. - Cabinets & quartz counters were from Pius in seattle; they have good pricing, a good showroom and are fairly quick to turn around- cabinets are the 'grey shaker' for the kitchen, 36 inches tall was the right size for our 94 inch ceilings to give us cabinets that go all the way to the ceiling; and 'white shaker' for the bathroom vanity; same counter on both- floors are laminate from costco; "harmonics camden oak"; I they're 8mm thick, 6 inch wide and 48 inch long and have a pre-attached pad; great texture on the surface and solid quality feel; would definitely buy again- kitchen backsplash was from home depot online (couldnt find subway I liked both the look and price of in store) called "jeffrey court classic brick" in 2inch x 4inch size for $2.89/ft- appliances were the entry level samsung stainless, with a counter dept fridge- cabinet handles and faucet were from amazon; cabinet handles are brand "Probrico" in the 5 inch size.

Got a 8 place oak dining and buffet for $100.

It gave me a chip on my shoulder and a flame that will never go out to prove every single one of my doubters wrong.

Most decent 3/4" engineered flooring systems will end up costing more than a typical 3/4" grade 2 oak floor finished in place.

I wouldn't spend more for a better species hardwood, say maple or cherry over oak. 

42nd and 15th in Central Oak Park

That man is a fool - with an apparent chip on his shoulder.  

I stay away from the diamond-coated variants of these blades because I've chipped the edges of tile with them.After you dig the top layer of grout out of your installation with this tool (no more than two or three millimeters), you go over the same grout lines again with a thin coating of pre-mixed grout.

For example you could create a c:\holdings directory with subdirs called c:\holdings\123 Main St, c:\holdings\215 Oak Tree ln, etc and store an Excel income/expense worksheet (as simple or complex as you'd like) and any other relevant docs for the property in it's associated directory.

I could see the Republicans chipping away at it in small ways but I can't see Section 8 ever being eliminated.