Our next meet up is next Fri and we try to do the meet ups every 3 weeks

Even the HD house brand did.Some of the cost cutting by these brands is disappointing, flimsy plastic "metal" parts and such.

I've seen roach infestations fry appliances before  :O  Yuck.  

Bathroom - no shower older style tub- buy a shower kit for 6-7 hundred bucks or replace everything with new tube and shower (I am replacing sink and toilet)Living room - has carpet that I admit has been their a while (my whole live) but my parents never walked on it they had plastic runners and carpet down over the carpet to protect it all these years.

if you're worried about the floors getting messed up, make sure you use some plastic sheeting or a drop cloth.  

As dry as it is there, you should be able to put a 6 mil plastic moisture barrier down, overlap and tape the seams, This will block ground moisture from getting to most of the wood.A french drain and sump pump are required when water comes in and has to be channeled and pumped out on occasion.

This happens because renovators need such a wide complement that a lot of tools simply don't get properly stowed when they're not in use.In closing, I would recommend a large handtool toolkit all in a plastic injection-molded case for use on maintenance call, and a bag you take with you with the other high-use tools you'll almost always need that never come in those kits (scraper, pry-bar, margin trowel, channel locks, your electrical testing kit in a padded pouch, your safety glasses in a case.

I like the commercial grade, heavy plastic "Sanitex" type wallpaper, it's super durable and easier to put up than the paper type, and the seams never pop. 

when cops go into places that have operational meth labs, they have a hazmat team in plastic suits go in.

I can watch late night TV for hours and get pitched every last piece of plastic junk that is guaranteed to make me look 18 again.