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Permits issued in East Baton Rouge Parish from June 30 through July 6.

Old Hammond Highway 12909: $125,000, Owner: Ron Sutto. Total square footage: 3,000. Flood renovation and repair. Water damage. Replacing 18 feet of drywall on existing walls, all exterior and interior doors. Adding a landing at the side entrance. Replacing breakroom sink, hot water heater in the attic, both H/VAC systems in attic and exterior condensing units. Removing and adding partitions to reconfigure the space. 30 occupants. Issued July 6.

Jefferson Highway 6700: $528,000, Owner not listed. Total square footage: 5,175. New construction of building for single tenant business use. Issued June 30.

Bluebonnet Boulevard 7524: $175,000, Owner: Kent Ward. Total square footage: 6,041. Interior renovation to 6,041 square feet of existing 8,465-square-foot restaurant for continued such use. Modification of existing partial height walls in dining area. New bar layout. Modification of existing server stations. Creating new storage, reducing dining area. New vanities and lavatories in restrooms. Issued June 30.

Florida Boulevard 11244: $250,000, Owner not listed. Total square footage: 15,075. Interior renovation to existing space for use as a grocery store/supermarket. (UDOD 6.) Adding two wall partitions to the underside of roof deck in stock room area. 370 occupants. No alcohol sales. Issued July 3.

South Choctaw Drive 10694: $15,000, Owner not listed. Total square footage: 42. Renovation to add new paint booth in an existing 25,000-square-foot nonsprinkled storage and distribution facility of industrial bolts and fasteners. Issued July 6.

Tennessee Street 1943: Owner: Victor and Marilyn Robinson. Total square footage not listed. Demolish single-family residence. Issued June 30.

Pieta Lane 9328: $24,000, Owner: David Barnett. Total square footage not listed. Gunite pool. Issued July 3.

Nashville Avenue 5808: $1,200, Owner: Rayfield Riley. Total square footage not listed. Addition of 16-by 16-foot metal canopy on existing concrete slab. Issued July 6.

Jefferson Highway 5935: $110,000, Owner: James Knipe. Total square footage: 923. Master suite addition. Issued July 6.

Longwood Drive 794: $200,000, Owner: Sal Baghian. Total square footage: 1,422. Remodeling of existing residence and addition of two-story living area and rear porch. Issued July 3.

Salem Drive 4625: $47,710, Owner: Chevis Cole. Total square footage: 3,930. Enclosing the carport and adding an attached garage. Issued July 3.

Coursey Cove Avenue 14321: $187,000, Owner not listed. Total square footage: 2,395. New single family residence. Issued July 5.

Cypress Barn Drive 11557: $348,972, Owner not listed. Total square footage: 4,474. New construction residential. Issued July 6.

Old Landing Drive 4858: $184,158, Owner not listed. Total square footage: 2,361. New single family residence. Issued July 5.

Palm Street 4568: $378,000, Owner: Kirt Raymond. Total square footage: 3,323. Single family residence. Issued June 30.

Red Rose Drive 6552: $195,000, Owner not listed. Total square footage: 2,491. New single family residence. Issued July 5.

Red Rose Drive 6553: $209,000, Owner not listed. Total square footage: 2,677. New single family residence. Issued July 5.

Red Rose Drive 6618: $195,000, Owner not listed. Total square footage: 2,491. New single family residence. Issued July 5.

Red Rose Drive 6634: $246,000, Owner not listed. Total square footage: 3,142. New single family residence. Issued July 5.

St. Claude Avenue 11470: $8,000, Owner: Kenneth Stevens. Total square footage: 720. 720 Steel accessory building. Issued July 6.

Settler's Circle 7637: $500,000, Owner: Mike Telich. Total square footage: 5,552. New single family residence. Issued July 6.

Silo Drive 11712: $1,000,000, Owner: Scott and Lisa Baldridge. Total square footage: 6,890. New single family two-story residence. Issued July 6.

Canyonland Drive 3436: $43,371, Owner: Lillie Gumm. Total square footage not listed. Flood damage. Issued July 6.

Catalina Avenue 12038: $60,000, Owner: Albert Gray. Total square footage not listed. Remodeling to repair flood-damaged residence. Flood zone X. Issued July 5.

Conrad 3436: Owner: Viola Breaux. Total square footage not listed. Issued July 5.

