This forum provides you with resources about home renovation, improvement, makeover and repair topics such as bathroom design, bathroom remodel, construction, countertop selection, drainage, driveway paving, drought tolerant plants, finding contractors, flooring, furniture, gardening, heating system, home appliances, home performance, hot water heater, kitchen design, kitchen remodel, landscape planning, landscape replacement, moisture management, non-toxic material, remodel planning, roof replacement, saving water, solar hot water, and many others. While we focus on issues in California, particularly in the San Francisco Bay Area, San Jose, Oakland, Alameda, Danville, Los Gatos, Marin, Menlo Park, Orinda, Palo Alto, Sacramento, San Ramon, Santa Cruz, Sonoma, Walnut Creek, most information is applicable in all parts of USA as well as the rest of the world.