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Kelly Mae Should I Install Pavers or Concrete Patio for Rental Property?
10 March 2019 | 7 replies
In addition to weeds growing in between, pavers will heave with the frost and create a trip hazard over time - even if the ground beneath is properly prepared.If you pour the concrete correctly and use expansion joints properly, you will not have any issues with cracking.Concrete all the way.
Austin Hefner Newbie: Gut & Replace Floor Joists/Subfloor?
17 January 2020 | 3 replies
If you want to level the floor and are putting the second layer of plywood down, you can use the subfloor adhesive as a ‘liquid shim’ by letting the adhesive dry between the existing and new subfloor before screwing things tight
Scott Weaner Kitchen Flooring Under Cabinets??
17 November 2019 | 44 replies
If you don't shim, the top of your stove will be too high, and the dishwasher may not fit inside the opening.
Jaron Smith HELP!! Uneven subfloors in my first rental property
12 April 2023 | 9 replies
If you're installing underlayment, that can be shimmed to bring it up closer to level.
Mark F. I'll never buy a Kwikset deadbolt!
13 December 2019 | 36 replies
All of the existing locks on the house were keyed alike, so that set went in my stash as the "first day" locks for a future house.New locks sometimes come with parts you don't end up using - strike plates with rounded and square corners, shims, etc. 
Dan Taylor Repaint wood siding or cover with Vinyl?
27 August 2014 | 17 replies
I’m not a big fan of “shimming” the surface level with vertical wood nailers as some have suggested.
Jeremiah O'Neill Easement question
8 March 2015 | 5 replies
So you would prepare a new map which would move that lot line over from beneath the house to outside, and preferable over enough so you actually have a couple feet between the house and lot line. 
Norbin Cruz Water bill \ Water meter question
1 November 2018 | 1 reply
Water bill \ Water meter questionHello,Appears the meter was located inside the building or beneath a porch: Most likely the is another meter in an easement and this meter was not read; Take a look at the bill see if the meter #'s match or at very least the read is somewhat relevant; Ask for a discount on the previous bill (regardless who paid it), typically the sewer portion of the bill will be dropped (lost water never entered the sewer system); The town-clerk is trained to "hedge" on answers, ask for the meter readers notes ( previous estimates ?)
Bruce C. Quest for early retirement
18 March 2022 | 90 replies
Having some over runs due to rotted floor beneath old kitchen, electrical fixes here and there, and window repairs.
Cedric Moore Investing in New Hampshire....
9 April 2019 | 11 replies
Rents there are significantly depressed compared to Dover just beneath it.