Cora Drive 449: $1,500, Owner: Rodolfo Perez. Total square footage not listed. Removing damaged fireplace and enclosing opening. Issued June 30.

Country Way Drive 3923: $30,000, Owner not listed. Total square footage not listed. Flood damage of 12 inches. 4 feet of drywall, insulation, baseboards, new interior doors, all appliances, removed cabinets will repaint and reset in place. Issued July 3.

Dancy Avenue 9522: $60,000, Owner: Mary Ventress. Total square footage not listed. Remodeling to repair flood-damaged residence. Flood zone X. Issued July 5.

Grand Teton Avenue 9895: $60,000, Owner: Edwin and Alicia Akujobi. Total square footage not listed. Remodeling to repair flood-damaged residence. Flood zone X. Issued July 5.

Halifax Drive 3225: $8,783.34, Owner: Rick Thomas. Total square footage not listed. Remodel to change windows in existing residence. Issued July 5.

Maribel Drive 4070: $50,000, Owner: Robert Riddle. Total square footage not listed. Flood damage. Issued July 6.

Memo Place 7335: $50,000, Owner: Xavier Hoskins. Total square footage not listed. Flood damage. Issued June 30.

North Shamrock Drive 5347: $8,000, Owner not listed. Total square footage not listed. Flood damage. Issued July 5.

South Acadian Thruway 1612: $60,000, Owner: Steve Myers. Total square footage not listed. Tree damage from storm. Issued June 30.

Wexford Drive 5319: $9,000, Owner not listed. Total square footage not listed. Flood damage. Issued July 5.

Woodlore Drive East 15512: $94,000, Owner: Melanie Felker. Total square footage: 1,685. Remodeling to repair flood-damaged residence. Issued July 6.

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Q: We are remodeling a home and doing most of the work ourselves. We are pulling permits and following up with the necessary city inspections. When it comes to electrical and plumbing, we will be contracting for these jobs.

My question is: Would a potential buyer be assuming a risk if we provide them with permits and city-approved inspections when we sell?

A: My hat's off to you for several reasons: being willing to undertake a big remodeling job on your own, pulling all the necessary permits, hiring pros for the things you're not comfortable with, and keeping your future buyers in mind. Talk about doing everything right!

To answer your question, most jurisdictions allow the owner of a property to do work on a building they own, typically even plumbing and electrical work, without having a contractor's license, so long as it's not the building owner's intention to sell the property within 12 months.

In addition, the building owner needs to obtain building, plumbing, electrical and other permits for any work where those permits are required, the same as a contractor would. The building owner is held to the same standards of workmanship as a contractor, has to comply with all the same building codes, and has to request and pass all the same inspections.

When it comes time to sell the property, your real estate agent will ask you a series of disclosure questions about any work that's been done to the home while you owned it. Some of those questions will pertain to whether or not any of the work required building permits, and if so, were those permits obtained.

You're obviously required by law to answer truthfully, which won't be a problem in your case since all of the necessary permits will have been obtained.

From there, it's in the hands of the buyers. They need to perform their own due diligence, and check with the city to ensure that everything is correct and legal with the property that you're selling them.

Assuming that you have obtained all the necessary permits for your work, and any subcontractors you hire have done the same, and assuming all necessary in-progress and final inspections have been successfully passed, the buyers shouldn't be assuming any risk whatsoever.

I need to caution you that I'm not an attorney, and there can be local laws and even homeowner's association regulations that can affect the sale and transfer of real property where remodeling work has been done. So if you want to be doubly sure, you might also want to pose this question to your attorney.

Q: I had a company come out to check my recently cleaned dryer duct work from the dryer to the wall, up the wall and across the attic. The technician said the duct work that runs up the wall and across the attic was put in going the wrong direction.

He said that is why lint is getting trapped because the duct was not connected properly and when the person prior to him cleaned the dryer duct out, he pushed it apart, and in addition his brush did not get far enough to push the clogged lint out to the exterior vent that comes out on the roof.

Can the duct work from the back of your dryer to the outside be going the wrong way? Also, is a bathroom vent that lets the air out that is installed on your roof different from a dryer exterior vent?

A: Each piece of duct pipe has one end that's crimped so that it's slightly smaller than the other end of the duct pipe. That allows one end of the duct to slip into the other end of the next piece of duct. The same is true of the fittings, with one end crimped to be smaller than the other end.

