I have been watching the market here and know the deals you seek do not surface through normal realestate data bases.

I am looking to add a teak deck to my single family home in the spring.The surface area is about 1000 sqft.

No need to tie into the rest of the house, since there are units that can be used just to condition (heat and cool) a small space like that.I believe that the electrical wiring can be surface mounted in channels or in conduit or in metal jacketed cable, but those aren't as visually attractive as being behind a wall.You want this to be living space - anything in particular (family room, office, etc)?

Works great.As far as porous surfaces like wood etc, Kilz Oil seals up the worst of the worst.

I have never used the foam approach, but as an after-care application agree that it might be easier to get a supporting surface into a tight space better than mixing up fix-all or cement, I just don’t know if it will have enough strength and rigidity.

The more hard surfaces around the house such as sidewalks, driveway, patios, etc the more it will cost.

The 30 or so homes you’ve looked at didn’t scratch the surface and resting on one short sale will completely disappoint you.

That includes the wiring, the plumbing, insulation, egress, drainage, roof, and on and on.

Also surface is uneven so would think that could get tricky.Putting down a concrete texture from a hopper gun.  

Make sure the underlying surface is perfectly smooth.