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1 October 2012 | 18 replies
Whenever I walk on cheap laminate with no padding (I assume), it sounds hollow and thus cheap, and I think better put some BC plywood down.I am mostly asking about any padding under (attached, or separate, or any) and the thickness of the laminate, expected life (wear etc.).
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27 June 2007 | 23 replies
You do have to have a thick skin in this game.I am buying a portfolio of properties from a guy who realized that he was so nice to his tenants he has gone broke.John Corey
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22 December 2009 | 12 replies
They have thick wood floors and I just paint them with an oil based floor paint (thank you to Mike OH for the suggestion).
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6 October 2014 | 2 replies
Lowe's and HD have an instock Stainmaster carpet called Park Meadow with a 45 oz. face weight (feels really thick) and it can be installed with 6 lb 7/16 pad for under $2 per square ft.
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22 December 2010 | 31 replies
I've been doing this a very long time and have pretty thick skin.
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14 June 2015 | 9 replies
Provide moving boxes and thick mil trash bags, even a moving truck if the tenants are cooperative.
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5 June 2015 | 6 replies
We then formed a wall and poured a 12" thick wall against the original block.
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16 January 2015 | 10 replies
You must have hella thick skin to be making $5k offers!
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15 March 2015 | 14 replies
The vented door to the water heater was thick with dust.
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22 February 2015 | 11 replies
Sorry for the rant, I do have thick skin and brush off those that act in such a manner without care.