6 January 2019 | 3 replies
Large flat walls are cheaper than small areas with lots of cuts & corners.It will take a small crew about 7-10 days to hang drywall, tape and mud, then let it dry a day or two, then sand, mud again, dry again and sand again, finish and clean up.
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6 January 2019 | 8 replies
In other cases, the banks themselves were the problem because they had made risky loans and needed to stem their outflow of capital.
6 January 2019 | 0 replies
Everything else has to be refreshed : Floors (carpeted, heavily spoiled and cat urine odor) Ceilings dry-wallWalls dry-wallElectrical is out of date (knot and tube all over, electrical panel needs replacement) Risks: Sanitization (cat urine smell, potential for pest problems)Structural integrity not checked (unable to check in a timely fashion due to deadline)Evidence of water damage on main floor ceiling, extent of damages unknownNo smell of mold in basement but knowing the city history of flooding, this is uncertainPlumbing looks recent but it was hard to be absolutely sure of this assertionThe reason I decided against in the end : too many unknowns.
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7 January 2019 | 0 replies
They apologized and said to use the dehumidifier and air blower until it dried.
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9 January 2019 | 11 replies
Keeping it dry, safe, usable and not too scary is the plan.
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27 August 2018 | 8 replies
In fact, the difficulty in responding to your question about whether your costs are reasonable stems from the fact that I have no idea what specific materials or cost of materials you are using.
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29 August 2018 | 152 replies
What happens if you have a dry spell and can’t rent the place for two or three months?
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5 September 2018 | 68 replies
To many people leave their "plans" open ended and it slowly bleeds them financially dry.
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2 September 2018 | 50 replies
I, personally, would reserve $100/mo. for capex in your situation.One thing most folks miss in this stuff is the waste line to the street unless its brand new your going to replace it for 3 to 5k as well over the life.. along with plumbing fixtures etc and maybe even a replumb under the house along with dry rot etc..