there are lots of sound walls made out of tires, bales of hay and stucco and precast concrete.    

standard process. 3/4" plywood 1/4" cement backer board, acrylic modified thin set and the key to a good result is the little plastic hooks and wedges that ensure all the edges are flush.

Until the lender has really underwritten the borrower and the deal the rate will not be cemented in place.I am not  a lender but I am an investor on the commercial real estate side and a principal broker.I commit my time and energy to people that are dedicated to me and want the relationship.

I am a 3rd generation worker at a cement plant in Ohio.

As far as exercise, last night I was moving 8 bags of sand and one bag of Portland cement 80 lbs each into a basement at a project where my company was parging, waterproofing and painting a finished basement here in Philadelphia.

Walked. 5 different heat and air companies said the inspector was a moron - cement ducts, of course you have temp fall off.

Go to the building department to get the codes but you'll basically have to dig down around the perimeter of the foundation of the shed and fill with cement, thus preventing the rats from making a home under your slab.

One person cannot efficiently, hunt for properties, research fair value, talk with sellers, arrange conditions of sale, manage/arrange financing, accept mortgage risk, inspect home, decide on paint schemes, shop for supplies, update place, install new plumbing, clean stains from cement, shop for insurance, interview tenants, run back ground checks, watch market for right time to sell for profit, collect rents, handle late night call on leaky pipe, market rental availability, Handle call during holiday weekend about barking dog, run title searches...You have to find the skills you have and farm out what you do not.

I bought the house anyway because the deal was too good.Now, I've discovered a cement pad in the back yard that was covered with leaves and overgrown grass. 

It has two really big walk in closets that used to be the old cement bank vaults.