I've recently bought a couple of early 1990s houses with very little access through the dining/kitchen/living room areas.  In fact to go from the kitchen to the dining room you had to go through the den, into the foye...

Hello All,I thought this would be a good time to write a follow up post regarding the current state of rising lumber costs and the supply vs. demand issues the industry is experiencing. Below are a couple graphs that ...

Started demo in a condo and ran into these metal brackets under the carpet at the front end of the unit. I have a couple of questions:Does anyone know about the purpose for these?What are potential reasons for this cr...

alright I know this has probably been posted before.. but i need to replace some hot water copper pipe and i was thinking about changing to pex.. what are peoples thougths on pex?

Hi everyone!Quick question, I am about to close on a duplex and I’m curious about how to go about getting an inspection. The seller already paid for a city inspection to come out before closing date, this is done ever...

My architect and I designed a 3 story townhome. Initially, he had a standard walled-in staircase on the second level but I found a metal guy who provided this unique open staircase concept with just a metal rail bar w...

I have a two-unit apartments. The two apartments are side by side. Their kitchens are next to each other separated by a wall. The two kitchen sinks are connected by a T-shape drain pipe.  The T-shape drain pipe is clo...

I have a couple that lives in one of my rentals. Things aren't working out b/t them and one of them wants out of the lease. Should I allow this if the other tenant agrees to it? Their rent is already paid in full f...

Somehow it has taken me 3 years and over 20 units to run into my first rodent issue. I had a tenant in a 4plex complaining about rat/mice droppings. I looked up a good rodent proofing company and had them submit a bid...

I saw a house today that had a pretty significant crack right in the middle of the concrete steps that lead to the front door. In addition, there was a smaller crack in the basement (concrete slab) in the same area a...