The latter dictated much larger lot sizes.Some of the towns required raised foundations, or cement slabs with piers or sonar tubing cement supports etc.

They didn't have to dig anything up or backfill and re-cement.

Back in Australia we laid slate floors in a cement base.New tenants...hose them down & re-polish.Like we did for our cement floored pig pens :)

Check out the podcasts when you have time as it will only help cement the great info you'll read here on the forums.

My boss (a very successful dentist) was not surprised.

Put cement board and ceramic tile above ,,,not those cheap surrounds.insulate and plastic sheath as necessary.Nothing is water proof, only resistant.

The out of town company did a very good job of putting down a 2 inch overlay, hauled away all of the broken, junky-looking, cement parking blocks and put in all new parking blocks.

The hardest part of long distance land lording is cementing the relationships required to sustain your business.

Thanks, I didn't know about that link. 1990 is a better cut-off year, but some things made with asbestos are still legal and being sold and used, especially plastic roof cement, and stucco in some areas.

For some of the worst tenants, you sometimes find yourself considering steel plate & cement construction to prevent them from tearing up the place.