked Monday to award a $214,000 contract to a Sioux City contractor for the Riverside Family Aquatics Center Pool House renovation project.
The project includes the renovation of the 2,180-square-foot existing pool house facility and the construction of a 300-square-foot storage building and staff break area.
The renovation of the pool house will create two accessible shower spaces, changing areas and bathroom stalls, according to city documents.
W.A. Klinger, LLC submitted a base bid of $198,000 and a bid of $16,000 for alternate 1, an electrical upgrade, which is 6 percent above the architect’s estimate of $211,000.
W.A. Klinger’s
Category: Renovation Tags: City, Contract, Council, government, House, Politics, Pool, Project, Renovation, Riverside, Sioux, vote
London’s most magical and eccentric house reopens to the public this week
Posted on October 2, 2020 by [email protected]_84
In the basement kitchen of Sir John Soane’s Museum in Lincoln’s Inn Fields – which reopens this week – there’s a mummified whippet half stuck into a bread roll. It’s not an insight into the domestic catering arrangements of one of England’s greatest architects. It’s part of a show called ‘Degrees of Truth’ by artist duo Langlands & Bell. Their works are scattered throughout the house, which now has a one-way system in place. The exhibition closed along with the museum back in March. Langlands & Bell found the grisly dried-out pooch on a stall in Brick Lane market and incorporated it into their work. You sort of picture the dog alive and in the house, snoozing in front of the range. Then you realise that this connection is momentary – the dog and the house have interacted for the first and only time in their respective histories.
Category: Kitchen Ideas Tags: eccentric, House, Londons, Magical, Public, reopens, Week
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