You'll definitely have to do more due diligence on your contractors and stay more on top of things if you don't have any construction background, but after a couple projects you'll start to learn that side of the business.Look at it this way, Warren Buffett owns businesses ranging from insurance to food to shoes to diamonds to paint supply to jets to furniture to railroads, etc...do you think he's an expert in all those things?

For both the houses, have you thought about wood textured tile?

The texture isn't bad enough to skim coat, the whole house.

I already have the floors covered from texturing the walls, and had planned on painting.

The sand should provide enough texture to reduce slipping but not enough to cause abrasions in case of a fall.

Thank You Account Closed , the only renovations i had to do was flooring and paint and remove popcorn ceiling texture so the counter tops were done when the home was rehabbed back in 05.

If for some reason you need to purchase it, then you can.Reach out to Noble Mortgage, or Jet Lending in Houston.

. :) Your handyman should be able to patch and texture the stucco to match.

one thing I was thinking of doing was all stainless steel appliances and a inexpensive jet tub

If these spaces are above a wood or metal framed floor level then the temperature difference will not be noticeable.Personally, I really prefer stained, sealed concrete floors as they provide a rich texture to the existing concrete that you really have a hard time achieving with flooring and it wears better than any other material.Chad Conrad