I have worked with contractors for the new cement work, garage and roof.Now that my home is complete and the girls are older I am getting bored again.

Used the remnants of an old can of pvc pipe cement instead of buying a new can- had to redo some plumbing.A few years ago I broke my own toilet by forgetting a hammer on the counter.

They could have pipes clogged by cement, AC that does not operate, or any other number of issues that can be hidden with utilities turned off.

He says the guy who poured the cement didn't do a good job or the house settled the early years of life..

Yeah the situation is one corner of the back of the property has a depression on the cement where it meets the house and as a result this corner falls 4 inches below the base flood elevation, requiring Flood insurance to the tune of about 2,500 a year.

ok. that makes a little more sense. btw, you should always be there when someone like that is moving out. you never know if she will take the cabinets or pour cement down the drain pipes...

I should preface this next part by saying that I am not a futures trader, but I tried to collect this data as accurately as I could:Commodity Time period Change in costCopper 2001-2007 UP 388%Steel 2001-2007 UP 238%Asphalt Cement 2001-2007 UP 143%Cement 2001-2007 UP 92%Gasoline 2001-2007 UP 96%US electricity prices 2001-2007 UP 118%US Median HouseholdIncome 2001-2007 UP 70%US Median Price of aSingle family home 2001-2007 UP 37%Lumber and plywood were fairly flat during this time frame.

I plan to cement several bricks onto a concrete slab.

Breakdown:$100 tile$300 for cement board, pvc, nails, grout etc.$200 pedestal sink$180 shower kit (claw foot conversion) $100 facetRest is in labor ....

Coupled with a base that is supported by foam and not cemented in- they fail after a few years.