Shower Valve Have you ever been taking a shower when the water from the showerhead suddenly becomes scalding hot or icy cold? That sudden temperature change is due to a drop in either the hot or cold side water pressure. This can happen when someone else in the house turns on the water at a […]
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How Much Does It Cost to Remodel a Kitchen?
How Much Does It Cost to Remodel a Kitchen? Recently, while visiting a client regarding a kitchen remodel in Mission Viejo, California, she asked me “How much does it cost to remodel a kitchen?” She also asked if there was a difference in both cost and work between remodeling a kitchen and updating a kitchen. I […]
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Bathroom Smells Does your bathroom have a sour, rancid, or sewer smell? Do you keep the bathroom door closed because it smells so bad? What are these bathroom smells? What you are smelling is hydrogen sulfide and/or bacteria. Hydrogen sulfide is the primary gas in sewer gas. This has shown to be toxic to the […]
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Asbestos HVAC Duct Work Danger HVAC duct work in many older attic spaces can be asbestos type. HVAC systems using asbestos are very common in 1970’s and older Orange County homes. Communities such as Mission Viejo, Lake Forest, Irvine, and many other South Orange County, California homes have asbestos duct work danger throughout their HVAC […]
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How Much to Replace a Shower? When considering how much to replace a shower, the most important factor is the shower type or configuration. Configuration has 2 parts: The existing shower and the new shower. Replacing an existing fiberglass panel shower with a new tile surround shower costs more than replacing with another fiberglass panel […]
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