Renovation of existing villa
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Comments (12)Here is a suggestion that may help. Normally, our Virgina soils are acidic. I would get a soil test done for your lawn and for this fall concentrate on adding any lime or fertilizer. I will tell you unless you want to do a lot of watering that starting new grass is not the best idea (gee, wonder how I know) with the rain deficit we've had this summer and fall. If you can core aerate or add compost, so much the better, but not a big deal either. Plan your garden beds and get those ready for the hostas. If you happen to run across clearance prices at the big box stores on fescue or shady mix you could throw that seed down this winter and I think you'd be surprised at how much comes up in the spring. Even with the delayed DST this year I think we've only got about 4-6 weeks left of good growing season. I'd concentrate on the soil this fall and next spring in preparation for lawn renovation next fall. Hope this helps....See More1853 Italianate Villa in San Francisco
Comments (35)I've done restoration in San Francisco in which I removed layers of paint from beautiful wood walls/wainscotting. I have also lived in houses in SF that had beautiful wood interiors, and I agree that the white washed walls cheapens the appearance in this case. I also think $4.2 million is a better price, since $12 million is more than $3000 per sq.ft., but then the lot is probably the main part of the price, just as it is in the neighborhood where I live now. Three-quarters of the value of my house is from the lot alone, but location is very important for me. When I lived in SF, I used heating frequently and spent two months of the winter in Mexico and usually August in Vancouver BC, as August is unbearably cold for me in SF, and I am prone to sinus infections. I used to get them twice a year when I stayed the entire year, and finally I decided that I should live somewhere that I could stay for the entire year instead of having to leave in the winter and summer. I loved living in SF but don't miss it much, although I have frequent dreams about it - often ones that are quite disturbing, especially when I take the wrong streetcar and can't find my way home. I used to have a client on Telegraph Hill whose house overlooked the Bay, and he would redecorate a room each year just before NYE for his black tie NYE parties. He owned silver mines in Colorado, but unfortunately was a coke addict and therefore quite difficult to deal with. I was one of the few people who would put up with him, and that allowed me to raise my rates. I miss being about to get around so easily on foot and public transportation, but I never adjusted to the cold climate - I found it quite harsh. Lars...See MoreLandscaping tips needed - Spanish villa
Comments (17)Thank you everyone for your messages ! I am very happy to see so many options and experts opinions. gardengal48 : regarding the Oleander, this is what our neighbours already have under their window. I believe it is very old (probably 40 years) but it does not fully cover the window... Arbutus unedo: this is a lovely option, didn't think about it. Will definitely look onto it and see if I can find an already grown tree, high enough and check regarding the spreading so it won't eat too much space on the plot/shadow too much the garden (not more than the neighbours' house already do), but I find these trees pretty if well controlled! Figs/avocados: I love both fruits, and it is awesome to have trees producing fruits on the plots! we already have lemon tree, almond tree, orange tree. Our neighbours (on the other side) have fig tree, although the tree is beautiful and quite big, it is too spreaded, not so high and not so leafy unfortunately.. Avocados trees are quite random looking and I am not sure that the temperature will be ideal to grow good avocado fruits. But it would be so convenient as it is my favorite fruit ! kiminpl : thanks for the suggestions of palm trees ! We do have a Canary Island Date Palm and it is very costly as we have to pay the amount of a SIM plan to have it treated on a monthly basis due to the bugs attacks. Bismarckia nobilis + Dypsis decaryi: looks quite efficient when it comes to block the view if already grown, will check this at the tree nursery once there ! Illume Environment + Design: thanks for the name of the tree from the picture, I had no idea ^^ I think that I definitely need to check grown Yuccas at the tree nursery as I like the fact that mine is quite developed and really blocks the space it's covering. I hope to find a bigger one that might reach the height I hope for (I checked on google high Yuccas are definitely an interesting option). For the neighbours laurel, I am not quite sure it will grow much more, I read only that it could reach up to 4-5meters high in some areas in Spain and I believe that we are there already... But I will definitely take a picture and compare once I am there next April, the above picture was taken in April 2017 so it will be the occasion to see if it keeps growing ! the first picture of the very tall Yucca, this would be absolutely perfect for my needs I believe !...See MoreHow can I update my 1980s cream brick villa-unit without rendering?
Comments (5)I move in, in a fortnight and so these were just taken with my phone and I can't get more photos until I move in unfortunately. This photo is an old pic of another villa in the complex (which has since been renovated) it shows the front veranda (such as it is) in better detail. I can actually get the paving around my villa replaced. I plan on re-paving the entire rear courtyard and so it would be ideal to do it all at the same time. But again, unsure of colors. I may also enclose the carport with a garage door....See MoreVikrant Sharma Homez
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