Roy Gutierrez
Flooring for 2 recently purchased properties
Need to make a few decisions and I still don't have my big boy pants to make them! Bought 2 houses in the city of Oak Park here in Michigan, not a high end area but definitely a nice quiet/affordable city with very...
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Options for covering asbestos flooring
I need to put a new floor in a rental unit over ugly ceramic tile. Only problem is that the tile was laid over black mastic which contains asbestos. The cost to have it abated is $2250. I am looking for alternat...
Ryan Greenberg
How important are....
I am flipping a house in Baltimore and wondering peoples thoughts on details like crown molding, garbage disposals, and exposing/repointing brick. Material costs are adding up and trying to cut some corners. The prope...
Lauren M.
Pre-fab tub surround or tile for rental property
We will be rehabbing a property that we plan to maintain as a rental. Is it better to put in a pre-fab tub surround or use cheap tile? What will have the fewest problems/maintenance issues considering this will be a ...
Paul Winka
Put tile under cabinets and dishwasher?
I'll be doing a kitchen rehab that involves replacing the cabinets. If tiling a kitchen floor with Allure TrafficMaster tiles (vs thicker ceramic tiles), is it better to tile underneath cabinets if they are already re...
Augusto Celis
Tile vs Laminate - ROI
Hello all,I don't know where to post this, so I am posting here.I am located in Tucson, AZ, and it seems as if the most popular floors here are laminate and tile.I am trying to figure out, which would produce highest ...
Ryan Clevenger
How Do I Tile Over Wood Planks?
I'm currently remodeling the bathroom in my first investment property and I've hit a wall. I ripped up the floor all the way to the planks. They are tongue and grove but not actually pushed together. They aren't pe...
Oren K.
Balcony surface
What do you use as the surface of any balcony that has to be repaired? After fixing any railing issues and putting a new plywood deck, what do you put on top?Options being considered:Remove Balcony and Put in a 'Julie...
Matt Taschner
Security deposit refund?
Hello, we recently had some tenants move out that had lived in our property for 3 years. We had initially collected the security deposit from them for $700.00. Upon moving out and during our final walk through we fo...
Jonathan Perez
Water under laminate floors!!!
so long story short, I had an A/C leak... got the leak fixed but the water that cane out got under the floors.. the tenant put in the request to my PM and my PM’s flooring contractor estimated a total of $1900... I fe...