For a floor or roof beam a good rule of thumb is an inch of beam depth per foot of beam span. 2.

. #2 Househacking - I personally think this is the best path into investing for new investors in CHS.

The carpet in the finished area was completely soaked, as well as the underlayment, and the garage was filled with several inches thick of water. 

BUT she has the 40inch x 60 inch screened living room windows wide open day & night.

In our case, we used our CPA, who creates SD 401(k) plans for his clients, though I’m sure he obtains them from a facilitator.You'll receive a disarmingly simple one-inch-thick three-ring binder containing your plan documents.

The plan is to cut 4x8 boards by half and install them and use basic wood molding throughout the basement which is about 1000sq feet$4000 for drywall replacement, plaster of about 5-6 inches wide and moulding$2000 for paint if we want thatInsulation will be $800 extra if we want to do it - they plan to use fiberglass insulation and push them up all the way into the ceilingDoes this look reasonable, even for NYC?

The window must have a net clear openable area of 5.7 square feet (5.0 square feet if ground floor), a minimum openable height of 24 inches, a minimum openable width of 20 inches, and the bottom of the opening must be within 44 inches of the floor.Size: The room must be at least 70 square feet, and no less than 7 feet in any horizontal dimension.Lighting & Ventilation: A natural light source (window) of not less than 8% of the floor area and natural ventilation (openable window/door) of at least 4% of the floor area are required.Heating: The bedroom must have heating capable of maintaining a minimum room temperature of 68°F.Smoke Detector: A smoke detector is required in each sleeping room.While a closet is expected in most bedrooms, the International Residential Code does not actually require a bedroom to have a closet.

It goes a lot faster and is more precise.As soon as you brush-apply a cut line, run a miniroller within half an inch of the wall and eliminate all but the absolutely necessary brush strokes. 

**Basement Water Damage:** The walls in the basement are wet up to 15 inches, and it appears that water is seeping in from the ground.3.

Cracks in driveway are fine unless like multiple inch difference in heights (tripping hazard) and the window would need to be fixed.