Hi All, 
I just purchased a 2 family home in Providence, RI. Currently, the first floor has a some pretty substantial dips in it. I'm not sure if its the sub floor or the joists underneath. 
My question is: Should I...

Looking at a 5 acre parcel for subdivision for new residential lot development. About 20% has 100 year flood plain. Anyone have experience modifying an existing FEMA 100 year flood plain and incorporating it into the ...

Hello, we are planning on opening a residential assisted living (up to 8 beds) in Ohio. The Board of Building Standard Department informed us that we need to work with a design architect or engineer to draw the plans,...

Hi All, Thank you for creating such a positive place for people to educate themselves, it’s much appreciated! First project here, bought some industrial property in cash about 60 days ago. Since the I have had it cl...

Not sure if this is correct forum to post in so forgive me if I got it wrong.I'm looking at a property that is begging to be a duplex but lacks a separate entry into the basement that already has a kitchen ready and w...

I'm posting to see if anyone has leased land for game hunting. I'd like to share notes on setting up and running hunting operations. I can share what I know about timber tracts and/or NC residential (apartments/SF) in...

I was looking at a property here in DFW near Grand Prairie that was built in the late 1960s. The problem with the house is it has numerous cracks on the interior of the house. The seller told me they did quite a...

My name is Connor Sullivan, I am a recent mechanical engineering grad and currently the wellhead manufacturing engineer for a up and coming oilfield company. I was doing research on ways to make money efficiently, and...

Can anyone recommend a good foundation inspector working in the Chicago area? Looking at a multi-family property with some foundation issues in the Chicago area and want to know what is the scope of repairs needed an...

We're removing a few walls on a project of ours. Two non-bearing and one bearing. Is it recommended to add shear walls for lateral purpose? See floorplan below. The bearing wall we are removing is the wall between the...