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Tuesday, February 27, 2018
New homes for sale in Harrogate Road, Bradford BD10
Friday, February 16, 2018
Homes for Sale in Upper Pavenhill, Purton, Swindon SN5 - Buy Property in Upper Pavenhill, Purton, Swindon SN5
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Sunday, February 11, 2018
Homes to Let in Hazel Heights, Ashford TN25 - Rent Property in Hazel Heights, Ashford TN25
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Saturday, January 13, 2018
Planning a Bathroom Layout - Better Homes and Gardens
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Planning a Bathroom Layout
Large or small, every bath needs a good floor plan to shine. Here are some tips to a zen, space-saving layout.
Privacy, Please
If you have a generously sized space, a separate toilet compartment is the ultimate in privacy, but it does have drawbacks: Solid walls make the overall room feel smaller, and many people find a toilet closet claustrophobic. There are other ways to enhance privacy and comfort. Just placing the toilet out of the direct line of sight--off to one side of the doorway or protected by the vanity--can make a "big difference mentally," says Lori Jo Krengel, a certified master kitchen and bath designer in St. Paul. One of her favorite options is a privacy panel made of tempered glass, with a sandblasted design that obscures views without blocking light. "It's beautiful, and it takes up very little floor space," she says.
A Vanity Affair
Every bath needs a sink, but choosing one sink or two deserves some pondering. "Think about how you use the bath," Krengel says. "If two people are actually getting ready at the same time, and both need the sink, then two sinks make sense." Otherwise, consider having two roomier grooming stations -- with a completely separate makeup vanity -- and just one sink to share for tooth brushing and hand washing. "You can tailor the storage to each person's needs and maximize the space if you don't need a second sink," she says. Plus, you'll have only one sink to clean. Don't forget good vanity lighting. Sconces on both sides of the mirror produce less shadow on your face than a single light from above.
Bathing Beauty
If you like soaking, a separate tub is a welcome luxury. A bump-out tub bay is a popular choice, but you can also bump in, creating a central tub niche flanked by built-in storage or by compartments for a shower and toilet. Not everyone prefers a tub, however. These days, many homeowners are trading their underused whirlpool or tub-shower combo for a more luxurious walk-in shower. Most real estate experts agree: As long as you have at least one tub in the house, it's OK for resale purposes to eliminate a second tub.
Plumbing Practicalities
Ultimately, your layout will depend on the constraints of your space--and your budget. Remodeling costs tend to soar when you start moving plumbing lines. Just switching an adjacent sink and toilet could set you back $1,500, Krengel says. "Moving the whole vent stack is the real big-ticket item," she says. "If you have to do that, it could be $5,000 to $10,000." You need a licensed plumber to assess your home's particulars, but in general, these final tips will help keep plumbing costs down:
-- Keep new bathrooms close to existing plumbing--either directly adjacent when on the same level of the house or stacked in a multilevel plan.
-- Consolidate plumbing within the bath. Go with a single "wet wall" or an L-shape "wet zone" made up of two adjacent walls (more on wet walls below).
-- In cold climates, be wary of pipes in an exterior wall--they can freeze, burst, and cause horrific water damage.
Tuesday, October 10, 2017
Homes Near Water Under $1M In Northport
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Living in a home with water views on Long Island is a luxury few can afford since multi-million dollar mansions typically take up most of the landscape.
Luckily, some of these homes, condos and townhomes on the market in the area are priced lower than $1,00,000.
Here are some reasonably priced homes that offer gorgeous views of the water, courtesy of Realtor.com.
14 Schooner Road— $899,000
Outstanding Parklike 1.41Flat Acres Of Fantastic Property W/Entertainment Gazebo Tikibar,Pavilion,Stone Decks W/Built-In Bbq,Cabana,Pool,Bocci Court,Hot Tub,Plenty Of Room For Sport&Parties!Enjoy 5 Br,3 Bth, Ranch Home W/Granite Eik/Dcs Gas Stove,2 Gas Fpl's,Porcelain Firs/Radiant Heat, Newer Condenser And Roof,Willo Beach On Npt Bay&Minute To Npt Vlg,Restaurants N Shops!
