That is rule one for the lazy land lord buy small houses it means less work overall,So on to painting If you talk to any experienced old school painter they will tell you that you need to cut in. which is making a border around the ceilings and base boards.this is a very very important step for the lazy land lord because doing this step properly will allow you to use the roller much easier and quickly so you can get home to your couch and the game. but more important it will prevent you from getting paint on the ceilings which will need to be brushed in later brushing in paint on the ceiling is time consuming and tedious so avoiding paint on the ceiling is the lazy landlords first priorityMany old school painters will tell you to get a good cut in brush. but if you are not familiar with painting the cut in brush can take quite a bit of time, to get efficiently good results my solution buy a paint kit that comes with a cut in tool it should look like a rectangular plastic thing a ma jig that has little wheels on one sidethis device allows you to quickly do the border in record time.The secret I found to using this tool is to gently place it on top of your paint so it floats on the surface for about 2 seconds you dont want the wheels getting paint on themjust the applicator I didnt use the pole attachment I think the hand allows more control and gets you up close to the work.

Could I add some skinny moulding pieces in rectangular shapes near the edges of each wood slab to add some texture?

The two best things you can do, in my opinion, is to replace the cedar shingles with a high quality asphalt shingle that is not your typical rectangular shape.

If the house is rectangular, measure the length and width, add them together, multiply by 2 and then multiply by the approximate price range I gave.That is for a perimeter French drain system; as others have pointed out, placing a sump in the middle of the floor is not the way to do it, putting the sump in the corner gives you usable floor space in the middle of the basement where it is most useful.  

The Site is Roughly Rectangular and has +/- 140' of Frontage on Old Philadelphia Road, a Northern Boundary of +/- 374', a Eastern Boundary of +/- 171' and a Southern Boundary of 251'.

Patrick, don't try to fit a rectangular square in a round hole!  

In general, is there some benchmark on how much is a house on pie shaped lot lower than a regular rectangular lot?

Hello BP'ers,I've got a 4930 rectangular lot which only 50' street frontage that is currently zoned LR1 in the north Seattle.

For size estimates, consider a rectangular area with space for 14-16 cars with a central lane for entrance/exit.

It is a rectangular lot with the long side on the major public road and another public road going down the other side of the property, and another public road coming from the other side of the major road.