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I take our cars (both Japanese cars) to South Coast Auto near the airport for all maintenance, including oil changes. I want to say that my wife's car is about $40 for the oil change, and mine is about $60 since my car takes synthetic oil. FYI - they do not take appointments and they can get...

In my opinion, there are too many variables to be able to say whether or not 7.50/sq. foot is reasonable, as it depends on the type of engineered hardwood that you'd be getting. However, to provide you with a frame of comparison, we had our hardwoods installed by Venetian Flooring Systems back...

Got it. What I was thinking was that we could open up a number of windows and doors but, before we put our son to sleep, we'd close his window while leaving other ones open. Hopefully the house will have cooled down sufficiently by then such that his room will be a comfortable temperature.

I think that's correct. I am also doing my research, and a 6900 CFM unit from Lowes is about $350 whereas a QuietCool house fan, which is allegedly a more quiet system, would cost over $1K. Thus, $2K doesn't sound completely out of the ballpark if she was using a higher quality unit. I'm still...

Agreed! We'll have the attic fan put in, but we'll probably hold off on the whole house fan for now. We realized that our balcony may have some wood rot that should probably be addressed immediately - the home was built in 1979 and it looks like the balcony has no drainage system so water just...

Another update. Once I learned that I didn't have to cut a hole in my roof, I looked into other gable-mounted attic fans and found this one:http://www.amazon.com/dp/B001V5J1XA/ref=twister_B0054SCFJC(you would also need to get this gable vent...

All, wanted to reply to this thread - I had an HVAC guy (Connected Heating & Air) come out to the house yesterday to take care of a clogged primary condensate line and to perform some maintenance on our A/C (the A/C unit is about 17 years old and, according to the HVAC guy, it looks like the...

Right - now that I think of it, I believe that's what may have happened - there was a sale, which got us looking at Lowes, then they agreed to pricematch AND honor the 10% coupon. I'm guessing that's YMMV, since most places won't PM and honor a coupon, but I'm not complaining!

When we were looking at appliances during our remodel, we also considered AJ Madison. However, we opted to go w/ Lowes because of the free delivery and install, as well as the haulaway of our old appliances, which companies like US Appliance does not provide (to the best of my knowledge). In...

In the summer months, I also notice an increase in the ants and spiders around the house. I sprayed the outside of the house a month or so ago but perhaps I didn't do a good enough job, since the ants and spiders keep coming back. If I were to hire a pro, any recommendations in addition to...

@club924, we recently received a quote from American Vision Window (seehttp://www.yelp.com/biz/american-vision-windows-orange).They were a referral from my wife's friend, who has also recommended them to other friends, all of whom have been satisfied with the quality and price. @eyephone also...

Thanks for the info on Resort Style. A friend recently moved to Irvine and was looking for landscaping companies, so I gave her the names of KS Landscaping, Resort Style, and Land Reform. Per what I was told, Land Reform simply never got back to her and KS is providing her w/ a proposal today...

For those of you that have moved into Marigold, could you provide an estimate as to how much one would be expected to spend on backyard landscape/hardscape? I've got a friend who just purchased in the village and she is trying to figure out what the range should be. I know that the cost is...

To set up the Foscams for remote viewing, I watched these Youtube videos: (1)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2xKu4uZtt3M and (2)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iHTxuYa3Kzo I initially set up a free DDNS address through no-ip.com; however, there was an issue about a month or so ago w/...

Not sure if I posted about my prior experience with KS, but we had them re-do a planter in our backyard. Andru was the job foreman and was really great to work with. We had a small job (installing new sprinklers, removing the old plants, and putting in new trees and flowers) in comparison to his...

Andru's e-mail is ks.landscapeanddesign@gmail.com

I also used Spirit Locksmith to re-key a number of locks at our home. I initially intended to re-key 6 locks, and install 2 deadbolts. I obtained quotes from Joe Joe's, Academy Locksmith, and Spirit. I also tried to get a quote from Charlie Ross Locksmith but never got a call back. I picked...

I believe that they are based out of Riverside county. Andru mentioned that he lived out in Corona. I also believe that they have done a number of jobs out here in Irvine (possibly in Cypress Village), although I just can't remember the specifics of what I was told (or who here on TI...

Thanks vonwrede. We ended up having KS Landscaping do the job. It was a small job and we felt like they met our expectations. Andru has remained in contact with us, even though they completed the job a few months ago, to make sure that the trees and plants are doing well. As far as pool gates...

Thanks for the responses! We're probably a few months from making a decision on the windows, as we have just finished up a small landscaping job, as well as putting up a pool safety fence. eyephone, I will PM you when we're ready to get quotes.