It's summer and my place is heating up. I am always on the lookout for ways to better insulate my home. I was looking at insulation on the Home Depot website and noticed this product. Reflective Insulation Radiant Barrier Roll At 5mm thick was the perfect thickness to place outside my hottest window. It was stiff and fit perfectly between my screen and the outside of my window. The radiant barrier insulation appears to be 3 times as thick as the aluminum window insulation I purchased from amazon.com but the reflectivity seems lower. I decided to try using them together. I added a layer of aluminum window insulation on the outside and the radiant barrier on the inside. In the summer the sun shines on the window the longest and the angle is straight on so the room is exposed from around 12pm - 7pm and it has always been the hottest room in the townhouse. I took temperature readings at 6pm which is around when that room gets the hottest.  On the left side of the window it's just glass and all the insulation is on the inside.  The insulation for the left side of the window: 165F layer 1 low-E 3 glass 113F layer 2 a layer of aluminum window insulation on the outside and the radiant barrier on the inside. 107F layer 3  1" thick foam insulation 95F layer 4 1" thick foam insulation 85F layer 5 1" thick foam insulation On the right side of the window I have the radiant barrier insulation and aluminum window insulation on the outside of the glass. 95F layer 1 a layer of aluminum window insulation on the outside and the radiant barrier on the inside. 85F layer 2 low-E 3 glass Patio 84F Bedroom 80F From my test results I have proven that insulation is much better at keeping the heat out when placed outside the glass and the radiant barrier insulation with aluminum window insulation work great. together. I was surprised to find the left window glass got up to 165F. This is due to it getting hit by a double dose of solar radiation. Normally it would just get hit by the sun once but the reflective insulation on the inside of the glass reflects the sun against it a 2nd time. Another interesting test result is I get about a 10F temperature reduction with each 1" layer of foam insulation. If the summer gets hotter I can make them room cooler by adding 1" foam insulation to the right side window. Sadly there isn't any more room on the left side for more foam insulation. You can read about my other insulation projects below. part 1 Sunshields + patio umbrella https://www.hungryones.com/2021/06/patio-productions/ part 2 Extended length bottom pole + patio umbrella https://www.hungryones.com/2021/08/patio-productions-part-2/ part 3 Security door + sunshields https://www.hungryones.com/2021/09/home-depot/ part 4 Low-E 3 skylight with blackout blinds https://www.hungryones.com/2023/02/skylight-pros/ part 5 Low-E 3 window replacement https://www.hungryones.com/2023/03/advanced-window/ part 6 Low-E 4 patio door replacement https://www.hungryones.com/2023/07/advanced-window-2/ part 7 Foam Insulation from Home Depot https://www.hungryones.com/2024/01/foam-insulation/ part 8 Aluminum Shade Cloth from amazon.com https://www.hungryones.com/2025/07/aluminum-shade-cloth/ part 9 Round boards to raise up my umbrellas https://www.hungryones.com/2025/07/round-boards/ part 10 Featured in the San Diego Union for my cooling projects https://www.hungryones.com/2025/08/san-diego-union-2/ part 11 Reflective Insulation Roll from amazon.com https://www.hungryones.com/2026/03/reflective-insulation/ read more

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Cold cashier with terrible attitude at first cashier counter to the left. Young lady with the long black hair. 7/31/26 10:48am 1550 w valley pkwy, Escondido, ca Told me there's a guy that was waiting way out by the aisle, I did not see him all the way in the aisle and I apologized immediately. She said nothing after, the guy did not even look in our direction and immediately went to other cashier about 10 seconds after I apologized. The cashier just proceed to say nothing and do nothing pretending I was not there. Had to go to self checkout after that awkward interaction. She could've had a bad day but damn that was the ruddest cashier I ever met, makes me wanna think twice before coming there again. read more

