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Anyone have any good residential window tinting referrals? I have a glass conservatory that I'm trying to reduce the heat in and protect the furniture that's in there. Thanks!

Curious if anyone did bamboo shades for their conservatory room, we have 12' foot ceilings. We have casings so wondering if we do inside to show it off or outside mount. I notice a lot of models mount all the way up to the ceiling so it makes the room look big. How about operating? I see...

Hi, looking for recs for an affordable electrician to install a 240v/NEMA 14-50 outlet in the garage for an EV. Right now kicking myself as could have done it via the builder for $300 but no longer an option :(. My neighbors have used the recommended EV installers but those cost up to $900 -...

Curious if anyone has comments between the two programs? I know Le Port just recently opened their campus in West Park so it's brand new and ALD (a little dynasty) has been around a bit longer. Doing tours around various montessori schools (le port, great foundation, spectrum, northwood) I did...

Three year old girl attacked by a coyote in portola springs silverado park tonight. Not only going after pets, now also small kids :(. Be careful out there! http://www.ocregister.com/articles/irvine-662842-girl-coyote.html

Was wondering if folks have suggestions for quick local getaways (driving distance) for a multi-day trip with a baby (still learning to crawl). With a little one essentially limited to basic sight-seeing, maybe light hiking, light shopping, and kid friendly eating. My typical goto is Vegas and...

Hi, was wondering if anyone knows of local activities to babies/infants (less than 1). I checked out the Park and Rec catalogs for Irvine and Tustin and all their classes start at 1. The best I have found is StoryTime at the local libraries but wondering if there are other resources? I have...

So looks that the measles outbreak is spreading beyond the people that visited Disneyland. Curious what precautions (if any) parents of newborns that are less than 1yr and cannot get the MMR vaccine are doing? The last outbreak in '89 resulted in over 100 DEATHS and those were mainly with...

Curious if anyone has attended any local real estate clubs? Any value? Primarily looking for the ones that are mainly for education, networking and swapping tips not trying to sell snake-oil. Found a list of some local ones, but figured I ask if anyone attended these before and make any...

Of course Uni is ranked highest for Irvine, but surprised to see Beckman (Tustin Unified) significantly higher than Northwood (Irvine Unified). Who knew!? http://apps.washingtonpost.com/local/highschoolchallenge/?tid=sm_fb

http://www.latimes.com/business/realestate/la-fi-great-park-20131019,0,7290631.story Would add a lot more housing, but if GP can actually get built out it's a big win for all the local communities, instead of the aging empty space right now. Don't get me wrong, the orange balloon is nice...

Was wondering for those that did landscaping any particular nursery you used to source your plants/trees at reasonable cost? Also anyone have recommendations on trees? Seems everyone uses olive tree or CA pepper. Any other alternatives that are good choices for Irvine and suitable for our...

Hi all, wondering for those that did landscaping what was your sprinkler system setup? Any recommendations/lessons learned? We are starting our process and wondering how many zones, how many controllers, run form the bib outlets or run from the main line. We don't have water softener so...

Anyone out there install solar and take advantage of all the rebates? Like to learn more, was it worth the cost, how large of a rebate, who are reputable installers, when does it makes sense (if we don't use much electricity still make sense), what is the payback period? Thanks!

Hi all! Post COE installing recirculation pump systems for tankless water heaters. Was wondering if anyone has installed one of these (contractor or DIY)? Apparently, this will help with eliminating the wait for hot water, right now just wasting a lot of water waiting for it to go hot <sigh>...

Trying to decide on home insurance for a new house between guaranteed replacement vs extended replacement. I've read that guaranteed replacement may not cover full building code so if your house needs more to meet current codes vs when it was built it would be extra. Wondering if it's new...

For those that are NOT sitting on a pile of cash :), any recommendation on banks that will do super jumbo (1M+) 30yr fix loans w/ good rates? We're already working (conditional approved) w/ Chase and Wells (builder preferred). But as any good consumer wanted to see who else to include to price...