When a duct system is assembled, the installer starts at one end and works to the other end, inserting one pipe into the next. It can be done from either end, so there's no real wrong direction. Also, the people who do dryer vent cleaning often work from both ends of the duct system, so the brushes they use are very flexible and are designed to move smoothly across the crimped joints in either direction.

From your description, the only thing I can think of that the technician may have been referring to was that the original installation was poorly done and the joints in the duct system were either loose and came apart when a brush hit them, or there were some very sharp bends that got lint packed into them.

It's also possible that he's saying some flex pipe was used somewhere in the system. Flex pipe is not allowed by code because lint gets trapped in it; only smooth wall galvanized duct pipe should be used.

I recommend that you have a licensed heating and air-conditioning contractor come out and take a look at the entire dryer duct system. At this point it may need to be repaired or replaced. Since it appears to be damaged, I definitely would not ignore it.

And your bathroom vent and your dryer vent are two completely different things, with two completely different vent systems.

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The Asian Buffet restaurant in Daleville caught fire on Tuesday, July 11.

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The Asian Buffet restaurant in Daleville caught fire on Tuesday, July 11.

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The Asian Buffet restaurant in Daleville caught fire on Tuesday, July 11.

Posted: Tuesday, July 11, 2017 10:42 pm | Updated: 11:49 am, Wed Jul 12, 2017.

Daleville restaurant catches fire By Cassie Gibbscgibbs@southeastsun.com The Southeast Sun |

On Tuesday, July 11, a Daleville restaurant was completely destroyed in a nighttime fire.

According to Assistant Fire Chief David Grubbs, the Daleville Volunteer Fire Department received a call of a structure fire at the Asian Buffet at 8:15 p.m.

The business was open at the time of the fire.

When the DVFD responded, smoke was coming from the eaves and roof of the building. Flames were also seen coming from the exhaust vent, Grubbs said.

The fire was located in the attic area of the building. Grubbs said fire fighters had difficulty reaching the fire because a recent remodeling of the building added extra layers of material to the top of the building.

Fort Rucker Fire Department and Enterprise Fire Department both responded, providing ladder trucks. Level Plains Volunteer Fire Department, Clayhatchee Volunteer Fire Department and the Dale County Sheriff's Office also responded to the scene.

Grubbs said there were no injuries as a result of the fire. He said the fire is believed to have been caused by grease in the vents, though there have been no official findings at this point.

Fire fighters left the scene at 2:45 a.m. Grubbs said the building is expected to continue to smolder for a few more days.

Posted in Daleville, News, News on Tuesday, July 11, 2017 10:42 pm. Updated: 11:49 am.

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Building catches fire near Detroit's Eastern Market

A warehouse caught fire in Detroit's Eastern Market Saturday morning.(Photo: Brent Snavely/DFP)Buy Photo

Arson investigators are investigating a warehouse fire in Eastern Market today that they've described as suspicious, according to Detroit Fire Department Deputy Commissioner Dave Fornell.

Fornell said the fire, which started at 9:30 a.m., was on both floors of the two-story building at Riopelle and Division streets. Crews fought the fire from the inside for about an hour until the fire spread to the attic and roof, at which point crews had to be pulled out of the building because of the danger of the roof collapsing, Fornell said.

Crews are still on the scene fighting the fire from the exterior, and Fornell expects them to be out there for a couple more hours.

"The building is too dangerous to go into because of the weakened walls and, again, the roof is pretty much burned off," Fornell said.

The building, which has been undergoing remodeling work, was in use today, Fornell said. About a dozen people were evacuated and the area around the building was cordoned off, he said. No injuries have been reported.

"The people are being kept away from that particular block because of the danger of the building," Fornell said.

Brent Snavely contributed to this report.

A warehouse caught fire in Detroit's Eastern Market Saturday morning.(Photo: Brent Snavely/DFP)

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The state has banned a Lyons man who was operating as a roofing and paving contractor in Reno County from conducting door-to-door sales or engaging in roofing services in Kansas.

Reno County District Judge Tim Chambers also ordered Anthony Joe Jeffery, alias Tony Brown, to repay more than $10,000 to seven local consumers, according to a news release from Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt.

Schmidt accused Jeffery, who used nearly a half dozen business names, of engaging in door-to-door sales of home improvement services, including installation, sealing and repair of asphalt driveways, without complying with state law, and of engaging in roofing contractor services without registering with the state.

