Hey everyone, So I have a small section of the back yard on this rehab which has cement slab on it that is all cracked.

If they are providing any cement board that's needed and providing the thin-set and grout and installation then 2.00 a sq ft is good.

Sam,Using Timbercret vinyl siding here,,its .046 thick,,,wish I could find some .050 (mill)thick.But the alberts site says done same way for hardi plank or other cement board productsSo many brand new houses are improperly flashed there windows and walls will fail in 10-15 years(and thats not very long).

I've already encountered homes where the foreclosed soon-to-be-former owner plugs the pipes with cement and lets the water run as they leave.

Don't take this the wrong way Allison but whenever I see your last name my thoughts go immediately to "Superbad"...and I think you just cemented that in my mind...lol

The exterior is permastone/stucco and cement board siding, while the interior is plaster and drywall.  

So, if you really believe that you can rehab a 1900 square foot family home with $10,000 dream on, but people do and it's always, what I call a basic mop and glow.To make a point, I took a 1292 square foot cement brick (built 1964) house in a predominately working class neighborhood.

My home is 100 years old and the wall is made of this:Outer most later stucco type of cement, wire mesh, plywood, 3 inch beam every 16 inches, thin wood pieces rubs horizontal with 1/5 gap and then stucco inside (this stucco grade is different from outside)The wall is just after the entry door to the right and if I open it up, I'll have a larger space to place a shoe cabinet and stool.

He simply duct taped the plumbing together instead of using PVC cement.

As such, I am going to replace the tub spout and recaulk along the ridge.I had three questions though..1. i am assuming there is mold on the sheetrock (its not cement board) behind the tiles.