Susan, Try Vigliotti Landscaping, Pittsburgh, PA 15221 Phone: (412) 247-5563 They do lots of properties in my area along with a church. They put in a sidewalk for me. Peaches

The mismatched windows REALLY bother me. Even the second floor, which looked like the windows were all the same (on that level) in your original photo, I can now see that the middle two are different than the outer ones. The rounded windows on the bottom floor are a different shape than the rounded windows on the top floor. (And I think the rounded windows look odd anyways). The middle window on the bottom floor is different than the ones beside them. Did the contractor pick the windows up from an odds and ends store? Other than that, I like the copper awning and the wood siding. And the garage door looks good too. If this house is actually for sale, then I'm guessing they really did run out of money and need to sell fast, since it obviously isn't completed.

Thanks! I asked my cabinet maker for repose grey cabinets, they are a conversion varnish that is supposed to be matched to repose grey. The sample turned out lighter/less grey than I was expecting, but we liked it so stuck with it. They are still grey but fairly subtle... almost a greyish off white rather than GREY. They do look whiter in the pic than in real life. We use the drawers under the washer all the time, mostly for clean clothes or empty laundry baskets (I wanted a place to store these things since there isn't a dedicated closed off laundry space). I liked the pedastels that come with washers for the height raise, but found the storage useful and didn't understand why it couldn't be functional. The drawers were specifically sized to fit a laundry basket. My only issues with the setup is getting the units in and out is a little tough and a two person job. The laminate counter they were on got a little chipped and the adjacent cabinet got scratched one of the first times we had to move them (had some install issues with the ducting that requiring pulling them out several times, turned out it was plugged up by the hvac people and no one knew). Now that I know to be very careful with them and protect the counter/cabinet a little, it's not a big deal. The hanging bar next to the washer/dryer was a great idea too and use that all the time as well.

If you think the local dealer has a better relationship with the vendor and would follow-up on any problems better, that's a huge advantage. Contractors can usually schedule in sub-contracted work as long as everyone follows through with the set schedule. The issue might be if the contractor was willing to let you do this since some contractors insist on a total-job control so they can make enough margin to make it financially worth their time to take on the remodel, understandably so. Be careful that he doesn't increase the price of his other work in exchange for letting you hire your own floor person.