{"id":969,"date":"2006-06-30T08:35:00","date_gmt":"2006-06-30T08:35:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/reformedchicksblabbing\/2006\/06\/the-poor-contractor.html"},"modified":"2006-06-30T08:35:00","modified_gmt":"2006-06-30T08:35:00","slug":"the-poor-contractor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/reformedchicksblabbing\/2006\/06\/the-poor-contractor.html","title":{"rendered":"The Poor Contractor!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Imagine being only thirty days away from finishing a huge project with many custom features and then have it all be destroyed by fire:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Tuesday night, the house was struck by lightning. It had been under construction for more than two years and was within 30 days of completion. There was no furniture inside, but the fire caused extensive structural damage.<br \/>\n&#8220;It&#8217;s devastating just to see all that much work and heart and soul go into a project and have it come to this point,&#8221; George said.<br \/>\nGeorge is the builder and is friends with the owner. He said the house had marble floors, custom-made cabinetry and extensive, and very expensive, plaster work throughout all the walls and ceilings.<br \/>\n&#8220;They handmade the molds and did a phenomenal job of recreating that old European ornate look,&#8221; George said.<br \/>\nNow it&#8217;s looking like the French chateau-style home may have to be demolished and started from scratch. The owner of the home is Brett Moscovitz. He runs a surveying and mapping corporation in Winter Park.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Read the rest <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wftv.com\/news\/9439357\/detail.html\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Imagine being only thirty days away from finishing a huge project with many custom features and then have it all be destroyed by fire: Tuesday night, the house was struck by lightning. It had been under construction for more than two years and was within 30 days of completion. 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