Before you remove a tree on a San Mateo property: the protected tree rules
San Mateo protects Heritage Trees, oaks of 10 inches or more and other species of 15 inches or more. Here is what the city’s protected tree page says about permits.
Eichler radiant heating: how the system works and what buyers should ask
Eichler radiant heat runs through pipes in the concrete slab. Here is how the system works, how it fails, and what buyers should ask before they buy.