Hello everyone,

I'm turning my unfinished basement into a second unit and would like everyone's opinion on the lay out if possible.  My floor joists are 8 feet tall and currently it has 4 support 5x5's in the cente...

I have a small home that needs to feel bigger, as the kitchen is separated off from the family room.

Roughly what can I expect in terms of cost for an interior (non load-bearing) wall to be removed?

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Hi ll,I am closing on a cash only deal in a couple of weeks in a very hot market in Philadelphia. The property closed showings after 72 hours, and called for best and final within the next 24 hours. Knowing this I bro...

  I bought 1st house because inspector said it was good structure, and it was not :(, but the project goes on. So at this point, if you have done renovations on 1930 homes (900 sqft). what advise would you give me?> 

Hey guys, noob question:I'm looking at taking a few walls out in my primary residence/ live and flip.I need to pull permits, but I'm not sure exactly what type of beam i will need to comply with code. So i'm hoping an...

Kitchen Plan PDFHello,I have a property in Renton WA and I am starting a kitchen remodel. I am looking to hire a contractor for the kitchen demo. The attached link has a downloadable PDF that shows the demo plan. Its ...

Hi all, I am currently working with a realtor to purchase a SFR STR in Gatlinburg/PF area.  Since many of these SFRs are built on the side of a mountain, do any of you get pre-purchase inspections by a structural engi...

At a house inspection I found out that the installer of a packaged HVAC unit removed almost all of a foundation column in the crawlspace to rout the flex air duct from the unit. Why he didn't install the HVAC a foo...

Hello Everyone,  We are looking to close a multi unit in Chicago and our inspector showed a picture of these two metal beams on the roof. These are towards the back of the building. He says they are not necessary and ...

The wall with the stove in it. I don't believe it is load bearing. It leads to the living room (living room is 23x17, kitchen is 12x24). I'm thinking of knocking out the upper half of this wall and creating a br...