Five Star Stone has the largest stone selection of any countertop installation company, said Vadim Izoita, the company's owner. The expansion allows for even more stone and cabinetry designs to be displayed, easing the process of narrowing down and then choosing the stone that matches a building's needs.

Five Star Stone Inc. has made it easier and faster than ever for homeowners and companies in the Clearwater area to choose the countertops that best fit their needs with the business's new expanded showroom and slab yard.

Five Star Stone has the largest stone selection of any countertop installation company, said Vadim Izoita, the company's owner. The expansion allows for even more stone and cabinetry designs to be displayed, easing the process of narrowing down and then choosing the stone that matches a building's needs.

We already have the fastest turnaround time from consultation to installation, Vadim said. That, along with our expansion, makes Five Star Stone the ideal choice for customers who want high-end cabinets and stonework quickly.

Five Star Stone provides marble, granite and quartz stone for residential, commercial and industrial projects. The company's custom-built machinery allows Five Star Stone to offer clients creative designs and finishes that other businesses aren't able to furnish.

To learn more about how Five Star Stone supports kitchen countertop and home improvement projects, visit http://www.fivestarstoneinc.com/.

The company works directly with homeowners and businesses and as a countertop contractor, providing the necessary expertise for both new builds and renovations.

Five Star Stone prides itself on its assortment of affordable countertops and installation services, with no hidden fees, Vadim said. Our expanded showroom and slab yard reaffirms our commitment to Clearwater and shows that we're listening to our customers' wants and needs.

About Five Star Stone Inc.

Based in Clearwater, Florida, Five Star Stone Inc. has specialized in the creation and installation of granite, quartz and marble countertops since 2006. As a locally owned and operated business, Five Star Stone is committed to providing high-end service and products from the beginning to the end of the countertop process, even providing a limited lifetime warranty with all products the company installs. In addition, Five Star Stone's cabinetry division has met the growing needs of residential and business clients. For more information, visit http://www.fivestarstoneinc.com/

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When she was house hunting in 2003, Diana Abouzeid thought all she and her late husband, George, needed in Palm Beach was a cozy getaway.

After all, the couple already had an 8,000-square-foot family home at the Palm Beach Polo Club in Wellington when they began looking for a place on the island, where their youngest son, Andrew, was enrolled in Palm Beach Day School, today Palm Beach Day Academy.

We wanted just a small house in Palm Beach to use during the week, she explained.

But because she also wanted a newer home with storage space, an open floor plan and a yard, she ended up buying the late Judith Grubmans house at 1072 N. Ocean Blvd. On the North End, it stands on an oversize parcel at the corner of Orange Grove Road, one lot west of the beach.

The Mediterranean-style house had been built in 2000 and offered a little more than 7,500 total square feet. So while it was larger than the Abouzeids had originally set out to find, it was otherwise exactly what she wanted.

Its a good location, quieter up here, and has access to the beach, she says. My husband said wed sell the Wellington house, but we never did.

Husband preferred beach

Between them, she and her husband had seven children and 18 grandchildren, so the Abouzeids opted to keep the Wellington house as a vacation home. But George always loved Palm Beach, anyway, said Diana, who splits her time between Palm Beach and Crans-sur-Sierre, Switzerland.

After her husbands death in 2013 and with Andrew grown, she is downsizing. That four-bedroom, four-bath house is listed at $6.5 million through agent Carole Koeppel of Sothebys International Realty. The house has a two-car garage and comes with deeded beach access.

The exterior features stucco walls, a tile roof, a front patio delineated by a stone balustrade and second-floor balconies. A frontispiece surrounds the main entry, flanked by doors and windows with fanlights above.

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Hardwood floors are always in fashion. It's no wonder -- they are both handsome and functional. What's more, long-lasting hardwood is uncomplicated to repair and has the kind of good looks that only improve with age. To get your wood floor installation off to the right start, follow these 6 tips.

1. Choose Where to Install Hardwood Flooring

Hardwood flooring brings a touch of coziness and class to your living room, dining room, bedroom, study, den, and man (or woman) cave. Folks who are in love with the look of real wood may also want to put these floors in the kitchen or bathroom. While this is possible, it's tricky: the wood must be sealed around its perimeter and protected with a special finish that is highly water-resistant, but will also allow it to breathe. Only install hardwood floors above grade -- that is, no more than 3 inches below the level of the ground to avoid an overly damp environment.

2. Know the Types of Wood Flooring Materials

Solid wood flooring is available as strips (the commonest kind, which comes in only 3 set widths but variable thicknesses), planks (in a variety of widths, but just 2 set thicknesses), and parquet (wooden slats are held together to form a geometric pattern). It may be sold unfinished or prefinished. Look for a lifetime warranty. Because topnotch results require expertise to achieve, solid wood floors should be installed only by a licensed flooring contractor. Engineered wood flooring (as opposed to laminate, which contains no real wood) comes in the form of planks, made from several thin sheets of wood which have been laminated together.

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Compare installation methods based on the type of wood you will be using. Nail down is suitable for installing solid wood, either strips or planks, onto a wood subfloor. Staple down is similar to nail down, with the difference that it uses a pneumatic staple gun. Glue down is the method of choice for parquet or engineered flooring. Floating means the installation of wood flooring, usually of the engineered variety, on top of a layer of padding.

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After devoting most of her working life to a rewarding but modestly paying career in child care, Darlene Bakes was understandably worried about her retirement.

Bakes, 62, hit the financial peak of her career six years ago, when she became the full-time director of the Parent-Child Center at Shoreline Community College. She currently makes $56,788 a year.

She doesnt have a deep investment portfolio loaded with securities and properties. Instead, her wealth is almost entirely in her Seattle house, built in 1928, and retirement-savings accounts from work.

When could she retire? How could she do it?

I was thinking about it a lot, Bakes said.

At that point, she volunteered for a free money makeover by a member of the Puget Sound Chapter of the Financial Planning Association. Bakes was contacted by Carlos Lopez, an Eastside private-wealth manager with Kansas-based Creative Planning.

Lopez examined Bakes goals and finances, and much to her surprise declared her financially independent, which means she has the resources to support herself throughout retirement.

For Bakes, working is no longer a necessity, but a choice.

How did she do it? Lopez said Bakes built a solid nest egg by controlling her expenses, taking full advantage of retirement-saving plans at work and saving money whenever possible.

She saved diligently, despite her circumstances, Lopez said.

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The renovation project for the indoor stadium, which had been in a limbo for almost a decade, was first mooted around the time of a visit by then Union Minister for Sports and Youth Affairs, M.S. Gill, in 2010.

The subsequent delay in the works had been owing to shortage of funds, said an official from the Public Works Department, which had undertaken the work. The renovation project consists of three main components lighting as per international standards, providing air conditioning and civil components, he said.

Of this, the lighting component has been completed, while the piping work for the air conditioning is on. The civil component includes changing of tiles and flooring in the toilet blocks.

With the work in two toilet blocks having been completed, work on fixtures in the remaining two blocks at the rear of the stadium is under way. There was some small damage during cyclone Thane in 2011. The renovation project has cost around Rs 5.5 crore and all pending work is expected to be completed by May .

P. Karunakaran, secretary, Puducherry Table Tennis Association, has expressed satisfaction over the renovation, saying that the government had managed to get the logistics readied in time for the tournament.

We were officially given the stadium only on the morning of the commencement of the event, he said.

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