Water damaged drywall ceiling repair in Melbourne,Florida. The Ceiling repair, Started by cutting out the water damaged drywall ceiling, install furring strips, tape, mud, skim coat, texture (orange peel), prime and paint ceiling Sherwin Williams-Super paint semi-gloss. Couldn't even tell there was ever a problem in that area when the reair was done.From my youtube page. 07/27/2010

The Florida Wildlife Hospital & Sanctuary: Could use some donations for baby bird season if you can do it. They're looking for Trash Bags (13, 33, & 39 Gallon) Flannel Recieving Blankets Astroturf (Daisy) Door Matts Garden Hoses and Nozzels Paper Towels Bleach (Unscented) Laundry Detergent Latex Gloves Rubber Dishwashing Gloves Bird Seed Distilled Water Sunflower Seed Heating Pads (Not Automatic Shut Off) The FWHS is located in Melbourne at 4560 North Highway US-1 Phone #321.254.8843 Click on the picture below for more information 07/25/2010

BREVARD COUNTY, ORANGE COUNTY, INDIAN RIVER, SAINT LUCIE, PALM BEACH COUNTY, FIRST-TIME HOME BUYERS. WORK WITH ONE OF THE BEST AGENTS THAT SPECIALIZES IN THIS PROGRAM! RECEIVE UP TO $7500 FREE DOWN PAYMENT ASSISTANCE - WORK WITH AN EXPERT THAT HAS THE FAST TRACK TO THESE FUNDS WITH ABSOLUTELY NO OBLIGATION TO PRE-QUALIFY. WORK WITH AN EXPERT AND OWN A HOME WITHIN 60 DAYS OR LESS AND STOP PAYING RENT! I HAVE HELPED HUNDREDS OF BUYERS ACHIEVE THIS ASSISTANCE AND RIGHT NOW IT IS A GREAT TIME TO PURCHASE A HOME. PURCHASE BANK OWNED HOMES, NEW HOMES IN VIERA, FLORIDA, MELBOURNE, FL ROCKLEDGE, SATELLITE BCH, OR ANYWHERE ALONG THE SPACE COAST, TREASURE COAST AND IN PALM BEACH COUNTY. I SPECIALIZE IN PROVIDING EXPERTISE, KNOWLEDGE & EFFICIENCY, FRIENDLY & HASSLE FREE REAL ESTATE SERVICE. I WORK... 07/08/2010

 ***Fun and Fireworks ***  in Brevard County, Florida                                                                                                                                           It's a Great time to get out with the Family and Celebrate the Fourth of July and our Independence here on the Space Coast. BCC Palm Bay: A "Splashes and Sparks" Fourth of July celebration will be from 5 to 9 p.m. Saturday at BCC, 250 Community College Parkway, Palm Bay, Fl. Admission is free. Look for live music, food, bounce houses, water slides, games and fireworks. Fireworks start at 9 p.m. Call 952-3443. Street party: Rusty's Seafood and Oyster Bar, 628 Glen Cheek Drive, Port Canaveral, will host a "fireworks before the fireworks" street party from 6 p.m. to 1 a.m. Saturday. Look for food, ent... 07/02/2010

Exterior painting can really help sell a house quicker and for more money! How much more value do you Real Estate Professionals think this paint job adds to the home below? What a difference a little paint can make. Check out these Before and After photos of a Melbourne, Florida exterior repaint. After we pressure washed this Melbourne home we repaired all of the staircase stucco cracks, applied a clear sealer (due to chalkyness), and applied two coats of Sherwin Williams A100 satin exterior paint. Before Pressure washing and exterior painting of soffits and stucco walls: After Pressure washing and exterior painting of soffits and stucco walls:   Before Pressure washing, concrete staining  and exterior painting: After Pressure washing, concrete staining  and exterior painting: (Lots of ... 06/26/2010

Sandy Shores, Realtor | M & M Real Estate, Inc | 321-253-4545 3141 Fairview Drive, Melbourne, FL Lovely area of gorgeous homes! 3BR/2BA Single Family House offered at $217,777 Year Built 1988 Sq Footage 1,794 Bedrooms 3 Bathrooms 2 full, 0 partial Floors 1 Parking 3 Car garage Lot Size 22,655 sqft HOA/Maint $0 per month DESCRIPTION Beautiful setting! Country living in the city! Updated island kitchen with newer appliances and granite counter tops! Updated ceramic tile floors! Scott alarm system! Solar heated pool! Newer roof! Newer high efficiency A/C system and new duct work! Aluminum storm shutters! Great central location in area of well maintained homes! Jacuzzi hot tub! 2 wells! Sprinkler system! Note: Bbq grill & kitchen fridge do not convey. Fridge in laundry room stays. Close to... 06/22/2010

