Form up the foundationDig exterior foundation beams Complete the plumbing rough Termite treatmentNext week we will add steel, seal the foundation in plastic and hopefully pour assuming we can find a time slot with our concrete provider.We are working off our first draw which is only 1/5th of the land purchase price so our loan to equity ratio is a tiny 20%.

We don't furnish with the most expensive fixtures, but we do choose things like metal faucets over plastic with the hope that it will last a long time.  

Horizontal blinds...unless you are covering a very large picture window or a sliding glass door; then you would likely use a vertical blind system.We buy the cheapo plastic Lowes blinds and add curtain rods to make certain we don't have tenants standing on wobbly chairs nailing rods into the walls down the road.If we decide to also add curtains (often) I'll buy them either on ebay or the sheers from my Dollar General ($5 a panel).Gail

Each time I have asked they told me it was fine as long as I had the required inspections done.FYI - definitely need a permit if you want to build or structurally change a building, but I have not had an inspector yet that said anything about doing my own plumbing, light electrical, roof, window replacements, door replacements or drywall, although they do go around and check to make sure everything works, look for fernco's where plastic drain meets cast, and they definitely look for the inspection on the electric box. 

Then go to Kinkos or someplace similar and have them print and bind using a clear plastic cover with a black back page. 

I have an older version of this one:NR83A2 3-1/4" Plastic Collated Framing NailerWorks like a champ.

That black plastic went over the footing and left a gap on the wall.

All of the plastic sheeting, HEPA vacuums, and so forth required by EPA's Renovation, Repair, and Painting (RRP) regulation add far more cost, and are a waste when lead-based paint is not actually present.

So when we went to close I had a bodyguard, withdrew 70k in cash from the bank, put it in a plastic shopping bag and drove to our closing.

In areas with softer ground and factoring in a plastic cistern instead of a precast concrete, it might be a cost effective way to increase storage capacity with a lower producing well.