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| EDIBELLA Landscape Design Mary Clemons 619 871 5927 |
Residential landscape consultation, design, installation, with emphasis on today's water conservation concerns, drought tolerance, native plantings, irrigation, lighting, terra-sculpting, water features, hardscape, comprehensive property design. Honest, ethical, loads of references. |
| Suzie Thai's Alterations 6088 University Ave. San Diego, Ca. 92115 286-3417 |
Emily is really nice to deal with, gets it done on time and very reasonably. I go there for all and any alterations or repairs. Full four-star recommendation. |
| Costco printer cartridge refill Fletcher Parkway store La Mesa, Ca. |
Costco refills some of the common ones but not aftermarket cartridges, just the machine brand name pieces such as Canon, HP, Brother, etc.This list is a few years old so they may service more modern cartridges as well, check with them about yours.
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| George Baird Drain Cleaning Services Fast Service, No Extra Charges, All Work Guaranteed 619 462 8229 |
Knowledgable, mega-experienced, really nice, really reasonable. No general plumbing, just drain clearing/de-clogging.
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| John Padilla Plumbing Inc. 858 836 1830, www.jpplumbers.com |
Repaired slab leak, fixed kitchen sink plumbing, did fine work, really nice to work with. |
| C & C Partnership/Plumbing - Bill 286 9202, bill@billcerney.com |
Does service calls, repairs, no big installations or construction. Total recommendation, good work, good service, very nice and good to work with |
| Russell Plumbing and Supplies, Inc. 9030 Wintergardens Blvd., Lakeside, Ca. 92040 561-0585, 561-1611 |
I've worked with Josh, Wade and Dave; nice people, professional and really competent. |
| Shelton Plumbing, Harold Shelton P.O. Box 16063, San Diego, Ca. 92176 281 3602 State Contractor #300834 |
Specializing in water heaters, knows his stuff, his son runs the company for general plumbing work. |
| Steve Bailey Heating, A.C. PO Box 2036, El Cajon, Ca. 92021 Business 447 6467, cell 726 7456 |
Good company, reasonable, good work, conscientious about any follow-up or afterwork. Talk to Steve himself if you can, he's super straight forward and knowledgable. |
| Johnnie West Electric 858 270 5564 rifka@san.rr.com |
Replaced a porch light fixture with plastering, did sterling job. Super nice, civilized people, they're the bomb. Don't know about how much they charge but I'd call 'em, the whole experience was really good. |
| Vallejo Electric, Rick Vallejo 619 773 5785 vallejoelectric@gmail.com |
Licensed, insured, Rick did a Request for Repairs punchlist job for me on one of my listings, knocked it out quick and easy. He does those all the time. Answers his phone, that's big on my list. |
| AETNA Window Cleaning Company Ken Melban 3679 Fairway Dr. La Mesa, Ca. 91941 460 8086 |
Good work, nice people, I like 'em. |
| The Gleaners 582 2299 |
OK, my cousin told me about these guys. They're some sort of senior organization and they'll come to your house and they pick your fruit trees and distribute it to those who could use it. She said that they sometimes take a while to call you back but if you're not using all those lemons, limes, oranges, grapefruits, avocados, tangerines, grapes, tomatoes or whatever then it would be a nice conscientious thing to do. |
| Jewish Federation Brenda Silver 858 571 3444 |
Providing general services to Jewish community members |
| Tire Depot, Inc. 3189 Adams Ave. San Diego, Ca. 92116 280 0331 |
Need tires for your car? This place does a fine job, the staff are nice, no one tries to sell you something that you don't need or want, very reasonable prices, prompt service. Make sure to visit the koi pond in the customer patio. |
| Rodeo Auto Center 8218 Wintergardens Blvd. Lakeside, Ca. 92040 619 227 9600 |
Bodywork, paint, mechanical, call Sam, the owner, he runs the show. Super nice, honest, super reasonable, keeps commitments.
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| Heritage Motorsports British car service-Randy 1237 Pioneer Way El Cajon, Ca 92020 447 0025 |
Classic british car specialist; Triumph, Austin Healey, Morris, Mini, MG. Currently rebuilding my Triumph 2000 cyinder head. |
| College Smog Check -TEST ONLY- center 4642 College Ave. at Adams, behind the cafe on the corner. 229 8434 |
Just smog checks, that's all they do there. Very reasonable, honest, helpful, one-man show, speedy, a pleasure to do business with. Make sure your renewal calls for a TEST ONLY test place.
