Recent content by mdadgar

Tommy picked up my lift at the freight depot in San Jose and installed it in my garage in Los Gatos, including setup and disposal of all the packaging, for $300. http://www.liftguy.com/ Was totally worth it as the lift weighed 1300 lbs. Thumbs up for Tommy. - Mark

I think that's probably the cost to get it from their warehouse to the port in China. - Mark

When I priced driveway concrete work here in the SF Bay Area three years ago, it all came in at $10.50/sq ft. That's installed - grading, prep, finish, etc. - Mark

This one is pretty hard to argue with for the price: http://www.tirerack.com/accessories/detail.jsp?ID=61 - Mark

That's what I meant - Premier Garage was cheaper than Garage Solutions, but the quality is not as good. I wish I'd spent more and gone with Garage Solutions. - Mark

I have Premier Garage cabinets in my garage and they are just OK. I would not use them again. One cabinet pulled off the wall. The construction is not as solid as I would like given the price. To their credit, they came out and made it right with no questions asked and their installers...

My quotes came from freightquote.com and someone else (can't remember). They include all customs duties, etc. which you'll need to pay on top of the $95. Keep us posted on what your total comes out to! - Mark

Jane quoted me $80 for freight, but I am skeptical as that does not jive with the freight quotes I am getting from this end ($800-1000). Anyone tried using Ever Eternal's freight forwarder? Did the cost end up being what they quoted? - Mark

Who quoted you $375? I was getting quotes of $800-1000 to Port of San Francisco, which should be easy, all inclusive of freight/customs/duties/etc. - Mark

Man, you guys are killin' me. I could barely get the slab and driveway poured for that here. - Mark, lives in SF Bay Area

Lots of legal aliens and other Americans speak Spanish, too, it turns out. - Mark

We used PolarTec foil-backed plywood for the roof of our house when remodeling 4 years ago and it's fantastic stuff. Between that and the in-wall batting, our upper floor doesn't get much over 80 degrees in even the hottest 100+ weather and the lower floor stays in the 70s. Recommended...

I second the recommendation of an instantaneous electric water heater. Easy, super convenient, and energy-efficient (since they heat the water when you need it, not all the time). I used an EEMax SP-95. About $200. - Mark

Matte sealers are available, too. - Mark, doesn't care for the "wet" look either

Amen. - Mark