Oil Drums’ Journey Through South Bay

by | Mar 18, 2013 | a-El Segundo, a-South Bay, Blog

The effort to move Chevron’s drums through the streets of Los Angeles has joined the ranks of the Space Shuttle Endeavour and LACMA’s Levitated Mass — it now has a time-lapse video. The six steel drums were maneuvered through the South Bay, two at a time overnight on Feb. 20, 27 and March 6.

The Worst Colors to Use in a Home

by | Feb 27, 2013 | a-El Segundo, a-Hermosa Beach, a-Long Beach, b-Tips, Hawthorne, Lomita, Manhattan Beach, Palos Verdes Estates, Rancho Palos Verdes, Redondo Beach, San Pedro, South Bay Homes, Torrance

If you are thinking of selling your home and wanting to repaint to attract buyers, then you’ll want to know what colors to avoid. Check out these great tips from Realtor Magazine By Melissa Dittmann Tracey, REALTOR(R) Magazine Emerald may be this year’s color of the...

South Bay Market Trends.com – February 2013

by | Feb 4, 2013 | a-El Segundo, a-Hermosa Beach, a-Long Beach, b-Distress Sales, Hawthorne, Lomita, Manhattan Beach, Palos Verdes Estates, Rancho Palos Verdes, Real Estate, Redondo Beach, San Pedro, Torrance

  South Bay Market Trends .com February 2013 Greater South Bay market including: Carson, El Segundo, Gardena, Harbor City, Hawthorne, Hermosa Beach, Inglewood, Lawndale, Lennox, Lomita, Manhattan Beach, Palos Verdes Estates, Palos Verdes Peninsula, Rancho Palos...

MORE HOMEOWNERS TIPS FOR A HAPPIER 2013

by | Jan 18, 2013 | a-El Segundo, a-Hermosa Beach, a-Long Beach, a-South Bay, Blog, Hawthorne, Lomita, Manhattan Beach, Real Estate, Redondo Beach, San Pedro, Torrance

Tips:
#2-1 DRY OUT TOILET BOWL AND TANK:
Before I have to do any work on a toilet, I use a wet vac to suck out all of the water from the toilet bowl and tank. No more messes.

#2-2 ON RE-PLANTING GRASS SEED:
Put a window screen over a spot in your lawn that you’re reseeding and you won’t have to worry about birds eating the seeds.

#2-3 FIX A DRAIN CLOG:
The plumber couldn’t budge the clog in our upstairs bathtub drain, so he said we’d have to tear out the ceiling below in order to get at the pipe. But a contractor we know had another idea that made a lot more sense. He stuck the nozzle of a wet-dry vac into a roll of electrical tape to get a tight seal against the tub’s drain, and covered the tub’s overflow hole with a flexible rubber pad. Then he turned on the vacuum and, voilà: the clog was sucked out of the pipe, saving our ceiling—and our bank account.

#2-4 NO MORE STUCK OUTDOOR LIGHT BULBS:
Screw-in bulbs in outdoor fixtures can corrode and become stuck in their sockets over time and will often break when you try to twist them out. Rub Vaseline on the bulbs’ threads before screwing them in and you’ll never have a problem replacing the bulb when the time comes.