By repairing any damaged stucco or stucco cracks and painting the exterior of a home can add curb appeal and a clean fresh vibe to any home. Be sure to hire a reputable contractor that has the expertise to handle these projects in your area. With Peck, you can rest assured that your home or business will be treated with the utmost respect as your home improvement vision becomes a reality. So when it's time to maintain or sell a home in Melbourne,Fl. Be sure to call Peck Drywall and Painting for a written estimate. As an expert Drywall contractor and Painting contractor that has extensive experience with interior and exterior work. Taking pride in our high quality workmanship at competitive prices is our number one priority. "We are a One Stop Shop for all of your interior and exterior ... 06/13/2010

I've seen it time and time again.  By repairing any water damaged ceilings and painting the interior and exterior of a home can add tens of thousands of dollars to the value of almost any home. By connecting with a reputable contractor that has the expertise to handle these projects in your area. You could sell a home quicker and for more money. So when it's time to maintain or sell a home in Brevard County. Please recommend  Peck Drywall and Painting for a written estimate. As an expert Drywall contractor and Painting contractor, we have extensive experience with interior and exterior work, and we offer complete drywall and painting services. We take pride in our high quality workmanship and also provide competitive prices. We will treat your home or business with the utmost respect a... 06/03/2010

 What a Sunset tonight in Melbourne,Florida. On our way to a nice dinner in Downtown Melbourne enjoying the scenery on Riverside Dr. When we made the turn on to 5th Ave:  There it was one of the sweetest sunsets I've ever seen over the Indian River lagoon. Luckily, I just happened to have my camera with me (I've learned to carry it with me all of the time) Wanted to share these photos with you. -Paul These photos by Paul Peck (Peck Drywall and Painting) are copyrighted with all rights reserved. These photographs may not be used or reproduced without permission from Paul Peck (Peck Drywall and Painting). I love photography and sharing my photos with anyone that will look at them. Thanks for looking and your feedback. Copyright © 2010 Paul Peck, (all rights reserved) 05/07/2010

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498 SINGLE FAMILY HOMES SOLD IN APRIL THROUGHOUT BREVARD COUNTY THE AVERAGE LIST PRICE WAS $152,728 THE AVERAGE SELL PRICE WAS $144,026 AVERAGE SALES PER SQUARE FT $81 AVERAGE TIME ON THE MARKET FOR HOMES SOLD IN APRIL WAS 97 DAYS THIS IS A PRIME EXAMPLE OF HOMES THAT ARE MARKETED AND PRICED ACCORDINGLY SELL THE FASTEST. IF YOU OR SOMEONE YOU KNOW IS SEEKING THE MOST CURRENT INFORMATION OR A FREE COMPARATIVE MARKET ANALYSIS IN SUNTREE, VIERA ROCKLEDGE, MELBOURNE, CALL STEVE VITANI TODAY AT 321-749-9394 IF YOU OR SOMEONE YOU KNOW NEEDS A BUYERS AGENT THAT WILL PROVIDE YOU WITH THE BEST SERVICE, KNOWLEDGE & NEGOTIATING SKILL AVAILABLE, CALL STEVE VITANI. ALL OF MY BUYERS RECEIVE A BUYERS REBATE ALONG WITH MY BUYER SERVICES. ALL OF MY SELLERS CAN TAKE ADVANTAGE OF MY FULL 5 STAR SERVICE PA... 05/03/2010

Gotta Love 20 minute mud! Arrival time @ customer residence 8:30am.The Job: Repair failing tape joints @ exterior entrance ceiling. 9' x 12' and 14' up. Skim Coat entire ceiling. Re-texture the entire ceiling with an Skip Trowel texture. Prime and Paint with Sherwin Williams A100 exterior Paint.Before repair: Tools needed to do the mud work. So I retaped and muded all of the tape joints 2 coats with two seperate batches of 20 minute mud.Skim coated one side of the vaulted ceiling. One batch of 20 minute.Skim coated the other side of the vaulted ceiling. One batch of 20 minute.Ate lunch.After lunch it was dry enough to texture. After the Skip Trowel texture was applied:Clean up & roll up. Outta there by 2:30pm.Next day, time to Prime w/ Zinnser 123 and Paint w/ Sherwin Williams exterior ... 04/25/2010

  Business is a lot like life in the wild - The early bird gets the goods? You have to stay ahead of your competition everyday. You have to keep up with the latest techniques in your ever changing world. You have to be willing to work hard at it day in and day out just to survive. And if you fail you have to keep trying, because no one else is going to do it for you. But when victory comes the taste is so so sweet! Have a good week everyone. 04/25/2010

