Here are the stats on the house: 3 bed / 1.5 bath 1026 sqft living 5662 sqft lot Built: 1985 Brick exterior, wood floors, ceramic tile kitchen, newer dark wood cabinets, newer appliances, freshly painted throughout, new front yard, fenced back yard.

Ok three since he hasn't done these repairs yet himself you may have some significant wood rot to fix after you get things open.Best bet is to probably get a plumber out there to take a look at what he's told you and see what his recommendation on replacement or repair is, and what it might cost.

However, instead of spending the money on hardwood I would rather spend $2.40 / sqft on the 6in x 24 in porcelain tile that looks like wood.

Thanks a lot, keeping the goals in sight helped clear up the conundrum.Appreciate the input.

Would love to hear people's experiences with porcelain wood flooring.

You've heard that old adage about a person who tries to represent themselves in a real estate transaction has a fool for a client....I think the market is pretty strong in my neck of the woods, and I am aiming to rehab a home in a way that takes into consideration what the target market will be looking for.So if I stage it, get it on a bunch of websites, maybe network, possibly put an ad in the paper, and do open houses, could I not sell in a decent amount of time for a decent price?

Also has a marble foyer with hard wood floors.

Gorgeous house and great progress Cover the line-sets with PVC covers - google "mini-split line-set covers", eComfort.com has a good set you don't have to order online, most HVAC supply houses and even Home Depot will sell simplified covers of that nature, probably made of sheet-metal as far as covering the condensers, I'd build a 36-40inch cute picket fence out of cute wood or PVC with a cute door for servicing.

Inspecting wood under shingles.

Sight unseen, I got three quotes:$5800$10800$10-14kSo it looks like a ballpark of $8-15k wasn't that far off.bill