Hello!About 2 weeks ago the wife and I closed on our new home. Everything looked great until carpet cleaners hit the carpets with a black light and found all the stains left behind from the previous owners pets X.X. W...

I came across this the other day, looks like the contractor/previous owner has just abandoned his/her renovation of this property. I'm not too familiar with construction, so can anyone help me figure out what they wer...

Hi everyone,seeking assistance on the following matter:I stay in a high-rise apartment in New Jersey. In the month of July'17, there was shower clogging in my bathroom which resulted in water overflow. We seen that th...

I have a ranch style house with a concrete slab foundation. I'm want to put in either hardwood or engineered floors in the living room, hallway and 3 bedrooms. I need to use concrete leveler . What mil thickness vapor...

The front porch / raised patio to my 1950's rental with a pier and beam foundation made of concrete and is cracked and actually depressed downward in the middle a couple inches. The floor level is about equal to that ...

Hello EveryoneI hope everyone is doing great.Yesterday I was taking to a seller(Also REI with 40+ experience) in Windsor Ontario, he suggested me not to buy Duplex with 1 unit on top of other unit, he said always SIDE...

Experienced landlords: In the process of ordering replacement carpets for a couple of SFH's I'm purchasing to buy and hold. Getting so many conflicting opinions from carpet stores, installers and carpet cleaners on t...

Hi there! I am looking for a house to flip in Charleston, SC and found this distressed property. I know that I will need to get an inspection and possibly a structural engineer's opinion. I am just wondering if any as...

Didnt see a previous BP topic on cat piss for concrete. We fell into this property for a great price, but the house reeks now. We are worried about the walls and the concrete since it is porous. Any ideas on how to re...

Bought a house in probate recently for a good price. It appeared that about 30% of the crawlspace under the house was inaccessible. Theory was there was a hatch under the carpet somewhere that could get you in, but di...