Here’s a statistic that will shock you: 73% of Bay Area home additions finish 4-8 months later than originally planned. The culprit? Permit delays that most homeowners never see coming. I learned this the hard way when I started tracking…
Here’s the conversation I have with confused homeowners every single week. “Maor, my architect says we should get LEED certification, but my contractor mentions CALGreen compliance, and now I’m reading about WELL certification online. What’s the difference, and do I…
The phone call came at 2 PM on a Tuesday in March 2020. “Maor, we need to convert our dining room into a home office by Friday. My husband’s company just went fully remote and our kitchen table isn’t going…
Here’s the phone call that changed how I think about home maintenance forever. A Palo Alto homeowner called me in panic because their roof was leaking during last winter’s storms. When I arrived, I found a 20-year-old asphalt shingle roof…
Here’s the conversation I have with homeowners every single week. “Maor, we love the idea of building an ADU, but we don’t have $150,000 sitting in our savings account. Are tax credits really our only option?” The answer? Absolutely not.…
Here’s what’s happening right now across the Bay Area that’s changing everything about home renovations. Berkeley just banned natural gas in all new construction. San Jose followed with similar restrictions. And now dozens of cities across the region are implementing…
You know what’s wild about renovations in 2025? I just finished a project in Palo Alto where the homeowner’s AI system automatically adjusted their lighting, temperature, and even music based on who walked into each room. The energy savings? A…
Here’s what’s driving me crazy about ADU permits in the Bay Area. Every single day, I get calls from homeowners who are completely overwhelmed by the permit process. They’ve read that California made ADUs easier to build, but when they…
Three weeks ago, my client received a shock that’s becoming all too common in Bay Area construction. His contractor called with “updated pricing” for a room addition project. The quote had jumped from $185,000 to $247,000 in just four months.…
