The house had a human size chessboard, koi ponds, sand volleyball court, view.When he figured out he was losing the house, he trashed it... cement down toilets, broke shower pipes in the wall, threw paint on the cabinets, etc.

Hey all,I am looking at a 4plex in Philly that has a cement storage area attached.

I am going to be putting in new floors in the living room and dining room of my condo, and the cost to install hardwood isn't greatly different from having someone professional stain the cement.I know the stained cement would be more durable and less maintenance, but I would like to know other pros and cons of both options.

The homeowner also poured a cement floor and built a garage over the septic system to hide it, so that was estimated to be around $50k to correct, assuming the land perc's and a system is approved.

And the other major portion of work that I saw was that the first floor cement foundation had a huge crack running the length of the garage floor.

Brandon this is about a 7-8 mos. project for us - to flip the entire building over and renovate it and get it back online with new tenant pool of occupants - I renovate as many as I can simultaneously, just set it up like a conveyer belt and move through them in sequence:*Demo team - remove all old fixtures, flooring etc, cut out all tile in whole sheets - then they set the new cement board and get the drywall hung and taped, set the new plumbing rough-in valve*Flooring and Tile team follow - get that installed with the new shoe mold on the perimeter*Painting team follows*Finish team returns for all fixture and finish install - *Painters complete touch-ups if needed *Cleaning team - BOOM!

I added more cabinets in the kitchenI added a handrail to steps in the rearI had new cement poured on sidewalk, porch and drivewayI added new storm doors to all 3 doorsI added new cordless, faux wood blinds throughout homeI repainted and repaired detached garage Lessons learned?

It has really cemented to me the importance of a strong team being in place.

Which generally means that it is off the axle and on cement pillars with concrete skirtings and depending on what state hurricane strap down/tie downs. 

I found a few threads here about how great cement board is.