It appears that summer has truly arrived here in Southern California, with temperatures breaking 90 degrees for the first time in what has seemed like an endless 5-6 months of an unusually cold and dreary winter. Our characteristic cloudless blue skies have finally returned, and with them comes a happy, if unrelenting, sun! While we […]
Hello, my fellow home improvement lovers! Today we’re going to do something a little bit different and give you some straight FACTS about the world’s original homewrecker, every home owner’s worst nightmare – the termite! These little creepy crawlies come from the cockroach order Blattodea, meaning that they’re actually quite closely related to the cockroach. […]
The most dangerous predators move in silence. They cannot be seen, heard, or smelt. Their entrance and attacks go unnoticed. There is nothing more dangerous than a danger you cannot detect. We know that you, our dear reader, have probably spent a great deal of money, perhaps a fortune, on your beautiful home. You probably […]
Captain Holt glanced at his watch and knew what time it was. He poured himself a cup of coffee and looked at the case on his desk. These bad guys weren’t caught on his security system, and they were nowhere to be found, even though he had the proof of what had happened! Like any […]
A weird concept that we’ve been playing around with recently goes like this: what if you moved certain rooms in your house and made them completely outdoors? What would they look like, and how would you design them to best make use of the open space? It’s fun to think about, in a mind-bending way; […]
“Another potential tenant decided to go with a unit across the street, Mary Anne.” “Another one?! What is going on?!” Mary Anne groaned as she set the phone down and rubbed her eyes. The third prospect in as many weeks had passed up her Encinitas beachfront condo, preferring to stay in another unit in the […]
Photo by NoMow Turf – Look for home design design inspiration As the number and length of draughts increases and the price of water seeming to rise every year, many in Southern California are deciding to forego the usual natural lawn and switch over to artificial grass. There’s a number of reasons so many are […]
Here at HomeTechnics, we highlight businesses that make your home (or office) beautiful, functional, exceptional, and a place you want to be. However, time just doesn’t stop as soon as you’ve installed those beautiful wood cabinets or laid down new flooring. Time moves on, and so do bugs. At this time of year in Southern […]
Imagine having to remodel your whole kitchen before a major event. That was the exact situation we were in. Our existing kitchen had deteriorated and was outdated. Tiles were cracked, paint peeling from the walls and the cabinets were so old fashioned, you would have thought you were getting a drink from a bar in […]
Beep! Beep! Beep! Sandy Sanders laid on the horn. She couldn’t be late again, or her boss would never let her hear the end of it. Of course, her boss was her mom. Her parents had started a home and family blog, called “Sander’s Home: when she was little, and she had recently begun writing […]