Recent content by er5b

We had dark wood floors in our first house (similar to the pic PS9 posted above) with white cabinets, light counters/backsplash.  Loved the look, but definitely got dusty quickly.  We moved when our little one was close to 2 and we didn't have any issues with dents/scratches (other than 1 place...

Wondering if anyone has used an interior designer or interior decorator and has any recommendations.  Thanks!

Does anyone have a gardener that they would recommend? We are really looking for someone to come every couple weeks to maintain/prune plants we have, do fertilizing when necessary, make sure water is set right, etc.  Thank you!

They have something similar at Restoration Hardware.  Here's a link: http://www.restorationhardware.com/catalog/category/products.jsp?link=LagunaFireTables&categoryId=cat2980003

Some of those are nice.  Not necessarily zen... just like the cleaner lines.  stucco rather than ledger stone.  clean concrete caps.  uniform flooring (not small pieces different sizes in a pattern).  Kind of like this... www.houzz.com/photos/6646338/Galatea-contemporary-patio-orange-county

@resortstyle, thanks for the clarification!  Will probably be contacting you guys soon.  @eyephone, oh TI has already helped us a ton!  I've added and taken people off of my list after searching and reading past posts re: landscaping.  So far it's been hard to find a company willing to work...

I'm a little confused.  Is this the same company as Land Reform Construction?  I thought I had seen someone here saying that a few weeks ago, but couldn't find the post when I just searched.  Your website and the photos on your website look similar to what I remember from Land Reform's (though...

@eyephone, no, but I think depending on the type of installation it can change the price a landscaping company is willing to charge for it.  From what i've been told, concrete pavers that can be installed with the sand/gravel method should be cheaper than doing a travertine or a real stone. ...

this is probably what you are looking for. modern style paver, uniform color, clean look, and they have large size paver like 4ft x 2ft http://www.stepstoneinc.com/http://www.stepstoneinc.com/details_pavers.htm Yes, I actually had seen your prior posts a few years back about step stone and...

What kind of pavers are you looking at?

We are in the process of trying to figure out our landscaping/hardscape.  It seems like a lot of houses in Irvine do some form of travertine or flagstone.  We would like to do something different and our style is more clean lines/contemporary.  Just wondering if any of you have found/seen a...

We rented the clubhouse in Portola Springs a couple times when we lived there.  The first time I tried to go through my homeowners insurance and I got a similar response. We ended up using WedSafe/Private Event Insurance.  Premium was around $100 I believe.  You just fill out their online...

We moved twice in the past year (sold our house, lived with family briefly, then moved to another house) and had to store some stuff in between the two moves, so we were looking for a company that would do the moving and storage for us.  I just looked on yelp and we used Safeway Moving Co.  We...

This fact actually made me end up giving up on buying in that neighborhood (if I'm correct in where I'm guessing we are talking about). We would go to homes and realize there was no way the house was the same square-footage it was being list at.  I would do some research online and find the...

After my post, their website updated... According to their website, here are phase 3 prices: Plan 1:  $1,422,000 - $1,485,000 Plan 2:  $1,470,000 - $1,490,000 Plan 3:  $1,437,000 - $1,565,000 Oh and, the website shows all 6 homes as being "reserved"