Recent content by Sam78

Woke up a few times in the night; and wondered if I should take the kids downstairs.. and leave the wife upstairs.

Yes, unfortunately. I also felt it was way too costly considering they send one person for 3 hours x 2 days. I looked at three vendors; all three quoted around $1475 to $1600. I also looked up commercial grade epoxy material kit, so I can do this myself. But the material alone costs around $950.

Yes, I will PM his contact details to you.

Wow, I would have never known. Thank you.

Call the builder and ask them to loosen it up. One of the shutter vendors who visited my home (I think Windows Decorators) noticed the same issue in my house. They said this is how builders set it up to avoid doors being open (?!). And their recommendation was to get the builder (home warranty...

This Sunday morning, my wife and I discussed about canceling a class for my daughter since it was outside budget. And then when I read this article, I was wondering when I will have that kind of money to spend... hmm.

So we did finalize it yesterday. We had 15 windows at 170 sq ft. Bella Blinds quoted $2900 as last price. Sunland Polyurethrene shutters, 3.5", Clear view with hidden metal rod, Outside frame, 2.5" Malibu frame. 6-8 weeks. 25 years Warranty. Windows Decorators agreed to meet the lowest quote -...

Yes, the area is approximately 170 sq foot.

So we are now into selecting a Shutter company to install shutters for our windows at our Saratoga Residence-1 home. We decided to add Curtain to 6 big windows, and add shutter to the rest of the 15 windows. After reading through, our shutter requirements we clear: clear view, half-white, split...

I wanted to follow-up and provide an update. Good new first. We closed our Escrow, with none other than SGIP. Thanks everyone for the advise. You could not go wrong with SGIP. He had me locked down at 3.875% 30yr fixed with 20% down. He got us around $2400 in credit and $400 in discount. I...

Let me ask the stupid question. Other than the look, is there any reason to buy a built-in fridge? Going by the looks of NYT, I dont see much difference between standalone and built-in.. don't they all look the same? I should be missing something.

Visited the models on the 13th (were you there in the 13th OSguy?)  :D TUSD. Canyon Elem. Bechman High. Faces hills on one side. Plan 1 resembled Saratoga Plan 1. Two changes: lobby in second floor and glass sliding doors in the first floor. My wife liked the glass sliding door in the great...

They may do. Their website does not do justice. You should go there and browse through the big books they have. We spent around 3-4 hours mulling over various models and picked 3 modles that fit our need and checked the price. We were pleasantly surprised by the price (good rectangular 4 seat...

Furnishing America. Pros Cheap. Great people. Good customer service. A nice elderly gentleman and freedom to browse as many hours as you please with no sales pressure. Cons: On the lower quality (Nothing broke). Hot warehouse.

I was there yesterday. In Saratoga, only the two Model homes (Residence 1 and Residence 2x) remain. The Residence 1 model home is priced at 978,000.  :o