Stephens Automotive, (530) 671-3280
Honest and professional. Daryl Stephens has been servicing our cars since about the time we moved back to Yuba City in 1987. More than once we've taken the cars in thinking there were major problems and were then surprised to hear him say it was just something little and there was only a small charge (once it was even 'No charge' when my pickup engine suddenly started knocking so badly that I had it t towed there thinking I had thrown a rod or something!).

Contractors (General)

Greenetz Construction, (530) 682-9602
Dave Greenetz specializes in remodel construction and has done some wonderful projects. He's very professional, honest and personable. He also has a great crew working for him. You can see pitures of some of his work at;
http://greenetzconstruction.com/

Ric Holloway, (530) 673-5793
Ric specializes in both new and remodel construction. He has earned a great reputation in the community. He's very professional, honest and personable.

Interwest Homes Corporation, (530) 671-4600
In terms of the larger builders in the Yuba City area, Interwest Homes is clearly my favorite for the quality of their construction, the quality of their neighborhoods and in the way they work with their clients. Ask for Darlene Earl. She is their top selling agent and no one knows their product better than she does.
http://www.interwesthomes.com/

Bob Hayward Construction, (530) 751-7784
Bob does a lot of pest control repair work and apartment rehab after tenants move. He is a pleasure to work with.

Electrician

Sutter Electric, (530) 673-8943
Terry Malone, the owner, is knowledgeable, friendly and reasonably priced. He'll do what's required to give you a safe, professional looking installation that meets code but he won't turn your little electrical project into something bigger than it needs to be.

Flooring

Don's Quality Hardwood Floors, (530) 432-9120
Don is a real artist with hardwood floors. We had him replace some damaged sections of flooring and you couldn't tell what was new and what was old when he got done. He has also done work for our neighbors. He's a great craftsman.

Yuba City Floor Covering, (530) 674-1403
Yuba City Floor Covering is our favorite for carpet and vinyl flooring. They have several large builder accounts and that allows them to make volume purchases. We have always found them to be very reasonably priced and they offer very good service.

Furniture

Affordable Office Furniture, (530) 751-5900
Great prices on new, used and reconditioned office furniture. Owner Mike McCollum has 15 years of experience selling office furniture. He is also very experienced in office space design. He has a whole warehouse full of beautiful office furniture and can also place custom orders.

The office/warehouse is located at ;
3076A Colusa Avenue (just off of George Washington)

Garage Doors

Door-Tech, (530) 671-4478
Rick Cole, the owner, is knowledgeable, reliable and reasonably priced.

Handyman Services

Curt Ekberg, Tile Work, (530) 673-3930
We've had Curt do lots of work for us over the years. He's done everything from cleaning grout to replacing damaged tile to a full floor and shower installation. He's also great at matching grout colors on his repair jobs. He's not licensed but he does great work and is reasonably priced and dependable.

Ralph Mueller, (530) 755-1281
In our real estate business, we refer people to Ralph all of the time. He can do just about anything you want and he's dependable, friendly and reasonably priced.

Home Loans

Arla Chalmers, Waterfield Financial, (530) 671-4214
Arla is one of two lenders that we refer business to and we take our personal business to her as well. She is experienced, friendly and helpful.

Ken Noall, Central Pacific Mortgage, (530) 755-3000
Ken is one of two lenders that we refer business to and we have taken our personal business to him as well. He is experienced, friendly and helpful.

Insurance

State Farm Insurance, Vern Moffitt, (530) 673-3388
We've been doing business with Vern since 1987. He and his staff are always helpful and friendly. The few claims we have ever had have always been handled quickly and well.

Landscaping & Yard Care

Extreme Landscape & Yard Care, (530) 751-9619
''Take your yard to the extreme.'' Marc Barnum, owner of Extreme Landscape & Yard Care, can do it all. From monthly yard service to the most extravagant landscaping project.

Painters

Stefan Philpott, (530) 671-0896
Stefan is Yuba City's Michelangelo of house painting. He's very reasonably priced and a pretty funny guy. Who ever said having your house painted can't be fun?

Pest Control Companies

Yuba City Pest Control, (530) 671-0896
Excalibur Exterminators, (530) 671-9223

Both of these companies are honest, dependable and reasonably priced. They are also good about taking care of anything they might have missed.

Plumbing

Jim’s Payless Rooter, (530) 743-9603
He and his experienced staff have given us great service over the years and he’s reasonably priced

Pumps and Pressure Tanks

Fulkerson Pump, (530) 673-0874
Jerry Fulkerson is probably the most experienced person in the area when dealing with domestic water systems.

Roofing

Action Roofing (530) 673-4067
We always recommend Action Roofing. They are consistently fast, dependable and affordable.

Septic Tank Pumping

Bi-Counties Septic Tank Service (530) 673-5445
Benny Duncan is fully licensed and knowledgeable about all aspects of septic tank installation, inspection, repair and pumping.

Title Companies

First American Title Company, Katie Furr, (530) 673-5527
Katie is my favorite escrow officer. She's professional, friendly, helpful and always goes the extra mile to make sure her escrows are handled smoothly. She even laughs at my corny jokes.