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14 May 2021 | 4 replies
We refinished the hardwood floors and put a patio behind the house.
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18 May 2021 | 7 replies
A tenant lived in this home in a gated community for 1.5yrs. The owners are selling otherwise they would have stayed longer.How much would you deduct from their security deposit for these two floor scratches? The fi...
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18 May 2021 | 3 replies
I moved in and immediately replaced all of the carpet flooring in the house with engineered hardwood; I re-painted the entire interior; I replaced all kitchen appliances with new ones that I found at a discount at an outlet/scratch and dent; and replaced the water heater.
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7 July 2021 | 12 replies
We were able to find that under the old carpets was hardwoods!
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17 June 2021 | 1 reply
Also trashed all carpeting and exposed red oak hardwood below.
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6 June 2021 | 9 replies
Also, have you considered using a decent quality, pre-finished engineered hardwood floor (as opposed to solid hardwood)?
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4 June 2021 | 13 replies
This is a "grandma" property that has new windows, and mostly needs cosmetic work like peeling wall paper, repainting, pulling up carpet to reveal beautiful original hardwood.
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15 August 2021 | 3 replies
Can’t afford hardwood, house already has gorgeous mid century hardwood floors.Will be hiring a handyman/contractor.