All Forum Posts by: Steve Hannibal

I have been debating what to do with the stairs.  I never thought about the noise reduction from carpet.  Something I will consider.  Good advice Keith Lewis , thank you

Thank you all for you answers.  It sounds like hard surfaces are the winner.

I will be closing on my first rental property in a couple weeks.  It is a single family home.  About half of the house has carpet, in the living room, hallways and bedrooms, which is trashed and needs to be replaced. 

Would you recommend replacing the carpet with new carpet, or going with a hard surface, such as laminate or wood of  some type?  

Matthew, thanks for taking the initiative to have a meet-up.  I would be interested.

I have always used hot water and Dawn dish soap.  Put the water/soap mix in a hand pump garden sprayer and wet the wallpaper.  Work in manageable sections.  Apply water till it runs off.  Wait and re-apply several times until the wallpaper is soaked through.  Remove any loose paper and re-apply water till all layers are off.

Use towels to keep the base boards dry or they will cup from the moisture and separate from the wall.

The key is keeping the wallpaper wet.  Let the water do the work.

I have heard the terms "B" and  "C" rental or "B+" rentals.  Is this a classification for the type of rental property?  Or is a classification for a type of renter?  Is this an official classification?