Lee Stephenson
eliminating smell in older house renovation
I am renovating an older small house. The house has an 'off' smell, I suspect from years of renter traffic and who knows what. There is nothing obvious creating it, I've been under the house. I'm wondering if anyone h...
Gabriel E. Galloza
Rental Property Makeover Tips
Hello BP Community,
Hope all is well. I'm going to makeover my rental property over the course of 6 months and i'm indecisive on what type of flooring i should go with. The property has dark hardwood floors, and resu...
Jarred S.
Smokers
I've recently read on a Facebook post that you cannot evict tenants for smoking in your apartment. I was under the impression smokers were not a protected class. I am now assuming you are free to not rent to smokers, ...
Brian Morris
How to Strip paint from a deck
How do you strip thick paint off a deck? I put a little paint stripper on a patch, but it just gummies up the top layer slightly. Belt sander did a little better, but I would never finish. Is there a technique or p...
Alex Aronson
Painting over scratches
A dog has scratched the paint off a wall. When I paint over the area, I can still see the depression where the original paint is missing.
What can I do to make the wall look smooth and nice?
Jen Etten
Paint problem or drywall problem
I need some advise on how to fix our paint sheen problem. We are building new construction and the paint sheen is not even. We spayed on one coat of primer and 2 coats of eggshell paint, back rolling the whole thing a...
Brittany Cheek
Mutiplexes Fixer Upper
If you’re fixing up a multiplex with about 3-5 units. What are some prime materials should you look for that will last long. Don’t want to go to expensive but don’t want to go too cheap either.
Such as cabinets, flo...
Linda Perera
Patio concrete repair
I will be flipping this house and the patio had small rocks over it and I removed the rocks. Now I'm left with small chips in the patio. How can I fix the patio for it to be smooth?
Jason Schlafke
Primary residence new house
Hi,
We recently bought a house as our primary residence. However, after living there for a month or so, we decided to move out. The house was owned by a smoker in the past and we replaced with new carpet and hired ...
Josh C.
Paint contractor questions
I have a rental I am currently rehabbing and have a paint contractor about to start. This house hasn't been painted in 30 plus years and his plan was to power wash and scrap what's flaking off, but leave some "alligat...