live and make our decisions accordingly will show its benefits. Weather, natural disasters, agricultural geology, etc. these features make us design differently for each environment. Such as; houses ın Bodrum, Turkey are famous for being white. Because of the high temperature, architects designed these houses white and made of rocks. White reflects sunlight and heat more than dark colors and rocks would get warm harder than wood or some other material. This provides them to have less warm homes.…
The Great Fire by Jim Murphy It was Sunday and an unusually warm evening for October eighth, so Daniel “Peg Leg” Sullivan left his stifling little house in the west side of Chicago and went to visit neighbors. One of his stops was at the shingled cottage of Patrick and Catherine O’Leary. The one-legged Sullivan remembered getting to the O’Learys’ house at around eight o’clock, but left after only a few minutes because the O’Leary family was already in bed. Both Patrick and Catherine had to be up…
The residents of Granite Bay can attest to the livability of the small community and all that it has to offer. The small Place County community is able to offer its residents an unmatched quality of life. Granite Bay's great location, top schools, safe neighborhoods, and excellent opportunities for recreation create create a community of unparalleled beauty and uncommon spirit. In Granite Bay the homes are beautiful, the people are friendly and the streets re lined with trees. The beautiful…
we could and went back to the cabin. Our cabin was two to three stories tall, it was massive but big enough to house all of us. We made catapults and opened the windows and put the rocks in the catapult's with boiling water as hot as we could get the water the better. We made bows and arrows to shoot at them off the roof like snipers without rifles. We were all scared to go out of the house but we had too, we dug trenches and holes and covered them up with grasses bamboo poles and sticks. We…
Residential development within the Encino-Tarzana Community Plan area is comprised primarily of large estate size single-family homes located south of Ventura Boulevard, and a mix of single-family and multi-family density dwellings located to the north of Ventura Boulevard. With its several distinctive identity, characterized by large estate lots, quaint narrow streets, and uniqueness of housing style, the community provides its residents with a flavor of semi-rural living. Focused growth and…
hurt. “ Son. Your mother and I have to tell you something” After my father said that their was a jurassic pause. I couldn’t think of what was going on, my mind was so blank and I was so cold. “ Mike and his parents were killed, a tree landed on their house.” Now I felt really cold, the inside and outside of me.” I know this must be really hard for you, trust me it's hard on us too sweetie. But Mike’s spirit will always be with you.” How could this have happened I just felt there, you would think…
There are many reasons as to why houses are better than apartments. One reason is that you are paying thousands of dollars every year to rent an apartment, and in the end you are not owning anything. Another reason is that you do not have to be so close to your neighbors, and you have your own privacy. Most importantly, houses are more for families, whereas apartments are more like temporary homes for couples. First of all, I can not say that I'm buying a house, but I do believe that I am…
with rooms and winding hallways of their own. Near the stairs, a magnificent fountain cascades a waterfall all the way down to the basement level. Most of the churchgoers’ children stay for each service in the basement, as this floor offers both a safe and hassle-free childcare option for the parents, as well as the opportunity for the young ones to gain knowledge in religion and god at a young age, and in an entertaining…
Termites inside houses are dreaded by the people living there. People often fear that their house will be taken over by millions of termites that can alter the infrastructure of the building no matter what the severity of what is done. The relentlessness of termites causes for altercations and can destroy the house. But termites do not grow strong on their own, they require a source, a victim, and help from other factors. Like termites, ISIS has come into Syria and Iraq and acted in ways that…
The next step in successfully purchasing a HUD home is to get a home inspection. Home inspections are optional but it is always in your best interest to get a home inspection. A home inspection will tell you about the condition of the physical structure, the mechanical systems, and construction of a home. It aids in identifying the age of major structures/ systems and it gives you an idea of how much longer you can expect them to last. It will identify items that may need to be repaired or…