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House & Home Improvement

Reward upped to $25,000 for tips on murder of man who was rehabbing house

Family of Glenn Jackson Jr. demand justice for his murder last August

Glenn Jackson Jr. was a 29-year-old father who was gunned down while remodeling a house on the city’s northwest side. Crime Stoppers is offering a $25,000 reward for tips that lead to solving the case.

DETROIT (FOX 2) – Crime Stoppers is upping the ante for solving the murder of a man renovating a home in Detroit last summer. Typically the reward is $2,500 – but for this man’s death – they’re offering $25,000.

Glenn Jackson Jr. was a 29-year-old father who was gunned down while remodeling a

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October 24, 2021
House & Home Improvement

A man in Bosnia built a rotating house so his wife can change the view from her window whenever she wants

A man in the left corner presses a button that makes the green house rotate. An arrow points from the man pressing the button to the rotating house

Vojin Kusic built a rotating home in Srbac, Bosnia. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic

  • Vojin Kusic built a house in Srbac, Bosnia, that rotates, according to the Associated Press.

  • Kusic built the rotating home for his wife, according to the AP, so she can change her view outside.

  • Kusic said the house can spin in a full circle in 22 seconds or as slowly as 24 hours.

Vojin Kusic, a resident of Srbac, Bosnia, built this house for his wife, the Associated Press reports. But you’d never know from this picture that the home rotates.

Vojin Kusic's stands in front of his rotating house, with its green façade and red metal roof, can rotate a full circle in the town of Srbac, northern Bosnia, Sunday, Oct. 10, 2021. It's a cloudy day.

Vojin Kusic in front of the house he

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October 16, 2021
House & Home Improvement

Watch a wild motorized house rotate a full 360 degrees


Reuters via VOA; GIF by Leslie Katz/CNET

If visitors to rural northern Bosnia spot a house whose facade looks different every time they pass, they’re not imagining things. The novel structure rotates a full 360 degrees. 

Vojin Kusic built the house near the town of Srbac for his wife, Ljubica, who expressed a desire for varied views without switching rooms. Now she gets just that. She can, for example, sit in the same chair and gaze at the front yard or the backyard, depending on her mood. It’s a room with a view, and then some.   

“The house can make

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October 14, 2021
House & Home Improvement

How to Find The Cheapest Way to Build a House

Normally “cheap” isn’t a word we like to hear about the construction of our homes. But as Penny Hoarders, we know there are ways to build a house and save money at the same time.

And with the real estate market going crazy for existing houses, now might be the time to consider building your own house instead of buying.

You may think you’ve picked up lots of tips from all those trendy home building and remodeling shows on TV. Lots of ideas, too. But remember, each extra idea costs money. Think for a bit — do you really need

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October 10, 2021