This forum provides you with resources about home renovation, improvement, makeover and repair topics such as bathroom design, bathroom remodel, cabinet replacement, countertop selection, driveway paving, drought tolerant plants, finding contractors, flooring, furnace, furniture, heating system, home design, home insulation, home performance, hot water heater, kitchen design, kitchen remodel, low flow toilets, moisture management, rain water collection, remodel planning, retrofit, roof tiles, solar system, window replacement, and many others. While we focus on issues in California, particularly in the San Francisco Bay Area, San Jose, Oakland, Alameda, Cupertino, Fremont, Los Gatos, Marin, Menlo Park, Mill Valley, Pleasanton, Sacramento, Santa Clara, San Rafael, Sausalito, most information is applicable in all parts of USA as well as the rest of the world.