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I've never had a propane tank to refill before, but I need to fill one today (for our new patio heater) and it occurred to me I have no idea where there is a propane filling station in Irvine. I guess I could just call every gas station until I find one with propane, but since Google doesn't...

@songkou - There were only a few windows (the master bedroom I think) where the extra thick frames were needed because of the crank and shallow depth and yes, there was an added charge, but pretty minor (though I don't recall the numbers). In one case of a nail through the wall, the nail is...

Oh, duh. Sorry, no of course you do get the final walkthrough. I totally forgot and was just thinking about all the times we wanted to come take a look and they wouldn't let us.

They [intentionally] make that hard by not allowing you into the house during the last month before closing.

Thanks for the update! Are you in a plan 1 at Saratoga? Did you opt for clearview blinds? I think you made a good choice. I was happy with the service and product. Upon install, just look around all the edges of each frame to see if they accidentally shot a nail through the face of the wall...

@No Quarter - Thanks again for swooping in and offering your expert patio knowledge! I'm planning on a Weber grill that has a propane or natural gas version. The latter has a 10' hose, so I'm hoping that will suffice. I suppose then it really just comes down to: 1) shutting off the gas to the...

I'm considering (eventually) getting a BBQ grill for the patio and would like to opt for natural gas rather than propane. I see that there's a gas pipe stub sticking out of one of my patio walls but it just has a cap on it. Is there some kind of valve you can buy at Home Depot to just screw...

Few things I've been really happy about with Dish that DirecTV didn't offer (keeping in mind I had the HR-22 receiver, not the Genie): 1) Being able to very simply watch remotely (web browser, phone/tablet app, etc.) any programming from your receiver at home, including both recorded...

Also about getting DishTV: We got a free iPad Mini for signing up. That was a nice perk. ^_^

I phoned and left voicemails for that guy but he never bothered to call me back. Our sardine can was probably too small potatoes for him I guess.

I have heard only bad things about Uverse, but I don't have an first-hand experience I can share. I have had Cox for Internet for probably over 10 years and have always been very happy with them. For years they would continually increase the maximum speed for no additional charge. My connection...

That's a very excellent point about needing to soak all the existing soil at first. It makes a lot of sense and I simply hadn't considered it. This TI is a wealth of vital information thanks to knowledgeable people like yourself willing to dispense with such sound advice. Thanks! [edit]...

Oh, geez. I'm so sorry to hear that. It's definitely very surprising, but it doesn't sound like an issue of a missed voicemail or anything. I haven't had such a horrible experience with him, but I have with many others, so I totally understand your not wanting to deal with him. That's a bummer...

@qwerty - No, they didn't cover with any apparent mulch, per se. He just covered all our existing soil with his own homegrown soil. It looks like the clay soil underneath their soil is pretty consistently moist still even though I haven't watered since Friday. @No Quarter - Thanks for the...

So our landscaping was completed last week and our landscaper setup the automatic timer to water daily for 4 minutes. This sounded liked an awful lot of watering to me, especially after reading some posts months ago here on TI where people said even 4 days a week for 2 minutes might be too much...

@LiefinIrvine - Thank you! That's so nice! : ) @heffalump - Thanks! It's from simplyfountains.com.

I'm glad you appreciated the juxtaposition.  8)

@songkou @stromung - That's very kind of you to say, but you are definitely being too generous. Thanks for the very nice words. : ) @irvinehomeowner - Thank you. I thought you were referring to yourself as Homie, but from this comment it sounds like that's your significant other. That's cute...

Job's all done, though we're having them add a couple more star jasmine plants and some more lights. They won't be able to add them very soon due to other projects they're working on. In any case, here's a set of 16 nighttime photos and here's a video walkthrough...

@socaltrojan81 Thanks! Yes, you're quite right. It really does help to take a bit of the sting out of that huge price tag. @SoCal Take a look at the last few pages, as there are several photos showing the work we're having done. Landscaping is the least of it, and for that the most expensive...