The state accused Jeffery of violating the Kansas Consumer Protection Act by failing to notify consumers of their three-day right to cancel the transaction, cashing the consumers checks prior to midnight of the fifth business day and willfully misrepresenting material facts about the work.

Jeffery, whose business names included Quality Construction, Quality Paving, Quality Coatings, Asphalt Maintenance and Pro-Tech, was ordered to repay a total of $10,001 for violations of the Kansas Consumer Protection Act.

Schmidt warned consumers to be especially cautious of door-to-door home repair sales, which claim to offer a good deal.

With the summer construction and storm season underway, consumers should be on the lookout for disreputable operations looking to make a quick buck, Schmidt said. Consumers who are in need of driveway or roofing repairs should seek out local, reputable contractors, get multiple written estimates, and carefully check references before having any work done.

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Get a roof, get a gun!

Thats the pitch Alabama roofers are using to attract customers, promising them a free AR-15 rifle in a video ad that has created big buzz on the Internet, FOX 13 reported.

Zach Blenkinsopp, of Decatur-based Digital Roofing Innovations, along with co-owner Chris McGuire created the 1-minute ad to attract new customers to their business.

The video shows Blenkinsopp putting on his roofing gear, which he takes from the back of his car, as he tells viewers: Im not here to talk to you about roofing Im here to talk to you about AR-15 rifles. If you sign up for a new roof with Digital Roofing Innovations, you are going to get you a free AR-15 rifle after we complete the roof.

Blenkinsopp and McGuire told WIAT that they dont have a big budget for marketing, so the do-it-yourself advertising campaign seemed to make the most sense.

'I knew it would invoke emotion.'

"I posted this in extremely conservative Facebook groups, extremely liberal Facebook groups, because I knew it would invoke emotion, McGuire told WIAT.

McGuire said that while critics are taking aim at the ads for promoting violence, its legal to get a free gun for buying a roof.

When the duo completes a roof, the customer will be given a voucher for a gun, and will have to go through all the same background checks as if they were buying their own guns.

"You get to choose what you believe in and if people don't like it then we don't care. We're going to continue to do our business and take care of our customers,"Blenkinsopp told Fox 13.

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In 2015 alone, two million tons of recycled asphalt shingles went into new pavement around the country, which saved taxpayers 2.6 billion dollars. In this Angie's List report, an industry that salvages shingles to put them into our roadways.

Asphalt shingles are the number one roofing material in the country, but what happens to them when they're replaced?

According to Angie's List founder, Angie Hicks, "Eighty percent of U.S. homes have asphalt shingles on their roof, so keeping these shingles out of landfills is a big win for the environment."

Across the nation, companies like Indiana Shingle Recycling receive loads of old shingles from roofers and contractors.

Liesel Ray, Co-Owner of Indiana Shingle Recycling says, "They unload it here and then we have hands-on guys that get in there and physically have to go through and basically pull the trash out of it."

Bone Dry Roofing, which serves 10 Midwest markets, drops off daily at an average of 85-dollars per truckload.

"So the majority of the material we tear off of roofs actually goes into the shingle recycling program. We've been recognized by our manufacturer as one of the top recycling contractors in the United States." Judd Haag, General Manager of Bone Dry Roofing.

Shingles go into a massive shredder to create what asphalt companies use in their pavement mix.

"It basically grinds it up and pulverizes it into a consistency kind of in between a pea gravel and a coffee ground." says Ray.

When one mountain of shingles goes through the shredder, another takes its place.

"As you can see behind me, if this was sitting in the landfill, it's basically going to sit there forever. By us taking it and recycling it, it's put back into the roads so everyone's basically driving on recycled material." says Ray.

Angie says to ask potential roofers if they recycle old shingles. Because most consider it the new standard, if one tells you they don't do it, consider one that does.

