mcdermdj - Yeah, there must be some kind of built-in limit - I wouldn't think we've got low water pressure, since the sprayer is quite powerful. catmele - Thank you! We bought our countertops from a local shop in Lexington, KY. The quartz we chose (Walnut Luster by Hanstone) was $81/sq. ft. installed, and the total cost (including sink cutouts, edge beveling, delivery, and removal/disposal of old countertops) was $4700. Interestingly enough, though, I learned that most (if not all) of Hanstone's designs have been licensed to Lowe's and are sold under their Allen + Roth brand, albeit with different names - their version of Walnut Luster is called Kelsey Creek, for example. I'm not sure of Lowes' prices - though they should be the same from store to store - nor of the quality of their installation (which probably varies widely), but I know a few people who have had good results from them. Hope this helps!

@Michael P that is actually a very good price! The HGTV shows are a total sham as I'm learning. Projects take many months to complete and cost so much more than they show on TV. I've been completely ruined. LOL. I am under contract on a 1961 brick fixer upper now...have budgeted at least 250K USD and that probably won't go very far. Here in Denver, construction costs have skyrocketed because everyone is renovating and very few homes on the market. Plus construction materials have quadrupled in the last year.

How many "problems" should be revealed? One particular problem is that there is a spot through which plumbing runs, which can freeze. In the past, I put heating tape on those pipes and when it's really cold (below 10F), I leave a tap dripping. Unfortunately, this past winter I had students living there and they did not do that and a faulty fitting gave way. Of course that will be fixed, but should either the RE agent or potential buyers be made aware of this? Or, since I am preparing an "operators manual" for the house, I could just include that. On a related note, not a problem, 30 years ago I ran 12 Ga speaker wires from the attic "Home Theater" room to the basement, to provide myself with music in my workshop. These wires were run inside the walls and are conventional THHN wires, so could be easily mistaken for power wires. It would be quite difficult to pull them out, so I was thinking of simply labeling them at both ends.

I'd leave it alone. Your staircase is curved so having a more rounded last step is fine. If your staircase was at right angles, then I would square off the bottom. As it is, it looks like it belongs.