Then to preparation, framing, easy roofing, then installing windows and doors, painting, trim work, etc.

They look really good.Picture before the living room was painted:Picture after painting:I think the nice fresh white ceiling, along with the white trim and outlets, make the room look much more sophisticated.For the flooring, I'm going to put in vinyl plank. 

But be careful adding those stone trimmed pillars and square columns to homes not in that style, for example Colonials - because they'll really look out of place.

I run a 10 man trim crew doing new resedential construction.

And if you did the triple crown, use a color on the wall (don't do white or off white) and do your trim bright white.

If you have carpeting on the floor you can nail directly through the carpeting, with trim nails, into the joist and if the carpeting does go down with the nail just pull up on the carpeting to release it.Another thing that may be causing the problem is the cross bridging rubbing against its self or the joist and about the only way you will fix this is to remove the drywall and reposition the bridging and refasten it. 

Even if it doesn't need it, just by doing your changes, updating etc, you will have costs.What have you carried for Sheetrock, insulation, trim, etc...

They usually will set a trap, catch them, then replace any missing soffits, or any other access point, and trim trees to cut off access.

The house was in BAD shape...We moved the deck, changed the floorpan, moved walls, new floors, bathrooms, kitchen, roof, painting, a bunch of grading work and exterior stuff, new landscaping, exterior trim work, and removed the family of dead raccoons!!

You could probably be okay just trimming back the branches that hang over the roof.