Home Depot has 4 Flock cameras in their parking lot for covert AI surveillance and they participate in shady practices to feed your whereabouts to the growing police state. Current class action lawsuits have been filed against Home Depot for 4th Amendment violations. Boycott this shady company! read more

Wife and I came to home Depot today to look for a new exterior door, we had the pleasure of being helped by Rowan who is absolutely amazing when it comes to Millworks and doors. The knowledge this man has with Douglas fir and oak doors is amazing. So thank you Rowan! read more

I bought a slab of sod here last week. Despite the greatest of care, it shriveled up in short order. Upon returning it with my receipt, I was told that the policy is to not refund sod. However, after seeing its condition, and patiently listening to my frustration with it, the manager graciously waived the policy this time in order to allow a refund. What impressed me was the fact that the boss used his managerial discretion to uphold the integrity of his store and satisfy a frustrated customer. My satisfaction was more important to him than the sale. Thanks to the manager and to Max (the salesman) for prioritizing the customer over profit. It's that kind of courtesy and professionalism that will make me return to this store for future purchases. A+ read more

This is our favorite Home Depot. There are many like it, but this one is ours. There are others closer, but this one is ours. The parking lot is perfection!!!! The aisles are well organized. And the staff, well this is where it gets good. They recognize us when we go in and seem to remember our projects. It could be because we have a lot of projects. But, it feels like "a place where everyone knows your name". If there is an aisle in this store, we have walked it, and we have e purchased something in it. The joy of home ownership. The other HD is ok, but this one is amazing!!! read more

Manager Drew and Associate Josue were both friendly and super helpful during my visit. I don't normally come in to Home Depot and felt super out of my element, so naturally I had no idea how to resolve an order issue I was having. Thankfully Drew was really kind, understanding and helped to offer an easy solution that took less than 5 minutes to get back to my day. My order was heavy so I was so thankful when Drew called for a loader, Josue, we had great conversation as he helped me hike my purchase to my car and load it up for me. Thank you guys so much, I'm definitely a happy shopper after this experience and would recommend this location in the future. Got the items I needed for a great price from friendly associates. read more

I went to Home Depot today W. Valley Parkway. It was either by PVC or ABS 4 inch. I chose PVC because it was a little bit cheaper for my outside drain wanted something more durable that roots couldn't get into , but they had every fitting known to man in 4 inch pvc besides 4 inch couplings so I had to buy ABS couplings then I had to buy $30 worth of transition glue and the lady said they would give me a discount but when I went to the pro desk they gave me the difference between the PVC couplings and the ABS they didn't count for $30 worth of transition glue from ABS to PVC. I asked them about that. They said no way and then I had three carts full flat carts Pipe carts not one person in there offered me help to load it into my truck so I'm a little sketchy on going back in there for my plumbing needs because I am a plumbing contractor and this is Sunday the day before Memorial Day... this is exactly what I'm talking about one day. They have what we need and one day they don't it's because whoever is running the plumbing section has no idea what they're doing. They ordered things of their liking versus what we need... by the way, we did check other locations for the couplings and that would've been another 25 minutes. Out of my way not to mention having to drive to the job so that would be additional 40 minutes added to my time schedule.... read more

