David Tronnes: Man murdered wife ‘after she refused to go on home renovation TV show’ | US News

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A husband murdered his wife after she refused to appear on a home renovation TV show, according to prosecutors. David Tronnes, 55, strangled and beat Shanti Cooper-Tronnes to death at the couple’s home in Orlando, Floridain April 2018. On Wednesday, Tronnes was convicted of the 39-year-old’s murder and sentenced to life in prison. Jury members were told how Tronnes had hoped to appear on “Zombie House Renovations” – a reality show where participants flip dilapidated properties into stunning homes. “Tronnes had spent thousands of dollars on renovations and had hopes of appearing on the reality television show,” prosecutors said. “This…Continue Reading

Your landlord wants to renovate your rental home. Now what?

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The term renovation has become common parlance in recent years — referring to a situation where a tenant is evicted from a rental home for renovation purposes, and the unit is re-rented for a much higher rate thereafter. As per Ontario’s Rental Tenancies Act (RTA), landlords have the right to renovate rental units, but must follow a prescribed process that has some built-in protections for tenants. While the RTA does not differentiate between necessary repairs and less urgent upgrades, it does stipulate that for a tenant to be evicted for renovations, the work must be so extensive that it requires…Continue Reading

Chupi Sweetman reveals her second home renovation

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It wasn’t a case of love at first sight when luxury jewelery entrepreneur Chupi Sweetman viewed the Dublin property which last year became home to her, husband Brian, daughter Aya, three, and her mother Rosita. Looking at it now, it would be hard for any interiors enthusiast not to develop a strong crush on this 170-year-old beauty, built in the early Victorian era, but bearing the features of the Georgian period — lightsome rooms, elegant proportions and original features, including wooden floors, window shutters, and decorative stucco work worthy of Palladio. The kitchen/dining room in Chupi Sweetman’s home. “I had…Continue Reading

House renovation company says there’s always room for improvement

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It’s now a well respected team of professionals working to the highest standards with customer satisfaction as their top priority.Here, in our latest Business of the Week feature, Daniel tells us how the business has evolved over the past 18 years, why he wanted to extend into Warrington and Wirral and why satisfied customers never hesitate to recommend DK Building to family and friends.If you would like to appear in one of our business features, email [email protected] Kozinski owner of DK BuildingWhat’s your full name?Daniel Kozinski – founding director of DK Building (Liverpool) Ltd –…Continue Reading

3 Home Renovation Trends Worth Investing in for 2024

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sturti/Getty ImagesIf you want to increase the value of your home, it’s worth investing in certain home renovations now that will pay off down the line. While remodeling a kitchen and/or bathroom has long been the go-to for boosting home values, there are now more timely and practical renovation trends that will have even more appeal to discerning buyers. Grant Cardone: These Will Be the Top Places To Buy Real Estate Over the Next DecadeExperts: Make These 7 Money Resolutions If You Want To Become Rich on an Average Salary Here’s a look at the home renovation trends worth…Continue Reading

Memo Architectuur organizes home renovation around spiral staircase

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A spiraling staircase and concrete flooring characterize this renovation of a dilapidated row house in Mortsel, Belgium, designed by local studio Memo Architectuur. Originally consisting of two stacked apartments, Memo Architectuur overhauled the spaces to form a single-family home, adding an additional floor to align the building with the streetscape and maximize interior space. The renovation combines two stacked apartments into one home “The residents wanted a light-filled home with spaces that seamlessly flowed into each other and where as much contact as possible would be encouraged,” lead architect Yasmijn van Winkel told Dezeen. “The only elements that have been…Continue Reading

Melbourne auctions: Majestic Ormond home renovation makes new record splash

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20 Anthony St, Ormond just sets a new record for the suburb.An Ormond man whose house set a new $3.65m suburb record wanted to fly the agent to Thailand to celebrate last Saturday. The five-bedroom Californian bungalow at 20 Anthony St overtook Ormond’s previous $3m benchmark, set by 27 Leila Rd in 2021, by a whopping $650,000. Buxton Bentleigh’s Claude Mery said four bidders competed for the keys to the Anthony St abode boasting restored period features, an outdoor kitchen and a glass-tiled pool and spa. RELATED: Ormond house mural by Heide Circle artist unearthed ahead of auction ‘Go…Continue Reading

Low property values, high renovation costs create a cycle of closed doors for small-scale rehabbers living in Detroit

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A little more than 25% of housing units in Detroit are vacant—a staggering 92,000 units. For longtime Detroiters bearing witness to this in real time, a number of this magnitude carries complex weight.Few would blame residents for feeling compounded emotions after years of population decline, overtaxation, and foreclosure followed by land bank auctions, property speculation and more than 19,000 residential demolitions. Nevertheless, residents have not succumbed to the overwhelm. Instead they have never stopped trying to acquire and rehabilitate homes and small-scale commercial properties in neighborhoods throughout the city.It’s a fraught with challenges. The reality is that the…Continue Reading