hi!  if I'm going to paint the same Agreeable Gray color on walls 4 years later, do I need to do two coats or will one suffice?  walls are in great condition with only a few minor nail holes and additional minor spark...

Hello Fellow BPers!So my wife and I just purchased our first property (woo) and started rehabbing the kitchen.It has wallpaper all over, so we are trying to take them off. However, since the house is built in 1947, an...

I understand that a transparent stain sinks in to the wood, and a paint does not. But a solid stain doesn't seem to sink in to the wood either- how is this different from paint? Is it just thinner?

I am prese...

Hello Bpers!So I had a home inspection on the 3 unit house I am purchasing and came up with a  list of items to have the sellers repair. They came back not willing to fix these issues but instead offering a $1000 cred...

I am looking at a house from 1957 that has lead paint on the exterior that is under siding.  It also has lead paint on the interior that has been painted over "several times and the trim was replaced" per the owner.I ...

Hello:I need some input on some experiences everyone has had. I need to do some touchup paint on a bathroom, but do not have the paint that the bathroom was painted with. I am not sure the exact color either; however,...

Hello, My wife and I are newbies to being landlords. We purchased a cute Cape cod style house. In the interior we are considering a two-tone paint combination in the rooms to make it a little more interesting and appe...

How do you folks handle nail/screw holes in walls. Filling them in not an issue but I'm seeing some renters are using anchors. Additionally, trying to spot paint even a white wall with white paint doesn't work, let al...

Below are pics of what I'm working with. It's an 1880's home and everything I've read says they used pine and the lumber store said it was either pine or fir so I'm guessing it's pine. In my opinion the floor is great...

Hi all,I have an out-of-state SFH that just had its tenant move out. PM says that whole house requires repainting on the interior including cielings and that "sealants" might need to be used for cracks in certain area...