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Is Your Roof About to Collapse? Advice from our Roofing Pros

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Have an older house with a super old roof? Or, is your roof just in extremely rough shape? Are you worried that the old roof is about to give up on you or worse yet, collapse in on itself? For many homeowners, the thought that their roof might collapse one day is a real concern, and while a collapsing roof is not the most common home accident, it does happen and can pose some serious safety concerns for your family.  It can be difficult to tell if your roof is about to collapse. This is … [Read more...]

San Diego Custom Furniture Company Focuses on Quality and Customer Satisfaction

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Having a piece of custom furniture built may sound like something that’s reserved only for luxury homes, but one San Diego custom furniture company is hoping to change that. Three Pines Wood Co., owned by master furniture builder Jack Ward, is creating custom furniture pieces of all types for San Diego homes, and is doing it for prices that are comparable to many of the mass-produced furniture items sold in mid- to high-end retail stores. Three Pines builds heirloom-quality furniture pieces … [Read more...]

Apartment Building Maintenance: Essentials for Satisfied Tenants

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Regular apartment building maintenance checks prevent unsolicited expenses for both leasing companies and tenants. Besides, it ensures optimal living conditions as well as reduces the occurrence of accidents and tenant complaints. This brief checklist provides you with a plan of what must be done regarding building maintenance depending on your specific situation. The maintenance activities described here should be completed twice a year, even if we are talking about new … [Read more...]

Do San Diego Painting Companies Do Cabinet Refinishing?

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Cabinet refinishing is one of those things that can mean different things to different people. Homeowners in San Diego tend to use the term to mean everything, from cabinet refacing to cabinet re-staining to cabinet painting. All three services involve changing the look of your cabinets, but they involve different methods of doing so and achieve different results. It’s helpful to know exactly what service you are looking for when you start calling companies in San Diego to get quotes, so … [Read more...]

What Differentiates a Good Paint Job from a Bad (or Mediocre) One?

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Prices can vary wildly when it comes to residential house painting in San Diego. You may be able to find a handyman or someone who paints houses “on the side” to do the job for far less than what a professional house painting company would charge. But as they say, “You get what you pay for.” This is almost always true when it comes to house painting. Pay cheap prices; get cheap work. But what differentiates a good paint job from a bad paint job? Often, it has to do with how long the paint job … [Read more...]

Is Winter a Good Time to Get My San Diego House Painted?

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At my San Diego house painting company, we sometimes get asked what the best time of year is to get exterior house painting done. Fortunately, in San Diego, there is really no bad time to have your house painted. In other parts of the country, you need to account for weather when it comes to exterior house painting, but not here. San Diego only gets rain for 38 days per year, on average. That leaves more than 300 days per year when the weather is perfect for exterior painting!  One … [Read more...]

San Diego Company, RLDH, Perfects the Minimalist Computer Desk

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When the COVID-19 virus first hit and many employees were sent home to work, it was assumed that it would only be for a couple of weeks. As things dragged on, and many employees realized they would be working from home for the foreseeable future, they started shopping for desks for their homes. Since not everyone has a dedicated home office, the vast majority were looking for a minimalist computer desk that they could tuck away in a corner of a bedroom or in their living room. Not … [Read more...]

Features to Include in Your Kitchen Remodeling Project

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Your kitchen is an integral part of your home, bringing your family and friends together through meals, shared drinks, and tradition. Kitchen remodeling in San Diego may seem daunting at first, especially the idea of having limited access to your kitchen while the remodel takes place. You may wonder how to decorate, what features you need or want, and where to start. How you remodel your kitchen will depend on how you and your family use the space, how much time you spend there, and of … [Read more...]

What is the Cost of a Basement Foundation Repair?

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A basement foundation is probably the most expensive of all kinds of building foundations. When it needs a repair, the cost may be scary, or not. A basement foundation increases the value of an apartment. Therefore, the cost of fixing a damaged basement may not be scary if you are selling the apartment. It may also not be scary if your need for extra space beneath exceeds the cost of maintenance. Most importantly, you should never take any sign of cracks, leaks, sinks, or bows for granted if you … [Read more...]

7 Marvelous Ideas To Upgrade Your Bedroom Style

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The bedroom is the queen of all rooms in your house. Every household in San Diego places a lot of effort into making the bedroom look good. It’s the place where we go to rest, wind down and retreat from everything stressful and tiring. Therefore, your bedroom should be styled in a way that brings you peace and comfort, however, you shouldn’t forget about the aesthetic aspect either. After all, it’s important to keep things pretty, since this is the first thing you see when you wake up. So if … [Read more...]