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There are nearly 5.6 million commercial buildings across the United States, which generate approximately 16% of greenhouse gas emissions. In order to reduce the environmental impact of these commercial facilities, even the smallest eco-friendly renovation shouldnt be overlooked, as it can create positive change. In fact, according to the U.S. EPAs ENERGY STAR program, if energy efficiency among commercial buildings improved by just 10%, there could be a total cost savings of about $40 billion, not to mention the amount of greenhouse gas emissions that would be prevented. Following are three renovations may not only reduce a commercial buildings carbon footprint, but even help save money over the long-term:

Install vegetated roofing. Vegetated roofs offer a host of environmental and functional benefits to facility management staff, ranging from stormwater management and creation of new usable space to air quality improvements and, of course, significant energy savings. Vegetated roof systems provide shade and aid in cooling the air around the building through evapotranspiration. This reduces the pressure put on a facilitys mechanical heating and cooling systems for the floor directly below the vegetated roof, resulting in significant energy savings.

However, the actual thermal performance varies widely and is dependent upon factors including building design, time of year, depth of media, vegetation type and coverage, and amount of water held within the system. Nonetheless, these energy savings are real; theyre a dividend on the initial investment in a vegetated roof. Vegetated roofs also help protect the underlying roof system from extreme temperatures and ultraviolet rays, extending its service life and saving money from a roof replacement or restoration.

In addition to energy savings, installing a vegetated roof offers ample stormwater management benefits. A vegetated roof system reduces the volume of stormwater runoff, which helps alleviate the stress put on infrastructure. This is of importance in urban areas because excess stormwater runoff is the major contributor to non-point source pollution, stream bank erosion, and the cost to treat the water. Vegetated roofing mimics the role that soil and vegetation play in a natural setting by absorbing the water and eliminating impervious surfaces.

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San Angelo - TX - Kirby Hartman, the owner of Hartman Roofing in San Angelo says the past few weeks have been beyond busy.

"Several days after the initial storm, since we've had two, one on the 4th of July, one about a week before. We're having probably about 50 calls, at least 50 calls a day," says Kirby Hartman.

"We haven't had our phones just so crazy since 1995, everybody remembers '95."

The 85 mile per hour wind storm that swept through the Concho Valley in June caused roofing damage for hundreds of residents and businesses.

"Residential, there was just shingles blown off all over, but the people that are really really in a predicament are mainly commercial roofs that it took the entire roof off," says Hartman.

"So many of the roofs have blown off, especially a lot of the commercial roofs, the flat roofs. The wind gets underneath them, it's like a big ole sheet, just rips them right off."

To catch up with just the local damages the roofing company has about 5 crews out every day.

"I think all the local roofers, we have a lot of really good contractors here and I think everybody is just bombarded with calls right now."

Hartman Roofing has been in business since 1988 and serves West Texas and parts of the Panhandle.

Kirby says within a month's time, he hopes to have all damages assessed and or repaired.

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Roofing companies in at least two states have adopted a bizarre marketing campaign in which customers who buy a roof get a free semi-automatic weapon as a bonus.

Digital Roofing Innovations in Decatur, Alabama, is the latest to offer the special. The company released a campy, over-the-top ad on July 4 complete with short shorts, beers, and gunfire promising an AR-15 to anyone who orders a roofing job.

Co-owner Zach Blenkinsopp, the scantily-clad star of the ad, promises its not a gimmick.

Youre gonna get you a free AR-15 rifle after we complete the roof. Hows that sound? he says. Donald Trumpsays, make America great again, I say, make America gun again.

The company likely drew inspiration from a similar Denver-area campaign by Weatherproof Roofing & Exteriors in Colorado, which made headlines in May with its offer of an AR-15, a handgun, a self-defense shotgun or a $500 gift certificate to Cabelas.

Both companies offer a voucher for a gun after the customer passes a background check. Its all completely legal.

Blenkinsopp, a self-proclaimed Navy veteran, told local WHNT that he wasnt trying to make social commentary about the gun violence problem in America. Weatherproofs ad is a bit more political, however,stating on its website, Youre a true patriot who believes that gun ownership isnt just your right, its to protect citizens like you against the infringement on your God-given rights.

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Still, the issue is polarizing. As weve reported, lawmakers are still split on whether a more weaponized populace is the answer to gun violence, even after a gunman shot a member of Congress and four other peopleat baseball practicein the northern Virginia in June. HuffPosts Nick Wing argues that more guns are not the answer.

Regardless, its as easy as ever to get your hands on a semi-automatic gun. Shortly after the mass shooting at Pulse nightclub in Orlando last year, it took us just 38 minutes to buy our own AR-15 a process that was delayed only because people were flocking to buy them after the shooting, a phenomenon that always happens after mass shootings.

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