Our property has gone through something similar twice. Once to redirect and pave the road so a subdivision could be built down the road and once for the walking/bike path to be installed. We weren't here for the road change, but the result was rather large easement in front of our property. Then three years ago a township rep came in to advise about a walking path they were going to install in front of 4 houses on our road. No one wanted the path for a variety of reasons, including privacy issues but the guy promised the end result would be a benefit to values and they'd work with each homeowner to ensure their privacy would be preserved and anything disrupted like sprinklers or plantings would be fixed to better than new. When I explained that we had plans to completely renovate the landscape and reconfigure our long driveway, he asked what we had in mind. As it turned out, one of the funding requirements was that the path maintain specific leveling so it would be handicap friendly and due to the slope in the property, any changes to the drive later on may be prohibited as a result. The drive as it was wasn't a safe exit so we chatted for a bit about what our vision was and the why's of it all. His response was, sign the quit claim and we will take care of it all for you. The only thing that he promised that we did not get was a row of trees for privacy but we essentially had a new 150 ft driveway, a parking path and new yard when it was done. In addition to the advise that Soundness is giving, which is pretty much how our transaction worked be very sure that ANY and ALL agreements made between you and the city/county are listed in the quit claim before you sign it. The trees were actually discussed in a subsequent conversation. Both my husband and I were present and clearly heard the man agree to installing trees for some privacy, his exact words were, "that can happen and will not be a problem" but since the tree install was excluded in the Quit Claim, he denied having said that and considering the cost of the drive even got upset at us for suggesting he'd agreed to that.

I never really considered a steamer as an oven. Do people use them for baking? Do people who have double wall ovens not have a microwave either? Holly, you don't know me or how I cook or entertain. You seem to have a lot of issues with how I spend my money. You assumed that by having a slipper tub in my bathroom I would be increasing the cost of my bathroom by $5,000. Funny, it cost me nothing since the builder bought the tub and installation is part of that. I am not looking at a 48" range. I have a 36" range top with 2 very expensive drawers under it. My question was simply should I forgo the drawers, spend a small amount extra and get the LOOK I want of a full range rather than a CC rangetop. I am waiting for a new cabinet quote from another custom cabinetmaker. His costs are surely going to be lower, therefore the 2 drawers below the range top will not be so expensive and the option of swapping them for a range is going to be a moot point. Thanks for the suggestion but I don't need a reality check.

Everyone is asking for a porcelain slab fabricator close to where they live. What I did was search on Houzz to find local contractors with porcelain slab installations. Then viewing work that they did a few years ago for any cracking particularly around the sink faucets. I did not have good experiences asking the material vendor for contractors for other projects I have done.

I think i got an interior pic on my first reply to work... i sawzalled out 5 to 8 foot wall sections, cut everything flush with outer studs, then put a window between each section when i rebuilt it. does that make sense? So new windows and framing sandwiched by reclaimed "sections" of wall My understanding is that in a cold climate where the conditioned area has a large temp gradiant to the outside, one wants a moisture barrier on the inside of the insulation so any condensation doesnt make it into the batting... The typar is as you describe, between the sheathing and the studs, i believe if i were to not used faced insulation with the facing in say, or another moisture barrier, then wouldnt i run the risk of condensation in the batting if it were to fprm on the -10 days? So, i have an "extra" in there now... is there any way that can hurt?