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If you'd like more of a cobble/brick look, the Orco Antique Cobble is pretty nice and is rustic and "old-worldy." This was our first choice: What we decided on instead was the Orco Villa which has bricks of 5 different sizes for a much different aesthetic and wasn't too much more per square...

Ah, yes, I had Keystone Pacific in Portola Springs. In which community do you reside?

Same here. It seems they're exclusively who IP uses. Disgusting.

That's effin bull ess and it angers me greatly.  >:D I can't stand how they have a stranglehold over everything you want to do in your yard to supposedly protect your neighbors' interests, but if your neighbors are infringing on your interests they just tell you "Tough luck." Really? What the...

The cost of flagstone will likely be about double the price of pavers, depending on which pavers you're after, of course. Do you have a particular paver in mind?

@eyephone - He doesn't seem to inflate his prices "too" much, but I think it's always a safe bet to try and negotiate. For our situation, because we changed the plans so much and so many times, I didn't really try to wiggle too much until I was ready to tell him we'd go to contract with him. At...

@eyephone - They don't have a firm timeline. The landscaper, John, has a sort of loose philosophy about how quickly work gets done. Effectively he's said some parts of the job can really burn his guys out and he doesn't want them to be overworked (and make mistakes), so it's sort of a...

Thanks @JasonTheArtist for the diagram. Great looking stuff! I hope to see more from other members! And @songkou, I hope you'll come back and share down the line once you've gotten your work started. : ) After our first day of big work, a lot was done. Most of the flagstone for our California...

Just thought I'd start a new consolidated thread for this discussion since previous discussions about my landscaping are spread out across other threads. First, about our landscaper: If you're still looking for a landscaper, please see my recommendation for the great guy we chose...

All I have to go off of is what multiple sales people have stated on different occasions, and that is "You own the land." As to how that statement can be defined by them, I'm uncertain. : \

Yes it's a detached condo, but we do own the land, so there has to be some kind of measure as to how much of that land there is, right?

Wow, that's a relief. I'm glad to know all the fine affordable housing folks will have their own elementary school and won't be clogging up Stonegate's. I was a bit concerned about that.

I believe the one "for instance" I gave was "Whenever I sell my home at some point, I'll want to list the lot size." And Cheryl's reply was, "It doesn't matter. Buyers don't care about that." I've since considered other important examples where it can very seriously matter. For example, what if...

That's interesting. When I asked about property line and lot size, Cheryl (the sales office manager) remarked at how unnecessary that information is and that only one previous buyer had insisted on finding that information out but IP could not furnish it so he had to go to the city to request...

Nope, they're a whole, massive 10 feet long.

Thanks for that. To be honest, we've never had to deal with situations like these before; we're still relatively new parents, so we just weren't sure how we should or should not have responded. I don't want to block my kids from experiencing how real jerk kids can be because that will leave...

Not "now" do I wish there were more; I've always wished there were more. I don't know who'd make fun of such parents, but that's not me. I'm more Caucasian than Asian, but I myself am definitely more of a helicopter parent. (Even though I'm a father, I'm a bit of a "tiger mother.") Nationality...

You're totally right and I do feel it's expected and normal kid behavior to run around out of control. (That's how they come from the factory.) It's more that even when they're doing something blatantly wrong, the parents still ignore them completely and generally aren't very friendly. (Note...

That's great. I hope it works out for you. After weeks of frustration and 2 returned purchases, we've finally come to an understanding with the universe that we have no choice but to pay through the nose for custom drapes. We'll be spending about $1300. : (( Side note: I did find the fabric...

No, not so much. : \ (Advance warning: rant ahead.) Our bad feelings about the park, or "Little Bombay," is mainly due to the people who create an undesirable atmosphere. The park is constantly overrun with rude, undisciplined, filthy children. My oldest son is still very young and I have to...