I've heard differing opinions on whether or not to caulk under Hardiplank.  I've heard a painter say not to do it bc it's only a cosmetic thing and doesn't actually prevent water from getting behind the boards.  It al...

Bought a new house in December.  It's a pier and beam foundation but there are some soft spots.  The flooring people say that one of them needs to be repaired.  I made an initial repair but it was not very extensive. ...

Has anyone delt with an 1880's Victoria style home that has a dirt basement ? I'm looking to do a vapor barrier to reduce any potential moisture, Insects, raydon, just better over all air quality is what I'm going fo...

Hey everyone! I have a house under contract that I plan to BRRRR. The problem is the crawl space is too small for the home inspector and termite/moisture inspector to get into. My private money lender requires a repor...

Any comments on the piers? Seller says he won't go down at all or credit. Not sure the cost. Looks like dryrot? One of many issues!

I have a property under an owner finance contract (with contingencies) in NE Ohio. Property was advertised as "rent ready", and I requested photos, and ownership history (looked all title, tax history up myself as wel...

I'm looking at purchasing a property that is in need of work. I'm able to purchase the property and believe the house itself will pay the bills and also have a couple hundred in cash flow.It comes with a hand built ca...

Hello all,I noticed termites in some of the doors and windows that I'm going to rent. I know that the tenants will not like this. I need some tips to prevent this. I found some tips to termite-proof home, but I'm not ...

Hello BP Community ,(Un)fortunately we viewed the house on a day with heavy rain and it had a few spots of running water from the basement walls (the seller agent is aware of the puddle of water as well).  I took a fe...

The recent 1000 year flood we had in SC last month has sent 1 or 2 inches of water flowing through my sons garage.   The garage originally had wood paneling, and it shows that it has been flooded at some time in the p...