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31 Argyle Drive— $769,000
Amazing Waterfront And Year Round Waterview Home....Looks Directly West To Lloyd Harbor & Lloyd Neck.... Amazing Sunsets!!! Opportunity To Own Safe Waterfront Property With Minimal Risk!!!
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31 Bonnie Drive— $850,000
** 150K Reduction In Price ** Let Your Imagination Soar - One Of A Kind Partial Waterview In Forest Beach Assoc. Short Stroll To Private Beach & Tennis. Oversized Lr, Dr, Great Rm, Eik,Two Level Guest Suite, 3 Wbfp's & 4 Car Garage. Spacious Master Suite's Bath & 1800 Sqft Lower Level Indoor Pool/Spa Family Room Awaiting Your Completion & Enjoyment. Must See To Believe!
Read more here.
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Saturday, July 1, 2017
Vacation Rentals, Homes, Experiences & Places
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Sunday, May 28, 2017
Hemp brings high technology to homes
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Architects speak a lot about form, often unintelligibly. But architecture is not just about design, nor “vertical and oblique circulation elements”, in the words of the late Zaha Hadid. We still want those, whatever they are. We want buildings that make statements and turn heads. Yet materials matter as much as draughtsmanship. They affect the look of a building as well as comfort and carbon footprint. One skill of the architect — and the client — is to choose the best materials with which to build: glass, steel, brick or concrete? Or something else? Something that can breathe and regulate humidity, something non-toxic — something that is truly green.
The most sustainable building materials tend to be derived from plants. Timber is an obvious example, as is bamboo. But there is another fast-growing crop that makes an excellent building material. This plant’s woody fibres can be mixed with a lime binder to make a natural concrete that is lightweight yet has good thermal mass; it is highly insulating, resistant to pests and mould, has good acoustics and moderates humidity. The plant thrives in temperate climates. It can grow from seed to harvest in just four months. Its cultivation needs little or no herbicide or pesticide.
The drawback is that cultivating this greenest of building materials could land you in jail. The plant is hemp; scientific name Cannabis sativa. Varieties with extremely low levels (about 0.3 per cent) of the narcotic compound THC are known as industrial hemp. Although it is nigh impossible to get stoned on a joint made of industrial hemp — unless it were unfeasibly huge — the plant’s cultivation is highly controlled in most countries and requires a licence.
In the US, the first hemp house was built in 2010 in North Carolina using crop imported from the UK. Its architect, Anthony Brenner, estimates “about 50” hemp homes have been built in the US since. Today, hemp homes can be homegrown in the US. Legislation passed in 2014 makes the farming of industrial hemp possible. About 30 US states have legalised the crop, which has other uses in cosmetics, fabrics and food. Cultivation of industrial hemp in the US is still in its infancy. In 2016, just 4,000 hectares were planted. Still, if the entire crop were used for construction, that could build 5,000 small family homes.
Meanwhile, Canada grows 10 times as much hemp as the US, while in Yunnan, south-west China, 10,000 farmers grow industrial hemp. Much of the global hemp production is to make biocomposites for car interiors. In Europe, 33,000 hectares of industrial hemp were grown in 2016, mostly in France. (One of the earliest known examples of hemp architecture is a bridge in France built circa 500AD.)
Architects are experimenting. Some 1,000 hemp bales (30 tonnes) were exported from France to build Israel’s first hemp house, completed last year. Tav Group Architects, the Israeli firm, designed a 250 sq metre home in the artists’ colony of Ein Hod. About half the home is made of hempcrete, a lightweight alternative to concrete made from woody hemp fibres. The rest is local stone, rammed earth and wood. The house is “like nature herself”, says architect Maoz Alon. “It gives you the rejuvenating feeling of the forest, or a vast fresh meadow.”
