To do it right you have to dig around foundation , tar , plastic , drain tile and stone , connected to the inside sump pump .

On contracts like Aaron McGinnis and the contracts I sign (government entities) have stipulations that anything we damage will be restored to original condition, BUT we need to factor those in our bids, I charge at least 3k for protection of worksite in most cases, that means I cover everything with plastic or drop cloth.

The roof color isn't optimal, but I think a medium warm-gray-taupe will work fine with it and the brick, on the shingles.Then use a deep red-burgundy for the entry door, and have a shutter made to match the existing original ones (very simple, won't be expensive)... don't buy a cheap replacement plastic pair with louvers.A bit of landscaping will go a long way.

(Unless you're getting crazy good deals on good quality faucets, that is.)If the existing faucet is good quality (brass internals instead of plastic) then I might consider replacing the cartridge and seals, otherwise, I'd replace the whole faucet.

On the quote, which was explained to me, my fiancé and my realtor, he charged $665 to install 266 sq ft in tile in the kitchen, bath and utility, $600 to remove the tile in the kitchen bath and utility and $300 to remove the shower in the master (which was plastic) and put up backer board for the new shower.

@Melody Everett-NeddoA bandit sign is basically a large yard sign also known as a corrugated plastic yard sign.

@Aaron McGinnisI just pulled apart a tenant to patch of a door knob hole in drywall comprised of a plastic shopping bag held in-place with patterned duct tape and covered with plaster-of-Paris.  

Note the dovetail of carcass into the face frame, and no crappy plastic corner brackets.

At first I tapped drop cloths over the windows with finish nails complete with fancy little folds, but on my last house I used that white  painters' plastic and taped it to the exact shape of the glass.

@jd Martin, true copper is old school, but plastic fails, im just given my experience in the plumbing field, true prob not a heat line, but hey u never know I here the south is getting cold lol.