Getting all that material for nothing or next to nothing may be the way to go here.

In each case, i inspected the work before and after, and made them give me receipts for the material they used.

It's tried and true and won't usually draw strong opinions from folks (like or dislike) like some of the more exotic materials do, which makes it a safe choice for a rehab.

You will then also realize how much information is in the details and how glad you were you didn’t just go out and by something and think that the cash flow promised by a realtor will materialize in the real world (at least most realtors).A few years ago I ran across an article about a guy who had a mentor who in the beginning he thought was nuts by always laughing at the first offer, using the most basic calculator and generally ranting about his former students who didn’t do anything.

I try and stick to the same finish materials that have worked in the past but want to make sure that I am staying current.

I must retrain myself and constantly remember how insane this ostensibly sane place really is.And now here I am in a world guided by fear, a world suppressing the uniqueness that lies inside each of us, a world where we can either acquiesce to the inhuman nonsense of corporatism and materialism or insist on change.

After all the hours spent on our first fix and flip an all the long mornings at Lowes waiting for material to be pulled; I couldn't wait for a our rehab to be completed, but NOW I'm so ready to start the process of working on closing our next deal.

Can anyone give me some suggestions on books/blogs or other forms of learning materials?

I think Home Depot sells one-piece sets on their website, but from what I hear these are harder to install.If I remove a shower/tub set like I have now (my home was built in the 1970's), then it is possible that there is no wall behind the back shower wall and no ceiling above where the old shower ceiling was.Putting in some drywall behind the back wall should be easy enough (for a contractor to do), and perhaps the same for the ceiling, but what type of material do I use on the new ceiling?

It's also why you see the same lines or expansion joints (spacing filled with some flexible material) in some driveways and garage floors.The standard in the industry (at least in most new home building) is that a crack in the slab (including garage floor) is not an issue unless it exceeds 1/4 in horizontal or vertical displacement.