I used to be a supervisor for a company that built most of the 80-350 apartment buildings in Stamford, Norwalk and Danbury, and all of them would have hardwired smokes in each apartment as well as the fire alarm smokes out in the main corridor and stairs.

The salesperson said that installing this on stairs is a tripping hazard.  

The upstairs needs carpet...Old blue steps lead up and the entire floor upstairs is painted blue...This is lead paint which im not sanding or adding the expense of painting over except for on the side walls above the stairs.

A bit of hydraulic cement patched it up correctly and it's doing fine now. 

Little did I know within 5 mos, she would fake disabilities to get $ from the govt, call code enforcement to make it that much harder to evict, and deface and damage the property (We're talking cement in the toilet tank and pickles down the drain type of stuff).

(studs should be near edge of tub to accommodate cement board to drywall seam) I used curved shower rods in all my rentals.  

She arranged to have, at no cost to me, a stair lift put in so she no longer had to climb the stairs.Part of your research should include talking to their case worker and finding out if any organizations, fed, state, local charities, etc. that will help with or completely fund the handicap upgrades.The elder rental market is growing and a great niche.

But if you have an RV or equipment trailer you are storing on anything but a cement pad or blacktop you get a written warning.

You only get close to $600 for vinyl shakes and fiber cement or wood painted how ere detailed trim can add to the cost especially for Azek or equivalent.I would check your numbers.

Should these layers of adhesive vinyl be removed before installing the new cement board and ceramic tiles?