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Hampton House fire: Operators hope to rebuild

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July 9, 2023

No one was injured in the weekend blaze but the facility leaders are now left shifting through the wreckage.

The Hampton House, a members-only recreational facility sitting among the foothills of Monte Sano in Hampton Cove, was decimated by fire over the weekend.

The blaze started around 11 pm Friday night and burned and smoldered until about 2 am Saturday. The assistant fire marshal, Trent Bennett, and the facility’s director, Laura Taube, paint a picture of what happened before the building burned – and what happens next.

“We’re still trying to figure out what started this,” Bennett said. “We started

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The ‘Brady Bunch’ house is on the market

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June 6, 2023

Members of “The Brady Bunch” cast, from left to right, Maureen McCormick, Christopher Knight, Susan Olsen, Mike Lookinland, Eve Plumb and Barry Williams pose in front of the original Brady home in the Studio City neighborhood in Los Angeles on Nov. 1, 2018. | Provided by HGTV via Associated Press

A split-level home in a Los Angeles, California, neighborhood has just gone on the market — and as the second-most visited house in America (No. 1 is the White House), it’s undoubtedly generating a lot of interest.

Many will likely recognize the five-bed, five-bath home in Studio City as the

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TikTokers accuse HGTV renovation shows of cutting corners and ‘ruining’ homes: ‘So incredibly shady’

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May 18, 2023

TikTokers are claiming that HGTV renovation shows (specifically “Fixer Upper” and “Renovation Impossible”) cut corners on their construction jobs for the sake of TV magic — and their revolutionary videos are going viral.

While we’ve seen many home renovations go viral for their happy endings — like the couple who purchased and renovated Marilyn Monroe’s final home with Joe DiMaggio — these TikToks instead claim to be cautionary tales against the alleged dangers of design shows.

The quality of the construction done by these renovations shows isn’t the only thing being called into question, either. Many are wondering if the

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9 Ways To Save on Kitchen Renovations

By Quadrivium

May 13, 2023

You know what they say: kitchens sell houses, and a kitchen renovation is a smart way to increase the value of your home.

Related: 5 Expensive Renovations Homeowners Always Regret
Advice: 3 Things You Must Do When Your Savings Reach $50,000

Making over the kitchen can give you between $17,000 and $67,000 in return on investment. However, kitchen renovations are not cheap. An upscale kitchen remodel can cost more than $120,000. Here’s how you can keep your kitchen renovation costs low while still achieving a high return on investment.

1. Don’t Buy Tools When You Can Rent Them

Obviously,

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How We Misunderstand the Housing Crisis

By Quadrivium

March 30, 2023

A few months back, my friend Maria Bui went to showing a $3.8 million house. Maria’s an artist and a child-care worker, a perpetual presence in the Toronto indie music scene and an occasional face-painter for children’s events. Shelling out nearly $4 million for a freshly renovated single-family home wasn’t really in the cards. And coming straight from work, in her scruffy jeans and boots, she could feel the realtor looking at her with skepticism. But she was curious about this particular property, at 140 Harrison Street.

The house near Trinity-Bellwoods had been Maria’s home for 11 years. She’d lived

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Retrofitting 3-storey Langley house garners national accolades

By Quadrivium

March 28, 2023

Two very different residential construction projects in Langley – and specifically the Willoughby neighborhood – have garnered some national attention and accolades of late.

One is a relatively three-storey, 46-unit townhouse complex that was completed in 2020 on 202nd Street, near 82nd Avenue.

This project, built by Surrey’s Hayer Builders Group, was a finalist in the recent Canadian Home Builders’ Association (CHBA) annual housing excellence award.

They were shortlisted in the “best entry-level home” category – one of 48 different categories designed to encompass the variety of homes built and renovated in Canada, at various sizes and price points, from

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Skilled Home Renovations Burnaby Makes Home Renovations Easier for Homeowners

By Quadrivium

March 12, 2023

Skilled Home Renovations Burnaby is a general contractor providing high-quality, cost-effective house renovation and construction in Burnaby, BC.

BURNABY, BC, CANADA, February 27, 2023 /EINPresswire.com/ — Building or renovating a home is a significant investment. It takes planning, budgeting, and finding a general contractor with skilled personnel to build a durable home within the budget. In addition, Canadian homeowners have different design preferences, material choices, and renovation requirements. For example, Victorian Era and Colonial Revival are classic choices in Vancouver and British Columbia—many like contemporary architecture with modern home interiors. But implementing the architectural styles and house renovations requires an

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