Caulk Is Not a Raincoat: 5 Places Pasadena Homeowners Seal Before the Rains That Make Leaks Worse
Every October the same thing happens. The first storm shows up on the forecast, someone buys a case of caulk,...
Hastings Ranch Houses Are 75 Years Old. Here’s What Wears Out First.
Most of the houses in Hastings Ranch were drawn by one architect, built by one builder, and finished within a...
The Week-Before-Guests Repair List: 7 Things in a Pasadena House That Fail in Front of Company
Houses tend to fail on the day the company arrives. The toilet nobody has flushed three times in a row...
Should You Repair or Replace the Original Wood Windows in Your Pasadena House? Our Answer Is Usually Repair
Somebody knocks on your door in Bungalow Heaven or Madison Heights with a clipboard and tells you the original wood...
Why Is My Garbage Disposal Leaking From the Bottom? (It Is Not the Reset Button)
You reached under the kitchen sink for the dish soap and the cabinet floor was wet. Flashlight up: nothing dripping...
Don’t Plane a Sticking Door in September (and Four Other Pasadena Door Myths)
Every September the same call comes in: a bedroom or bathroom door that closed fine in June now drags on...
What Bungalow Heaven Homeowners Learn the Hard Way About Permits
If you own one of the roughly 800 bungalows between Washington Boulevard and Orange Grove Boulevard, there is a rule...
Sliding Glass Door Repair in Pasadena: 2026 Cost, Roller & Track Guide
If you have to plant a foot on the frame and heave with both hands to get your patio door...
Gutter Cleaning in Pasadena: 2026 Cost, Timing & Gutter Guards
Ask any Pasadena homeowner when they last thought about their rain gutters and you will usually get the same sheepish...
