Durable, pretty cheap on materials and labor. 

I made a judgment call and charged him 50% of the material costs, none of the labor.I believe it will cost you at least $200 to replace the stove top.

Ordered all the materials on-line so just waiting for the delivery.

The woodstove is installed correctly, with correct clearences to combustible materials (including the chimney setup)2.)

Whenever he needs money for the first draw or for "pre-ordering materials to be used for the second phase" he's Johnny on the spot with communication and texts/emails/calls even after his supposed "I don't answer calls or texts after 5:30 so I can keep my wife happy" rule.  

"To qualify as a real estate professional, a taxpayer must meet the following two criteria (IRC Sec. 469(c)(7)(B):More than one-half of the personal services performed in all trades or businesses by the taxpayer during such taxable year are performed in real property trades or businesses in which the taxpayer materially participates, andSuch taxpayer performs more than 750 hours of services during the taxable year in real property trades or businesses in which the taxpayer materially participates."

The commission agreement reads "The parties agree that Sam Smith on Broker’s behalf has procured for Owner a tenant, Mega Furniture & Material For Less II".

What information should I use to get a close estimate for my materials and labor?

@Dave Foster "The lady doth protest too much, methinks"  What exactly in my statement to Steve was material and demonstrably false? 

I ended up replacing the counter tops with a far nicer material and had it done, mostly right. 2.