Seperate living spaces have been popular for decades and sell.As to the back, you won't need a full length lower deck or patio, but using bark or gravel along the length of the house nicely landscaped really sets the back entry off with a smaller area for BBQ and seating.Post some pics of the back, I'm sure you will get plenty of ideas.....

I am under the assumption only a porcelain tub can be refinished, not the plastic/fiberglass tubs.

I had to bid out a job for a glass patio 10X20'.

The manager said from her experience most smoker fires are from the porch/patio location and not inside the units so just banning interior smoking isn't enough protection.

Plastic laminate does not handle knife slices well.Oh yeah, and a plunger too.

Thanks, I didn't know about that link. 1990 is a better cut-off year, but some things made with asbestos are still legal and being sold and used, especially plastic roof cement, and stucco in some areas.

It had a plastic glued-on shower wall.

Corner lot, nice double carport, small pavered back courtyard and screened-in patio.

A small (16 oz) plastic can of sheetrock repair goop.

Four bedrooms, three full baths, basement, deck, patio -- it was a townhouse.