Last night, I went to the Home Depot near my house to order some concrete. Since it was Sunday, I knew they closed at 8:00 PM, so I made sure to arrive at the service desk an hour early, at 7:00 PM. There were two employees at the desk--a man and a woman. The man was busy helping a customer, so I asked the woman if I could place an order for concrete there. She said she was occupied and told me to wait for the male employee instead. So, I waited for him to finish with his customer. When it was finally my turn, he called me over and asked what I needed. I told him I wanted to order concrete and gave him my Pro account number. He kept misunderstanding the number and entering it incorrectly, so I offered to type it in myself, but he snapped at me, saying I wasn't allowed to touch his keyboard. I didn't touch it; instead, I patiently recited the number, and it took several attempts to get it entered correctly. I told him I wanted to order ten pallets of concrete, and he proceeded to input the product details and the delivery address. Then came the ridiculous part: he told me to step aside and wait because he wanted to help the previous customer first. That customer had returned with his wife and was waiting in line, and there was another customer queuing behind them as well. He insisted on serving them before me. I still don't understand how Home Depot trains its staff; I had been waiting in line to place my order, yet he paused the service halfway through to attend to others. I was furious and explained that I had been waiting in line for service--why should I have to wait? Is my time not valuable? Perhaps because my English isn't very good, they thought I was an easy target. I had to call my child to interpret for me and also summon the duty manager; the manager apologized and arranged for another staff member to assist me. I then had to wait for that staff member to finish helping their own customer before it was my turn, wasting another 20-plus minutes in the process. I am extremely disappointed with the attitude and work style of the staff at this Home Depot. I am a building contractor who shops here every day because it is close to my home and I purchase vast quantities of materials--records that Home Depot can easily verify. Things had been fine in the past, but yesterday's experience left me angry and let down. I really hope Home Depot takes steps to improve its employees' work attitudes and service methods. read more

worst customer service at all time employee standing around talking to each other instead of taking care of customers This store is an embarrassment for Home Depot. read more

The Home Depot - employees, chatting, and talking to each other instead of taking care of customers - Nurseries & Gardening Near Me - Escondido, California

Home Depot rep said we would get $25 gift card to get our water tested. Never did they say this was an hour + presentation for a water filtration system! I also don't appreciate some Israeli coming into my house being a pushy salesman. I don't trust Home Depot with anything anymore read more

An absolute 5 starts+ to this location and Angel of course! I hope the store manager, Vida sees this review. I am sharing my absolute gratitude to Angel in the Home and Gardening department. When my husband and I purchased our new home, we were quoted around $8k or more by landscaping companies for simply planting plants. It seems pretty high as new home owners, but we weren't sure if that was a good deal or not, so we went to a couple of nurseries. The prices went to about $2k-$3k. A little skeptical at this point about the price in plants and labor costs - we continued to shop. After some good ole' YouTube and some enthusiastic ambition, we took a trip to Home Depot and met the Plant Legend himself - Angel! His name couldn't be any more suiting! He helped us find the perfect, drought resistant plants that look absolutely beautiful in our home. He patiently walked us through each step to get it right! He literally spent an hour with us, educating us on proper care and maintenance. He helped make it really easy, especially for me, since I have a horrible curse of basically looking at a plant, and it dies! Yikes! Not these plants though! We literally walked out spending under $300 for the plants and couldn't be happier! They are such great quality, and I love the Home Depot policy. Keep the containers, and if they don't work out within a year, you can take them back for a replacement or a refund! Seriously, couldn't be happier! Thanks Home Depot Escondido! Especially Angel! read more

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Went to go and get some keys cut that I ordered online. Told me you can only cut keys that you buy from them and so I told them to just charge me for two keys and cut the ones I bought and the guy told me to go somewhere else. Definitely should figure out how to make it so customers can pay a price to have keys cut there that aren't sold in the store. read more

The worst Home Depot I've ever been to by a mile. Pretty much everything is locked down behind cages, yet no employees around to unlock the cages. And when one does finally come, no one knows the combination to the locks. And then they insist on treating everyone like a thief and walking even lower priced items to the front of the store for you. I get that maybe there is a lot of theft at this store, but taking away all of the front end cashiers and staff and replacing them with "self checkout" that then they won't even let you operate is willllld. Won't be back to this location. Go to a different. Even if it is a bit further away you'll save time by not having to wait for the merchandise that is behind bars. read more

This review is on behalf of Angie at the Pro Desk. I purchased 91 gift cards for an upcoming event. She was very helpful in my purchase. She was amazing, professional and very organized. Thank you Angie for making this task a walk in the park! read more

