Archive for October, 2008
Brothers stole dozens of appliances from Liberty store and sold them, police say (Middletown Times Herald-Record)
LIBERTY – Two brothers broke into an appliance store while its owner was out of town and stole dozens of appliances over a two-month period, village police said.
Cut waste, save energy in kitchen (Akron Beacon Journal)
Make your kitchen greener with these ideas from Shop-Smart, a magazine from the publishers of Consumer Reports:
Wheatfield design provides sense of larger house in a smaller home (The Oklahoman)
Tapered columns atop stone veneer-covered bases give a Craftsman flavor to the ranch-style Wheatfield, a small home with a large feel. Other Craftsman details include a low-pitched roof, multipane window uppers and wide eave overhangs. These are especially appreciated by families that enjoy installing bird-feeding stations close to windows, for ease of watching. The sense of spaciousness is most …
Lack of proper home code inspection raises questions of who is responsible (The Oklahoman)
Q: We purchased our home in November 2007. The previous owner lived here seven years and did a lot of remodeling, with no permits. The disclosure form said there were necessary permits for all completed work and the home was in compliance with building codes. The kitchen and master bath were remodeled (water lines, lighting, gas lines, venting, etc.) and were not to today’s code. We had to pay …
Within a disabled vet’s reach (The Philadelphia Inquirer)
WHITE HAVEN, Pa. - Clues that this is one extremely wheelchair-accessible house are built into nearly every inch of the 1,040-square-foot rancher in the Poconos.