Almost any house that can be built with brick and block could equally be built with hempcrete (and a structural frame). Last year, one of the first hemp homes in New Zealand was featured on the New Zealand version of TV programme Grand Designs. The 320 sq metre house, costing NZ$1m (£500,000) to build, used 500 bales of hemp imported from the Netherlands. Despite media dubbing it “the ultimate stoner pad”, this house in Taranaki feels more like a French farmhouse.
Hempcrete — which is weaker than concrete and non-structural — is made by mixing the woody hemp fibres, called shiv, with lime binder and water to form a porridge-like consistency. This is poured into wooden shuttering over a timber frame and tamped down by hand. Yet this method can be problematic. Hempcrete takes several weeks to cure and wet weather hampers construction. Greencore Construction, in association with the University of Bath, has developed a more efficient way to build with hemp. A faster-drying formulation of hemp/lime is combined with wood fibre in prefabricated panels, 300mm thick, with an airtight but vapour-permeable membrane. Unlike hempcrete, these panels are structural (up to three storeys) and easy to assemble.
It is nigh impossible to get stoned on a joint made of industrial hemp — unless it were unfeasibly huge
Last year, HAB Housing, the firm founded by Kevin McCloud of Grand Designs, completed five homes in Oxford, all built of these panels. John Pardey Architects designed the houses. Nothing about them shouts worthy eco-house. Full-height picture windows set within deep reveals look on to trees. “Laugier’s Primitive Hut for the 21st century?” suggests Carl Gulland, a director of John Pardey Architects.
Greencore Construction is now franchising its technology to small housing developers. The first franchisee is a Spanish company, Ekoetxe, which has used the system to build a striking hemp house in the Basque region.
Other plants are also being tested. Researchers at the University of Bath have discovered that rape straw has similar properties to hemp in terms of thermal mass, insulation and buffering humidity. “This is exciting. It’s only something we’ve understood in the last few months,” says Dr Mike Lawrence of the Building Research Establishment’s Centre for Innovative Construction Materials. Presently, most rape straw is either ploughed back into the land or burnt for biomass. Supported by a €5.5m EU grant, Lawrence has developed a “100 per cent bio-based” panellised construction system that uses plant aggregate, including hemp, rape and corn cob. The plant material is coated with nano-particles of silica to make it resistant to decay and fire. These are held together with a plant-based binder, avoiding the need for a lime binder (and the energy-intensive process of heating limestone.) These panels will be on the market in 2019.
The field of green construction is growing ever greener.
Photographs: Tav Group; John Pardey Architects
FT Weekend Festival 2017
Returning for the second year, the FT Weekend’s annual festival celebrates arts and ideas with speakers including Simon Schama, Gillian Tett and Lucy Kellaway.
Saturday September 2
Kenwood House Gardens, London
10am-8pm
Go to ftweekendfestival.com for tickets. Cost is £85. FT subscribers save £10
Sunday, March 19, 2017
Homes For Sale | Land for Sale
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Homes & Land is an all-inclusive real estate web site offering thousands of luxury home listings and houses for sale in over 300 markets throughout the US and CA. Each real estate listing provides extensive information about the property for sale along with photos, virtual tours and local housing market information. The information available on www.HomesAndLand.com goes far beyond the real estate listing, you can also find real estate tips, moving guides, mortgage rates, home selling guides or you can get expert assistance from a top real estate agent.
Our goal is to make it easy to find your next new home. Simply enter a city and state, zip code or county in our search bar to see the newest homes for sale in our vast real estate listing database including the most recent MLS houses for sale. You can save your favorite search and subscribe to an email alert to receive automated real estate updates emailed to fit your specifications.
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Saturday, March 4, 2017
Homes for Sale in Arnold Grove, Connah's Quay, Deeside CH5 - Buy Property in Arnold Grove, Connah's Quay, Deeside CH5
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