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Houses Going Up In The Palisades #palisadesfire #cover #losangeles #housedesign

13 Feb 2026 · 1 min

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In this on‑camera vlog, the narrator walks through the Palisades neighborhood after recent wildfires, pointing out burnt palm trees, empty lots, and homes that have been demolished. The focus shifts to Cover, a construction company promising faster home builds, which has just completed its first rebuilt residence in the area—a 2,400 sq ft, sleek, modern house for a previous homeowner. The narrator highlights Cover’s claim of beating competitors in speed, praises the house’s design, and mentions that a separate YouTube video on COVID will be released in a few weeks before continuing the tour of the Palisades.

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Hey, we're in the Palisades today seeing a bit of what the fires did to this place. See all these empty lots and the houses that have been torn down and other ones with houses going up. We're here at the burnt palm trees. We're here to check out this company called Cover. They are trying to make houses faster, and here in the Palisades, they got the first house that's been rebuilt from a previous homeowner. They beat everybody else, so they did what they set out to do. It's a really nice house. It's like 2,400 square feet. Super modern and sleek on the inside. And we will have video on the YouTube channel about COVID in a few weeks. And, uh, we're going to go check out the rest of the Palisades now. Road!