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Amie D. How often do you re-paint your SFRs?
24 June 2014 | 14 replies
Someone skilled with a roller and cut-in brush can do all the walls for that size house in like 2-3 hours.After I get a house back, I will usually go there with magic erasers, a gallon of matching paint, and a $2 disposable roller just to see how much of the walls can be cleaned up or spot-painted in a couple hours. 
Steven Maduro lazy landlord tips for doing work your self the easy way
24 April 2013 | 11 replies
Everybody probably does this one already, but if you have to stop for a while, lunch, dinner, (I've even done it overnight before), I just place my brush in a ziploc and close it up with as little air as possible, and do the same with my roller in a gallon-size ziploc or wrapping it in plastic wrap.
Bradley Tetu 50 % rule in NH
29 April 2015 | 7 replies
We have been going through 700 gallons of propane a month. 
Drew Wiard Good Duplex Short Sale, but REEKS of cigarette smoke!
8 June 2015 | 12 replies
They agreed as they too could still smell the smoke.I washed the fans had the place painted and the carpet cleaned washed down the wood doors and base boards to no avail all before the ozone.I found a product called Vamoose on Amazon for $35-40 that was a gallon container.
Cesar Saenz Why does my quick and dirty rehab estimate not work?
6 January 2016 | 25 replies
Per gallon. 1 primer @ $20 + 2 paint @ 25 + Misc tape etc $15 = $85 and labor is usually by how many hours they think the guy will be there and if they are sending an employee they want to cover his 8 hours for the day.
Account Closed How to remove smell and bugs from unit?
19 January 2016 | 10 replies
Our favorite is OdoBan (we buy the concentrate by the gallon at Home Depot).
Tanya F. Gas water heater question
11 January 2016 | 16 replies
Patched it up best I could with one hand,,,not very good,,,and crawled back up roof to finish.This one story house has 9 foot ceilings so longer ladder crawl for each set of 2 5 gallon buckets of bricks,,,carried out and dumped in trailer outside. 
Bryanna Mendoza Spokane, WA - New House - Already Having Sewer Backup Problems!
1 March 2017 | 24 replies
With all of the water conservation laws on newer style toilets 1.6 to 1.3 gallons per flush doesn't help either, I always tell my clients to flush twice to make sure the waste actually makes it to where its going (just hold the handle down longer and you'll get two flushes). 
Will F. Termites? Occupied 4 unit? Treatment -orange oil- tenting - DIY??
14 October 2014 | 8 replies
The insecticide will need to be mixed in 5 gallon buckets and poured into the trench.
Tim Toney Hoarder cleanup - post your tips/tricks/tools and SECRETS ;)
1 February 2016 | 18 replies
Also ask the scrap yard about what you need as far as proof of ownership; some cities and states have tightened the laws on this after people stole lots of pipes, wiring, etc from houses.Often what happens is you will have lots of iron and steel that can go in the container, and smaller amounts of brass, copper, aluminum, etc, which can go in cardboard boxes or 5-gallon buckets or whatever.