The kids are here do do a make it and take it. This is offered once a month at Home Depot...the kids really enjoy....Thanks Cynthia....you are the best...she helped me sign up...SHE was so helpful...so happy you have such a wonderful employee....I will be back to shop here read more

I had always felt that Home Depot was like Trader Joe's - I always said that people who work in Trader Joe's must take Happy Pills because they usually seem to be enjoying themselves . I've always felt the same about Home Depot, in any town. Until I came to this one. I've shopped at the store several times - mostly for paint and the garden center. I have found the people to generally be miserable. Not knowing much about the products they are selling and seemingly unhappy about having to be there at all. I definitely will not go back again to the garden center when there are so many other options around. Too bad - I used to love going to Home Depot, especially the garden center. BTW - it would be great if there were drainage holes in your pots. read more

As a frequent visitor to Home Depot, I wanted to take a minute and comment on the amazing service I have received recently. I was approached in three different departments by employees asking if I needed help. I can't remember that ever happening before. Each employee was courteous and very helpful. Whatever changed last week - it was great. I also requested a window replacement bid from their online services. The entire experience was fabulous. The in-person quote was done within 3 days of the request. Todd Griffin was knowledgeable, efficient and friendly. The final measurement was also scheduled very quickly. I couldn't be happier with the process so far and expect the same level of professionalism once the install is actually completed. read more

Purchased $3300.00 oven/microwave appliance through Home Depot.com and it arrived 12/17/25. Husband installed 12/23/25 as he had to work overtime due to rain (first responder). Microwave worked fine but oven did not heat. Called Home Depot and was refered to Fridgidaire. Fridgidaire informed us we would not get service until after New Year and set up appointment with local tech which was canceled due to 1 star and horrible reviews online. Called Home Depot Back AGAIN and first guy said to return oven to Home Depot and order another one (problem solved and best result for customer)...BUT E Valley Pkwy Home Depot said everything must be done through dot com(original guy as call rotated from store to .com since store did not answer call)Then in same sentence tried to tell us they are same store. HD.com informed us that tech must come out (2 weeks) THEN order parts (at least two weeks unless on back order) could possibly take months. This was a BRAND NEW APPLIANCE. I would not recommend ordering ANY appliances through Home Depot or Fridgidaire with this kind of service. First they send a broken product then don't stand behind it. Needless to say the holiday dinners were NOT this same thanks to these two organizations!!! The only thing they have done is give us the run around. read more

On 11/25/24 around 8:00pm, I came and visited the store for vacuum storage bags. I had some trouble finding it at first, but I ran into an employee named Isaac. Isaac helped me from start to finish finding what I was looking for, and made sure I was taken care of. Back when I was a supervisor for Building and Lumber at #0679, he'd be the employee I'd want working for me. Keep up the great work! And Isaac deserves a raise!! read more

This Home Depot is one of the better ones in our area! I don't know why the reviews don't collectively reflect that. Have used them a few times for store pick up and it was easy peasy. The stuff has been friendly, and the store appears organized and clean. Highly recommend this location versus the other ones near and in Escondido. read more

So I love going to Home depot, but I hate when we have to buy firewood. They leave it outside knowing that we are getting alot of rain, and it is cold outside, and people like to burn firewood in their fireplaces. They leave it outside in the rain even when there is a sign on it that says keep dry. Do they really need a sign to tell them to keep dry and store under cover. We'll since they obviously DO need a sign...Here it is!!! read more

The Home Depot - This photo was taken the day after a big rain storm in between showers. - Nurseries & Gardening Near Me - Escondido, California

Service- lacking Major Yesterday ( Sunday) at 11:00am Buying bi-fold doors. Two employees were in a chair. One could see down the aisle where i was struggling to load the door on my cart(by myself) As I'm walking by, there still in the chairs--one employee asked while still sitting "do I need any help". why didn't they offer when they could see me struggling to get the door on the cart - or get out of the chair and ask then! What the .......!!! What happened to customer service? There's several more examples., just only shared one!!! read more

