Recommended Service Providers

To make this list, you have to have had a long-standing history of excellent customer service. These are people I’ve known for years, and work on my own house. I highly recommend them.

  • CarpetOceanside Abbey Carpet – Chuck Ward, long-time owner-operator, and Ken Calkin, sales manager. Both are very personable, and they have a great showroom for carpet, tile, and hardwood floors. Highly recommended. www.oceanside.abbeycarpet.com (760) 757-5033.
  • Carpet CleaningMcKenna’s Carpet Cleaning – Duane is hard-working (760) 722-5335.
  • ComputersWayne Keenan – Very patient (760) 685-2843.
  • CPA/Tax AttorneyJulie Cardin – Excellent (760) 434-1040.
  • ElectricianSabatini Electric – Dominic can be a little grumpy, but he does great work. (760) 277-3879
  • Eviction AttorneyJim Burmeister – Tenant problems? Call Jim. (760) 729-3052.
  • HandymanTheron Ventor – He is meticulous, and won’t quit until the job is complete to his very high expectations. He’s booked solid so give him some notice (760) 522-8717.
  • InsuranceDick Marrs – Marrs, Maddocks, and Associates handles all insurance (760) 804-0402.
  • LocksmithPro-Tec Lock and Keys – They have a mobile truck too (760) 722-1479.
  • MoversBlue Girl Moving – Shirley and her crew work for reasonable fee. (760) 433-3486.
  • Palm TreesGerry Lomax – 10+ acres of mature, exotic palms – installed. (760) 443-3003.
  • Piano Tuner – Rick Clark is so good, he can even tune a fish! (760) 436-3322.
  • PlumberCC Nelson Plumbing – Get it done right, call a pro – Curt Nelson. (760) 758-7473.
  • RoofingGlynn Roofing – Mike Glynn does repairs and new installations (760) 758-0833.
  • Termite/bugsAny-Day Termite – Mark doesn’t find termites where there aren’t any. (760) 757-7516.
  • Wood Floor RefinishingFloor-It – David Erbs makes those old hardwoods look like new (760) 721-7788.