Give them an inch, and they'll take a mile.

He then cut each individual 2x3 inch mini check out of the sheet. 

I have never felt comfortable with that level of risk, though I have all the respect in the world for people who do it.To me construction is always about fighting: for financing, for time, for inches of space, for quality workmanship and for the best materials at the price you can pay.

Two years later a dormant spring (pay attention to street names) popped up and moved one of the three houses a full 3 inch tilt! 

I like to go with 28-29 inch fridges they are significantly cheaper than the standard 32-36 inch fridge.

Some sellers may not want or be able to (due to moving, buying another property, etc.) wait that long.An FHA inspection is notorious for being stricter about the condition of the home than conventional. when I sold my primary home to an FHA buyer a few years ago, I had to fix a small section of rotting wood in the frame of the garage door at a cost of several hundred dollars- because you can't just fix a few inches, you have to replace the whole side!

In many cases this means replacing subfloor to 3/4 inch plywood and level (additional labor and material cost).

Its posts like this that are inching me closer to buying a place soon!

The first guy said he could do a number of things in the 20k range as far as supporting the foundation extremely well but that he could also come in and jack up the house, replace a few posts and and that would even out my kitchen( which dips a couple inches) and would prolong the life of the foundation.

Its higher end to have them and if you go for a 24 inch they cost similiar to a cabinet.