Hi all, I would encourage all of you to review any past pros you have worked with. It's a great thing to do for the pros, particularly when you are happy with their work. If you weren't so happy, it's a great benefit to the community as well, since many people use Houzz to find new professionals to work with. As you have surmised above, the address is not shown publicly and not sold. It is used to confirm that the review is coming from a legitimate past client, if there is some question from the pro being reviewed. They may not recognize a client based only on the review, so the address can be shared with them to help jog their memory. Also, writing a review enters you into a sweepstakes to win an iPad every month, so that's another great reason to try it. :)

I love Benjesbride's layout and thought the same thing as Buehl, turn the closet in the flex room into a doorway. BUT, opening the kitchen to the dining room could be really expensive because that wall could be load bearing. And then to cut an additional doorway into it for an entrance from the flex room to the LR could be problematic. In addition to construction costs (think steel I-beam or LVL), you would probably need to hire an engineer. Something you would have to look into before progressing further with this plan. I don't really know what's involved in taking out a bearing wall but I know from this forum that's it's often a deal breaker for people here. Below is a link to a video that shows you how to do a little investigating yourself to determine which walls are load bearing. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WaNxJmotIeI Buehl, you're right about the island vent over a peninsula cooktop. Personally, I like the cooktop and sink on the same run better but it does get the cooktop closer to the fridge and ovens. I think a range is the best compromise, though.

Tropic. I heard it probably 4-6 months ago. I think it was an interview with the CEO of Houzz by Jim Cramer. She was a young, Asian woman. She was talking about how successful Houzz has been bringing in money through their website. She mentioned how there were things they would change and improve. Anything that didn’t drive income would be dropped or changed. My thoughts was Gardenweb. Not sure if she mentioned it specifically. My thinking is if they don’t integrate Gardenweb into Houzz, they will drop it. They are totally focused on home improvement and leading people to their contractors.

I haven't seen that but have seen lengthy delays in submitted post appearing for hours after I saw I submitted it. I'd ask pls make same post at forum "Using Houzz" so others will see it. Also hopefully so Houzz person Emily will see it too & pass it to the Tech Folks. She'll probably cite their designated problem addy which I don't recall. https://www.houzz.com/discussions/using-houzz Thanks for reporting it to us all.