I just posted this on my facebook business page Peck Drywall and Painting and wanted to share it with all of my new friends here on ActiveRain too. Photos were taken from my driveway in Indialantic, Florida (about 20 miles from the launch pads). The Atlas 5 rocket was carrying an Air Force experimental Mini Shuttle. It blasted off from Cape Canaveral Air force station at dusk as I was cooking dinner on the grill. In the last couple of photos you can see the stages of the rocket releasing and falling. Read more about the 45th Space Wing Launches Atlas V Carrying X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle 04/24/2010

The Brevard County Farmers Market is open every Thursday from 3:00 to 7:00 PM inside of Wickham Park in Melbourne Florida.   It is co sponsored by the Brevard County Parks and Recreation Departments. Earth Day will be celebrated on April 22, 2010.  Earth friendly products will be offered including reusuable shopping bags.  Shoppers are reminded to support local farmers in our community. Shoppers can find breads, cheese, cakes, cookies and pies.  They can find locally grown fruits and vegetables, organic eggs and grass fed beef. They will also be delighted with the assortment of dog and horse foods, flowers, soaps, lotions and so much more. See you there! Sandy Shores Realtor, Melbourne FL Real Estate Brevard County Real Estate and Investing I specialize in Residential, Investment and R... 04/21/2010

The Melbourne Art Festival is a nationally recognized event that will take place this weekend April 24 & 25.  There are tons of activities that are planned from 9 am to 5 pm each day. The event anticipates about 80,000 visitors over the two day festival. There are hundreds of artists participating and they have art to sell in different mediums.  There will be oil paintings, watercolors, graphic designs, pastels, scupltures, jewelry and objects made out of clay, glass, wood and many other art forms.  There are also plenty of opportunities for the kids to have fun as well.  There are some student art competitions that are going on that weekend.  There will be planned activities throughout the day for kids too.  These include workshops in creating bead jewelry, constructing a mask, molding... 04/20/2010

According to the Melbourne Association of REALTORS® statistics are as follows: Currently there are: 4978 residential listings for sale 1507 rental listings available 1493 condos for sale  387 townhouses for sale  105 income producing properties for sale 2540 vacant parcels for sale For all properties, including single family residential, condo, townhouse and vacant lots: There were 998 new listings. There were 378 sold listings. Average sales price was $136,826. Highest price sold was $1,475,000. Lowest price sold was $ 1,100. Average days on the market were 136. For March 2010 for single family residential units: There were 689 new listings. This is an increase of 16.19% from March 2009 of 593 new listings. There were 292 sold listings. This is an 9.03% decrease from March 2009 of 321... 04/19/2010

*Gypsum Wallboard / Drywall / Sheetrock* Gypsum wallboard was first introduced in the 1920's, and it completed changed interior wall construction. This product is also known as drywall, or sheetrock. The name Sheetrock is a registered trademark of the U.S.Gypsum Co. There are many advantages of drywall over the traditional plaster wall covering methods. Gypsum wallboard is applied dry, as the name drywall implies, so no moisture need be introduced to the underlying structure during construction. You also don't waste time waiting for the plaster to dry, and construction can take place even in cold, moist weather periods. Other benefits: Drywall is less expensive and less labor intensive to install Finished wall interiors are easier to paint and maintain Weighs significantly less than pla... 04/17/2010

Sandy Shores, Realtor | M & M Real Estate, Inc | 321-253-4545 2092 Lansing St., Melbourne, FL Lovingly Maintained Home! This one is a beauty! Move right in! Brevard County, Florida's Space Coast 3BR/2BA Single Family House offered at $167,777 Year Built 1996 Sq Footage 1,845 Bedrooms 3 Bathrooms 2 full, 0 partial Floors 1 Parking Unspecified Lot Size .17 acres HOA/Maint $12 per month DESCRIPTION WOW! Home is lovingly maintained! Home Warranty with AHS! Roof 2005! Shimmering ceramic tile! Open kitchen boasts breakfast bar, pantry & eat in area! Owned security system! Lovely master suite w/make up vanity, garden tub & separate shower! Termite bond! Impeccably maintained! Owned security system! 2 skylights! Light & brigt! Sprinkler system w/well! Gorgeous privacy fenced yard! Quaint porch... 04/17/2010

Melbourne, Florida is happening right now!  Buyers are raining on the available inventory like a big spring shower.   Beware: these buyers are armed with sharp pencils instead of umbrellas!  Everybody is looking for the best deal - heck, aren’t we all?    The April 30th tax credit deadline is two weeks away and it’s just too good to pass up.  Sellers:  make sure your home is show-ready!!!Lots of excitement and anticipation out there for both buyers and sellers.   Play nice and keep a cool head.  An overly aggressive style usually bombs out during negotiations.  This is a good rule for both sides to remember.  Get out there and get a spring deal while they’re blooming!   04/16/2010