by Toby Pykles | Mar 10, 2016 | Uncategorized
Housing for aging in place can be beautiful if it is thought through beforehand and not when there’s a crisis. Most of our clients remember going to an elderly relative’s home and seeing a hospital bed in the living room with medical equipment. In our experience, Baby Boomers and other homeowners don’t want their home to look like a hospital, retirement facility or an old person’s home. They want safety, but with the current look of home remodeling. Today your home might have mobility problems that should be thought about before you or your relatives reach an age when there are steps galore, narrow doorways, and bath tubs and showers that require the agility of younger bodies to use. Rather than wait for a crisis, Pykles can start by retrofitting your space – for example, moving the laundry room from the basement to the first floor, converting the downstairs den into a bedroom and building additions. Pykles can put in kitchen counters at different levels for sitting or standing, recess mats into your floor to reduce the risk of tripping, stack closets where an elevator could later go and install backing for grab bars – just in case. These days, many grab bars look like pretty towel racks or elegant toilet tissue holders. A ramp into your house can be disguised with landscaping on both sides as a gently sloping walkway. Tweaks such as a curbless shower with a bench or drop-down seat, wide doorways, levers instead of doorknobs, and nonskid flooring are just good universal design, better for not only walkers and wheelchairs, but baby strollers and bikes,...
by Toby Pykles | Mar 7, 2016 | Uncategorized
As a long time local business in La Mesa, CA we have made many friends over the years and would like to share some of them here with you today. If you are new to La Mesa and are wondering who Pykles might refer you to for certain services, you need look no further than our list of Preferred Providers below: Trade or Profession Company Name Contact Phone Business and Private Accounting Marilyn K. Turner, CPA Marilyn Turner (619) 667-6600 Carpet Care Coles Carpet Care Kevin Cole (619) 735-5563 Commercial Lending W Business Capital Russel Norton (619) 992-8230 Credit Repair Services...
by Toby Pykles | Jan 22, 2016 | Remodel
This just in! Kemper Cabinets is offering a $500 Visa Reward Card to any client who orders 12 or more of their cabinets between January 5th and February 11th, 2016! Eligible orders must have a minimum of 12 cabinets Consumer receives a $500 Visa Reward Card* for eligible orders (please allow 60 days from date of registration to receive the gift card) Offer valid for independent Kemper dealers only Offer valid in the following states only: AK, AZ, CA, CO, HI, ID, MT, NM, NV, OR, UT, WA, WY Orders must be placed with Kemper Cabinetry between January 11, 2016 and February 5, 2016 Designer must register the consumer for the rebate after the order is placed with Kemper (Order # is required during registration). Registration will include: Consumer Name, email, address** and phone Dealer Name, PO #, Order Acknowledgment #(s) Designer info including Designer ID Click this registration link to register your consumer: http://go.masterbrand.com/KemperConsumerRebate011116 Once you submit the registration you must print the confirmation message that displays on your screen and retain for backup Your consumer will receive an email confirmation, so make sure you are using the consumer’s email address (Do not use your designer email address in the consumer email address field) All gift card registrations MUST be submitted by February 29, 2016. WE WILL NOT ACCEPT ANY REGISTRATIONS AFTER THIS DATE *One Consumer Reward card per household **Consumer address MUST be the address where the gift card can be mailed via USPS. DO NOT USE AN ADDRESS FOR NEW CONSTRUCTION UNLESS A MAILBOX IS PRESENT. CALL PYKLES TODAY TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THIS...
by Toby Pykles | Oct 27, 2015 | Uncategorized
In response to one of the most severe droughts in California’s history, our State recently implemented new flow rate restrictions for plumbing products sold or offered for sale in our State. The affected products and their start dates are listed below. Starting September 1st, 2015 Residential Lavatory Faucets: 1.5 gallons per minute (GPM) Starting January 1st, 2016 Toilets: 1.28 gallons per flush (GPF)* Urinals: 0.125gpf Kitchen Faucets: 1.8gpm Public Lavatory Faucets: 0.5gpm Starting July 1st, 2016 Residential Lavatory Faucets: 1.2gpm** Shower heads: 2.0gpm Starting July 1st, 2018 Shower heads: 1.8gpm** *Effective flush (2:1 ratio for dual flush) **Sale of product manufactured prior to enforcement date is allowed Pykles Remodeling will continue to keep our customers as informed as possible about these changes as they become known in our industry and throughout California. If you would like to know more concerning these new water efficiency rules or learn about what else you and your family can do to save water call us at (619) 463-1600 and remember…”If you’re in a Pickle…Call PYKLES!”...
by Toby Pykles | Jun 19, 2015 | Uncategorized
At Pykles Remodeling we know how to have a fun time. That is why each year we participate in La Mesa’s annual Flag Day Parade. Here are some recent photographs of our entry in the parade this year (May 30th, 2015) which featured Craig Pykles in his 1971 Jeepster Commando and Toby Pykles, on the back of our stake bed truck, with his Americana Roots band named Fanny & the Atta Boys. Pykles is proud to be an American business working hard to improve the quality of life for each of our customers. We love this country and are proud to show off our patriotism whenever the occasion...