I frequently visit the location on the East side of town, but I'm constantly at different Home Depot's in San Diego so it doesn't make much a difference to me. Last time I was at this one I was VERY impressed by the upper inventory in the plumbing areas. The East location is a mess compared to here. It's very common to ask an employee to grab more from above and I can tell it would be a quick find. At other locations It's a strain to locate extra inventory because of how much a mixed mess it is. Check out the pic in this review and compare it to other locations. Bravo to W Valley Home Depot. read more

The Home Depot - Upper shelf extra inventory is excellently organized - Nurseries & Gardening Near Me - Escondido, California

Trish the manager here is the passive aggressive human I've encountered in any Home Depot I've gone to. She does the Karen voice with extra extensions "any thing else I can help you withhhhhhhh" after she was the least helpful person in the room. Avoid her at all cost. Almost ruined my mood but just went to another homedepot with the help I needed only a few miles away and it all worked out! Asked to see her manager and she said she was it. Sorry for the employees that have to deal with this one daily. She's the one with graffiti drawings on her overalls! Stay away! read more

I am amazed how friendly, kind and helpful the staff at this Home Depot are. First off Vic helped us pick out light bulbs, we didn't even have to ask he was nearby and ready to help. He took the time to tell us the difference in lights and even gave us a demo for us to picture what kind of lighting we need. Other staff who I didn't get their names went above and beyond to help us navigate the store. Even at check out, it was quick and efficient. At one point I told my husband where are we.. usually at Home Depot it's "fend for yourself." I can see how people who know what they are doing might not like the constant checking in on. But we gladly accepted all the help we can get. read more

Awful!!!! This store is less busy than most Home Depot's and yet has no staff or help. Stood in front of the carpet cutting station for 40 minutes begging three random employees to please call to get the carpet cut. Nothing. We were ignored despite asking over and over again. Go somewhere else that appreciates your business. read more

Need to give an update. Drain cleaner is all the way in the back of the store and costs $25 a gallon, this is just insane like the prices in general here. I highly recommend checking Amazon prices first. They also still to this day don't have Apple/Google Pay or Tap to Pay! read more

I went in to grab a few things real quick, and Alejandro was there to help me. He was awesome so informative and helpful. Thank you Alejandro!! read more

Went here looking for an appliance kit for my dishwasher. Took forever to find someone and when I did he had no clue. Fine. I get that. There's a lot of stuff! He called and had appliances paged on the intercom. Nothing. I ended up calling the store from the store and got put on hold. While I was on hold this lovely lady named Carol asked me if I needed help. We went to the appliance department got on the computer and found out they didn't carry that kit. If it weren't for Carol I would probably still be wandering around that store. She did a great job and was very friendly. She even suggested an appliance parts store nearby that I could try. Great customer service Carol! Disappointed that out of all that stuff they didn't carry what I needed. read more

Last weekend we were trying to redo the grass in our backyard. The old grass had been there for more than 10 years and they were not maintained well. They don't look good and it was too labor intensive for us to dig them up manually. My husband did some research and we decided to rent a tiller from home depot. We went to this Escondido store at around 9:30. The staff at the rental center was already busy assisting another customer. He's an middle aged gentleman and he was super duper helpful! He told me grass that old won't be taken out by light duty tiller. Not even middle range tiller. However, the heavy duty tiller was a little on the bigger side and I only had a CR-V. I went to move my car to the pro parking. There was already 4 people waiting in line when I came back. He called for backup help and another younger staff came. However, the younger staff didn't know much about the rental equipment so he couldn't answer my question as well. The younger staff still tried to help me measure the size of the tillers and what not. At the end I asked the older gentleman about trying to fit the heavy duty tiller in my car. Although he had never seen the heavy duty tiller transport in a CR-V before, he didn't hesitate at all to help me move the tiller. He's totally awesome! I wish I had asked for his name cause he knew so much and he's genuinely nice and he didn't mind extra work! I only have good thing to say about him! I ended up renting the middle range tiller and it's not even available in this store. The only working middle range tiller in this store was rented out before me. However, I recommend coming to this store for the rental 100%! read more

