If I could give Elaine a less than 1 star review, I would. I hired Elaine for her advertised knowledge of practical living advice. Having visited my home, she was well aware of my specific needs. I show and breed Maine Coon Cats and as such needed suitable solutions for furnishings and products that would be durable. Basically she functioned as a middleman and or a home advisor by recommending individuals and or companies to complete jobs. Time has proven that she recommended products that were not suitable for my needs and suggested companies/workers who performed inadequately. The most costly advice she gave me was to install laminate flooring. She was well aware that my needs required a waterproof floor and stated that the laminate flooring (near the top of the line) was appropriate. Time has proven that it is not. I have numerous buckles ,and unjoinedspars between the seams of the planks. Recently I had a drip from a ceiling vent which completely buckled the entire kitchen floor. I have come to learn that laminate flooring of the type she recommended is not at all appropriate for a kitchen. She advised, for the sake of visual uniformity, that it be installed throughout the entire first floor including the kitchen. Now, some 9 years later, it needs to be replaced so the entire first floor (kitchen, dining room, living room and foyer) as well as the stairs and upstairs landing needs to replaced as it is one continuous area. The company recommended by her, Hewlett Flooring, has gone out of business. In fact, my floor was the last job that they completed. During the installation, they caused much damage. Careless workers bashed in the bottom draw on the stove, glass tops on the bedroom furniture were broken, molding was ripped and dry wall damaged. She was not willing to deal with Hewlett Flooring to make repairs. Custom cut area rugs were ordered according to her measurements and did not fit correctly. I assumed the charge for recutting and rebinding. The area rugs themselves were looped carpet and totally unsuitable for my cats with their claws as they repeatedly got caught on the loops. The one plus in working with her was the general contractor she suggested, Richard Stevenson, who has successfully and creatively completed a variety of numerous jobs around my house. I cannot begin to say enough good about him and his work. To this day he is one of the only workers I am willing to have work on my house. read more