The Big Empty Hole in the Wall

When we moved into our (then) new house five years ago we were pretty pleased with ourselves. We thought - hey new house, move in ready, no work! Well as it turned out, we were so very wrong. I could go on and on about the minor and not so minor 'fixes' we have needed to address over the last few years (and believe me, I have) ranging from uneven cabinet doors, a warped faux mantle (literally a ping pong ball rolled right off) plumbing issues (yes you have to actually connect the pipe to the sewer), inferior drywall, poor paint...