While the have good prices the customer service is not up to par. When asked where something was 2 people sent me in the wrong direction. I believe it all comes down to poor management and lack of training. Twice this week I have seen excess water draining into the parking lot. If we are in a drought this should be managed as well. At the very least control the water runoff. read more

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This is a very large Home Depot located fairly close to the 15. The last time I shopped here was over a decade ago. I was returning home from Vista and decided to drop in for some "retail tourism". Glad I did. There's an extensive Garden Center -- bigger than most Home Depots -- with a great selection. I needed some irrigation parts and headed to Plumbing after browsing the plants. I was impressed with how clean and orderly this Home Depot looked in general. Self checkout for the irrigation parts I purchased was smooth and easy. Store associates were friendly and helpful. I'm glad I decided to make this stop. read more

Service first of all we rent from there all the time we have NEVER had a problem in there and then all of a sudden today we took back two items today we couldn't even use do to the generator no being the right size for the jackhammer and when the lady tried to ring us up she wanted to charge us 260$ when we could even use then and by the way they had notes in then system showing I was being it back in today because it was to late last night and I had other things going on and when the manager came over she still tried to charge me for the breaker until I told her why I didn't get to use it then she finally gave in and said ok take it off but she got mad because couldn't defuse the situation with him that's what I'm upset about is when he was upset she automatically just got nasty back instead of just letting him talk and letting vent and saying okay sir let me see how I can help you I see there notes here! That's what a manager should do there's was no professionalism And then she calls a bunch of other staff and has them tell me, oh he's been mad in here before, there's no evidence of that what so ever and I'm upset about that too because why stir up more drama really if the situation is getting resolved then.. let it fizzle out.... read more

This store is constantly under staffed, at least on the front end. A covid line that started a checkout went all the way to the pro desk. On duty was one regular cashier and one at self pay. Ridiculous. Let my stuff and shopped elsewhere. What ever happened to customer service read more

Awful. Absolutely awful. The wait time to check out, get any kind of service or return, is laughable. They seem to have plenty of workers walking around but only 1 or 2 working check out? I think they will hire anybody. It's a joke. Never coming back. read more

Despite the plethora of signage posted upon entering as well as at entrances, I routinely see patrons here NOT wearing masks while shopping! Home Depot staff does nothing to ensure that other selfless patrons who aren't selfish jerks are ensured a safe shopping environment by wearing the masks. Regardless of what our personal opinion or armchair research we proscribe to, we all have to wear the masks. For those who choose not to only exacerbate the imposed mask wearing requirements. I sure as hell don't want to be wearing it, neither does anyone else. Get your act together Home Depot!!!! read more

8/24/2022 Our garage door opener wore out after 11 years. Connie at Home Depot was a great help to Grandpa and took extra care to insure that it would be installed quickly. Their contracted installer Kyle really knew his trade. I remarked how quiet the new opener is, and he said that everyone notices the difference. He also gave me tips on the way to attach the safety handle so that burglars can't reach it, and the proper bulb to use. read more

Best Home Depot I've visited so far. Love the convenient location, huge parking lot, huge garden/nursery department that is well organized, stocked, and layout has a good flow. I found exactly what I needed exactly where I expected it to be. Prices are great. Selection is better here. There is ample breathing room between aisles to allow two large carts to pass at the same time. I don't recall seeing any employees on the floor in the vicinity to help customers. That piece weighs heavy in my overall rating. I think a 4 is fair here. read more

This review is for the employee Anthony in the rental center. I have never received better service in my years of shopping Home Depot than he provided. He was helpful, extremely friendly, and made sure I knew how to use the equipment I was renting. You've got one hell of an employee read more