My main concern is that we just got 4 inches of rain and the water accumulated to the top of the road almost washing it away.

Go to HudHomeStore.com, select your state and county, also use the "Buyer Type" as Investor, and status "Accepting Bids".There is one property in Crystal Lake that may be of interest to you.You need a Real Estate Agent to put in the bid for you to this site.I would start out with 65% of the list price and inch your way up every week but keep submitting the bid everyday (if you want this property).Of course you need to go see it and possibly get it appraised and inspected.$1000 Earnest money within 48 hours as well (if they accept your bid)

Most structural engineers will say that any thing 3/4 inch or more displacement will need to be braced.

If you slice the bread in two inch thick slices length wise, you succeed in slicing bread.

Some numbers to bear in mind when you lay out the closet is that closets should have an inside depth of 24 inches and then the wall with dry wall would be 5 inches and then trim and base boards could add another inch so your total space needed for the depth would be 30 inches.

Also if you cheap-out and do the one-inch aluminum or vinyl blinds, they detract from the overall look of the property and only last a couple of years. 

I came 4 inches from water coming in though, just lucky.

On a 10 x 10 kitchen with 40 inch uppers, I paid about 2200 for cabinets.

I would have a stacks of paper six inches thick.

You might also consider running a larger line, a 1 inch line has less pipe friction than a 3/4 inch.