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| Adams Ave. Lock & Key 2948 Imperial Ave. San Diego, Ca. 92116 2800 800 adamsavenuelockandkey@cox.net |
Full Service Locksmith Store & Mobile Service AUTOS*HOUSE*BUSINESS Lost keys-Stolen keys-Lock out-Rekeys-Broken keys Used to be on Adams but they lost their location there. Good business, service, people. CLOSED SATURDAY AND SUNDAY |
| Humphrey Appliance 3484 Adams Ave. San Diego, Ca. 92116 286 8501 |
Humphrey's specializes in seconds/blemishes, returns or excess inventory. I've had more than one client or contact tell me that they got the best deals on appliances there. The staff are real nice and they'll get you what you want. Straightforward people. |
| Van Deutch Appliance Repair Ben Benchekroun | 947 9721
Doesn't work on built-ins,but ref'gs, stoves, wash/dryer, those sorts of things,full experience-based AAAA rating, call him. |
| Complete Appliance (repairs) Lavonne 562 7771 |
$45.00 visit fee, then service charges. No installs. If you need your appliances repaired, call them. Steve is great. |
| Coast Appliance Parts Center 4408 Twain Ave. San Diego, Ca. 92120 584 1192 |
If you need parts for your appliances, call them. |
| La Mesa Carpet and Linoleum 8772 La Mesa Blvd., La Mesa, Ca. 619 463 7755 |
They will provide flooring to sellers, to be paid for from escrow proceeds. |
| Consignment Classics 1895 Hancock St.. San Diego, Ca. 92110 401 0700 |
Take your good used furnishings which you want to sell. If you need help getting them there then call Craig at 581 4409. He comes and writes the deal up right then and there and then takes the things down there for you. |
| Edwards Building Repair-J.B. 4521 University Ave. 283 7292 edwardsbuildingrepair@cox.net |
J.B. Edwards is the guy for any glass, door, or window needs, has older obscure parts, knows how to fix old out-of-date set-ups. |
| Handyman; James Viner Jr. 273 2067 vinerhandyman@gmail.com |
May-17; haven't used him yet, very squared-away to speak with, contractor's licence imminent. |
| Cory Tatz Tub and Sink Refinishing 7742 Topaz Lake Ave., San Diego, Ca. 92119 Wayne Wilson, 464 5141 |
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Alex's Carpet, Upholstery & Drapery Cleaning 379 8944 |
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| US Carpet Care 866 491 4936 |
My cousin Carol says: "Reasonable, gets out spots that other people couldn't. I call them all the time because they're so reasonable, I have beige carpet and a big dog." |
| R-Solution Termite & Const, 1304 N. Melrose Suite H, Vista, Ca. 92083 760 535 7707, 619 921 3815 rsolutiontc@sbcglobal.net |
Termite inspect., treatment, related repairs. Very good service, very reasonable pricing. Meets commitments, good work, good to deal with all the way around, full recommendation. |
| Algon Exterminating Co. Inc. 13689 Hwy. 8 Business El Cajon, Ca. 92021 561 1991 |
Good service, good to deal with, meets commitments. |
| A&A Acoustics, Mike 260 0151 13802 Pinkard Way #27 El Cajon, Ca. 92021 |
Acoustical Removal, Respray, Drywall repair, Wall Textures BBB, lic. #653485 ''Old Ceilings Made New'' |
| Robbins Painting Services/Jim Robbins 806 0538 |
haven't used yet, referred by Johnnie West Elec. |
| Al's Quality Painting, Inc., Al 800 361 0555 |
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G&B Sales, flooring; 800 226 8987 Sales-Hank, referred by Gary, who did 4544 vinyl next door |
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| My co-agent Harriet's plumbing pics! she knows her service providers. plumbing - LB Powers/Bob 295 2115 plumbing -Ideal Plumbing 583 7963 plumbing -SD Plumbing/Luke 858 518 2062 roofing - Russ Horton 619 954 3806 |
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John Sisson, Realtor, DRE lic. #01509546 Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage 2655 Camino del Rio North, Suite 450 San Diego, Ca. 92108. 619-987 0525 john.sisson@camoves.com |
 
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