Just curious about those who do their own painting. How long does it take you to paint an avg. size room. Let's assume:

- a 10x12 room
- ceiling one color, with a simple piece of moulding in the same color
- walls a ...

I'm currently out of state and I received a call from a tenet today that there is mold growing on the wall behind their couch and under the sink. The tenet sent me some pictures and the good news is that the mold is g...

I have bought a property that is in really good condition but it has ugly blue tile in the bathroom. Do I demo and retile the whole bathroom or can I get away with just painting it? I'm curious to know if painted tile...

So I purchased one house at the end of Feb and it's still not finished being rehabbed, but about 2 weeks after that I bought another house (house #2).  We finished it up and after a week on the market we accepted an o...

About once or twice a month I receive a maintenance request for a dishwasher that's working but not quite right.  Either its leaking occasionally, doesn't clean like it used to, or has a weird smell.  Some are legitim...

So I tore up some carpets in this house and found some wood flooring underneath that seems pretty salvageable. Whoever rehabbed it before us was really sloppy with their paint job and left paint all over the floor, an...

The rental property is located in Los Angeles. My tenant moved out last week. However, they repainted my living room, dining room, first bedroom, and damaged my master bedroom. They did not have my consent when they p...

Life is too short to not have a little fun!

Me (don't worry I'll keep it short and sweet!):

Glassblowing (well, actually flameworking), here I use a propane / oxygen / compressed air mix and a German torch to heat u...

I spent many years as an industrial/architectural paint sales rep. I feel like I could answer and have probably dealt with most issues you encounter so please feel free to shoot me a message if I can ever help you out! 

I am looking to purchase a duplex as our first rental property. One of the units is currently rented by an 80 year old woman that has lived there almost 40 years. She's currently paying less than half the market rate...