I believe it is at 3306 Vail Ave. Redondo Beach, CA 90278.

Off Manhattan Beach Blvd west of Inglewood Ave. It's next to Northrop, but that used to be TRW and they called that area the TRW Tract. I lived on Gibson Pl and had a poker game there once. You were there weren't you?

Now whenever the owners or anyone googles that address, they'll end up here.

I don't know about 7 figures, it's not *that* fancy of a neighborhood, but not far off.

As far as energy requirements - not code though because this was a building code free or lax environment:

These people buried their containers.

zikzak nailed it.

The Zillow estimate for that house is $1.5 million.

The lot is worth more than $500k.

Why? It's tiny and a mile away from the beach. LOLs Angeles.

Yeah, you basically have to be pretty rich to buy a house here. Like, if you have a couple and they each make $100k/yr, you can maybe afford a small house in an area with good schools. A modest 1950s home on a nice street in Compton (yes, they exist) is almost $500k.

30 year fixed rate loan is probably the most common. 15 year is also fairly common I believe. The variable/balloon rates I don't think happen much lately since 2008, but there's probably somebody here who knows more particulars.

Sparks, got any in-progress pics?

Have to Instagram occasionally when moving into your first house.








Few days left of work in the kitchen. And have stuff to do in the adjacent space, like new couches and such.

Lookin good

Sparks, be honest. You bought that house just for the stove, didn't you?

I'm impressed you could get all your ducks in a row that fast for the renovation, and somewhat shocked you found a contractor who could jump on the job that quickly.

The stove is pretty cool. It's a bit old, about 15 years or something I think, but it's a Thermador, so ya gotta like that. Was probably minimum 5K new maybe a lot more. Similar models today go for 10K. To run the electric oven "for religious occasions," the previous owner ran a 240V extension cord from the garage dryer outlet, through the house, to the oven. Uh, okay. They left the stove, but insisted on taking one of the three guava trees in the yard, even wrote it into the purchase agreement. I've never tasted guava, but I got two trees now and I've heard it's pretty tasty fruit, I'll find out in a month or so.

Getting the contractor was pure luck. He's a long time pick-up hockey player buddy of a long time friend of mine. My friend suggested him. He's been pretty good on cost, and really good on schedule, obviously. Just 5 weeks since I told him to start. And he recommended a guy for the flooring and cabinets, who also has come through for the most part.

Update. This is what it was. Tx.

My dishwasher isn't working and I suspect it's the control panel. Dishwasher is 4-5 years old (looks older, came with house). Replacement control panel costs $115. If that doesn't work, it may need a new heating element or control board. Something about the circle shaped heating element shorting the panel.

Risk the $115+ or just buy a new dishwasher?

Depends.

Is that 4-5 years of use doing the dishes of 5 people that cook all meals every day, or 4-5 years of 2 people cooking two meals per week?

I fall into the heavy use category, and wouldn't even consider a repair. Five years is about the life expectancy of dishwashers in my house.

We just moved into our house last December. It was a flip by a contractor so all of the appliances are less than a year old. Twice last year I had to call our gas company to come out because the gas was not getting to our appliances. Both times, all they did was pull on the plug that's on the side of the meter that resets and allows the gas to begin flowing to the house. I can't remember the name of the part, but it has to do with an interruption to the gas flow that causes it to close off the flow of gas. This happened again yesterday when I turned the heat on for the first time this year. The guy came out and reset it. Well, it happened again today and when I called the gas company they told me I need to contact a contractor because it's likely some other issue. I challenged back that regardless, it should be their issue to correct, since it's clearly something with the gas or meter.

My questions are, am I correct that this should be on them to look at? Any thoughts on what could continue to cause the gas to continue to be interrupted? If it is on me to get fixed, what sort of contractor would I need to contact?

Many plumbers also work on gas lines, as do furnace companies. Google something like 'natural gas plumber' to find ones in your area

I got a dead animal smell in upstairs closet that won't go away. I cannot access this area from attic. What should I do ?

Sorry, missed this response but glad I could help!
What did you end up doing?

Expanding but with appliance/hvac/ outdoor power parts, there is a website repairclinic.com that will take back electrically installed parts which is unheard of in any industry. Check them out

Probably have to call a plumber and ask who's responsible for the Regulator issue.

I thought everything having to do with the meter is the gas companies problem and everything after the meter is homeowners deal.

So the gas flow is, ground------>shutoff valve----->gas regulator(part needing to be reset)------>gas meter------>inside your home?

Bought a new Bosch from Sears. Was able to uninstall old one and install new one without flooding the house or electrocuting myself. Only been a homeowner for a few months but these small projects are fun and rewarding.

Sometime in next couple months I'd like to snag an Amazon Echo with a couple Smart Home devices. Prob the wifi thermostat and an outdoor surveillance camera. Anyone found other items more useful?

Just bought my first house & moved in a couple weeks ago. Read this whole thread in 2 days. A bit sobering that I know nothing about anything. What's a good place to get started? Forums/books/youtube channels? A couple people in the beginning mentioned a Home Depot book that helped them - is this it?

My process has been google what I want to fix and watch a few videos, then take picture and ask stupid questions for clarification on DIY forum (sometimes what I thought was the problem isn't, so the videos I watched wouldn't have helped anyway). Then I assess how confident I am DIYing it vs how bad the consequences would be if I **** it up vs how annoying/expensive it is to try to find someone to do it for me.