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What do people typically use? I clean them about every other week with a water hose and a squeegee broom. It does require a lot of water that end up going over the plants soil. I think the large amount of water might be bad for the plants though as they get overwatered. Is that the common...

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I got one through my work. It has some good coupons in there. Just wondering if there was other places to find them. I remember last year some model homes had them. Wouldn't mind getting an extra set of coupons.

I just got a secured property tax bill. It was forwarded by Irvine pacific and requesting that I pay it. The secured tax bill looks like it contains tax for the whole year 2016 (1% of land value and the full CFD melorooz tax). I moved in June 2016. Am I responsible for taxes for the first half...

It's been 8 months since we moved in Eastwood village and our address still doesn't show up in google maps. The mail services like USPS, Fedex, UPS have no problem finding it though so it seems to be updated in their maps. Is this standard? Anything I can do to fix that? When inputting my...

I moved in new construction with MR in June 2016. I haven't received a property tax bill yet. I was told that I would be getting a special assessment covering June 2016-June 2017 in march. Then in October, I'll get a tax bill covering July 2017-June 2018. Is this accurate? That would mean that...

We like the look of wood for outdoor furniture. Shopping around, there seems to be 2 options. Eucalyptus and teak. Teak seems to be the best option although more expensive. Heavy thick Teak set would cost 3-4K. A thinner teak set like this one is low 2K...

I'm looking for good quality outdoor furniture. Have trouble find places showcasing products. There's tons online but really hard to know what you're getting. Looking for good quality decent price (not cheap but not crazy expensive either). Looking for outdoor dining patio set

I'm trying to decide what system to use. I have an Irvine backyard (about 800sqft total including sides. Typical Irvine yard with tiles and 2 ft of privacy trees on the side of the yard. What are pros/cons? I'm worried after the sprinkler system making the tiles wet. But I hear the drip system...

What do people usually go with? My landscaper will install the lights. I provide the lights and transformer. I have the typical small Irvine backyard. I see a wide variety of spot lights and pathway lights online so not sure what to go with.

At this point, we have decided to go with Golden west shutters. Most of the windows have 0.5inch depth so we can't do an inside mount. With 3/4 inch louvers and the hidden tilt, we're looking at a shutter depth of 2.25 inch. For some windows, we can do inside mount and have a depth of only 1...

How do they compare? From reading the multiple threads here, it sounds like Golden west has a slight edge in quality. However, most threads say that Orange county shutters don't manufacture their shutters locally which they seem to do according to their owner. Am I missing something? I got...

Anyone here bought their own unit and had a plumber install it? I'm considering doing that. Home depot sells cheap GE units (450-700) but Fleck 5600xt seems more highly recommended although. Was wondering if people here had experience or recommendations for some units other than the more...

I was discussing which landscape trees to use. One of the options is the boxwood green tower trees from Monrovia but I believe they are very expensive compared to other options. What do most people use? Any good alternative that grows rather straight without expanding too much. It's a concern as...

I see lots of recommendations for hardscape/landscape over here. I was however wondering where should I get started for landscape design. The obvious landscape for our yard is to pave everything (either pavers concrete or tiles) with a feet or 2 on the side for plants. I'm looking for a few...

How bad is it? From our design center visit, it looks pretty terrible. But I've lived in a bunch of Irvine apartments and the carpets they put in their rental doesn't seem that bad. We're buying Helena in Eastwood (3 bedroom townhome). We're planning on doing engineered hardwood on first floor...

I'm currently in the buying process for Helena. On their brochure, they quote AD tax $1050 per year CFD tax $1700 per year Other taxes $164 per year. Looking at the documents in the contrat, it looks like we'll have CFD No. 86-1, CFD 09-1 CFD 1, AD 13-25. I believe CFD 86-1 is $685/year and...

Grand opening is this weekend. I think this is equivalent to Cambria plans in SG. It's mid to high 600s, 3bdrm with a very tiny yard (bigger than the average Irvine townhouse though). 3 bedroom. Seems like a good model for those wanting a single family residence (such as Petulma) in Irvine but...

I'm trying to get an idea of differences between neighborhoods and resale value in a few years for models with similar floorplans (we're looking more towards the 3bdrm townhomes 1500-1900sqft) I know that Eastwood will go to Northwood high school while others will be the new Portolla high...

My lease is expiring in less than 2 months and I am currently house hunting. The renewal rates with Irvine company are excessively high for anything with some flexibility. Current rent is $1700. Month to month will be $2300/mo. 13mo lease is 1800/mo. 8mo lease 1900/mo. 4mo lease 2200/mo. That...