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Hi all, We are looking for any recommendations for a contractor to install ceiling fans in a few of our bedrooms. Our home is not pre-wired, and I have been quoted $250/room by a contractor that we have worked with before. I wanted to get a few more bids before we went ahead with the work, so...

Hi all, We purchased a home last year where the water heater looked to be 10+ years old (I'll need to confirm exactly how old it is). We were hoping that the thing would break down during the one-year warranty period, but we had no such luck. Although the water heater still appears to be in...

We've got an older home in Irvine that still have the old-school aluminum (I think) sliding windows. Since dual pane windows did not exist (or were too expensive) at the time the prior owner renovated the home (probably in the 90's), he instead installed DUAL WINDOWS. Yes - two single pane...

Hi All, KS Landscaping was doing some landscaping in our backyard planter this past week, and they advised us that the party wall (not sure if that's the right term) that separates our lot from the neighbor behind us is leaning towards our house. These homes were built in the late 1970's and...

Hi all, My wife and I are looking to install a pool gate and are looking for recommendations of companies and products for this application. We're getting the pool gate for 2 reasons: (1) we've got a kid on the way and (2) for home insurance purposes. We're not comfortable doing this on our...

Hi all, We are planning on undertaking some renovation for our new home (including bathroom and kitchen renovations), and have a pretty good idea of the "look" that we are going for. For those of who have done some renovation to your home(s), I was wondering if any of you have utilized a...