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Las Vegas couple has no recourse from state contractor’s board amid ‘Property Brothers’ lawsuit

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LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — A Las Vegas couple is seeking justice from the company behind the popular reality TV show “Property Brothers.”

Both sides are locked in a legal battle over who is liable for repairing home defects, but the lawsuit has exposed the limits homeowners have for recourse.

“Our lives are on hold. We’re living in hell. We can’t use the kitchen. We can’t use like anything. We are in constant fear of safety,” Mindy King said.

Paul and Mindy King say they expected to live in their dream home when they paid the “Property Brothers” nearly $200,000 in

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Do you know your home’s lookback period? It may prevent a repair

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Eachity has its own lookback period that impacts how much money and when repair work can be completed municipally.

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — To say the home-buying process in Florida is overwhelming might be an understatement for some.

A crazy real estate market, expensive homes and flood insurance, and now, there’s one more thing you need to worry about – your home’s lookback period.

Your home’s lookback determines how much money you can spend on repairs within a set time frame.

So, what is a lookback?

You first need to know about FEMA’s 50% rule. This rule applies anywhere that

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The walls are gone, and the ceilings are cracking

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Home Improvement

Plus, how to retain heat in a 1970s ranch with changing rooflines.

Applying joint compound on thick doesn’t help much; usually, thicker makes it more prone to cracking.

By Mark Philben — Globe Correspondent

March 6, 2024

Q. I am refurbishing a 130-plus-year-old summer house. The half-inch Sheetrock ceilings have cracked or buckled along the seams in several places, most notably on a 20-by-40-foot kitchen that used to be several rooms but was stripped to the studs and redone from scratch. The walls have not been cracked. People watching me work commented that I used an awful lot

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Disney+ Just Added Home Improvement, Has Become The Go-To Place For Most Tim Allen Content

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At a time when streaming services are cutting back on their original content libraries — from Paramount+ snipping Star Trek: Prodigy out completely to Netflix shelving multiple already completed movies — it makes it even more valuable when one platform can deliver all the goods that subscribers are looking for. And when it comes to the sizable fandom that has faithfully followed comedian Tim Allen‘s career, Disney+ is arguably the best possible service to align oneself with, especially now that the classic ’90s sitcom Home Improvement is part of the lineup.

Tim Taylor’s Home Improvement Follies Are Available To

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Home Improvement Trends in 2024: Home Renovations Gain Momentum, DIY Projects Lead

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Home renovations are already in full swing for some spring cleaners, and recent CivicScience data found that nearly 10% of Americans intend to put their tax return toward home improvements this year. On top of that, the latest Economic Sentiment Index reading shows boosted confidence in making major purchases, such as home renovations.

Given increased interest, CivicScience took a deeper dive into the state of home renovations to see what’s in store moving forward:

1. Over 6-in-10 homeowners plan to do some form of home renovation; DIY home projects leads.

Over the next 12 months, 62% of American homeowners will

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