This forum provides you with resources about home renovation, improvement, makeover and repair topics such as bathroom design, bathroom remodel, cabinet replacement, construction, countertop selection, drainage, driveway paving, drought tolerant landscape, drought tolerant plants, faucet, flooring, furnace, home appliances, home insulation, hot water heater, kitchen design, kitchen remodel, non-toxic material, paint selection, plumbing, remodel planning, retrofit, solar system, water conservation, window replacement, and many others. While we focus on issues in California, particularly in the San Francisco Bay Area, San Jose, Oakland, Berkeley, Contra Costa, Dublin, Fremont, Los Gatos, Moraga, Orinda, Redwood City, Sacramento, San Mateo, Santa Cruz, Walnut Creek, most information is applicable in all parts of USA as well as the rest of the world.