Brie Schmidt
Hardwood Floors : refinishing between tenants
We have a rental up this year in Chicago and the floors look like they need to be redone. The issue is if the tenants move out on the 31st and the new ones move in on the 1st my options are limited. I think the tena...
Albert Hoffman
Theft by Swindle, RE Fraud, and Bed Bugs!! Need Advice!!!
Hello BP,I've never dealt with a situation like this before, so I could really use the expertise of the BP community. This is a lot of information and questions for one thread, so I'll try to break it up using bullet...
Marshall Rousseau
Rotten Redwood Repair with Fix-it-all?
In the past I have repaired rotten siding and window trim with fix-it-all. The benefit is it can be sculpted to match the profile of difficult to find trim and can fix rotten patches of wood siding (up to a few inches...
Account Closed
Looking for drywall contractor in Milwaukee
I am currently looking for a contractor who can hang stud walls and drywall for a 950 sq. ft. Space in a basement. I had previously received a quote for hanging walls and drywalling this space that was $7,000 this see...
Tom Keith
Cleaning exterior rough cedar walls
hello All. I purchased home with a two stour addiction that has rough cedar exterior walls. The walls were left to the elements for some years and have turned almost black. I wondered if they can be cleaned with somet...
Michael Watts
Best paint to use to paint kitchen cabinets
What is the best paint to use to paint kitchen cabinets.
Jen Etten
Help- paint/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 think a...
Troy Welch
No insulation or vapor barrier
I just bought my 1st investment property. It is a 50+ year old property that is in pretty good condition. I just ripped out the kitchen cabinets and have a couple of concerns.
1. There is no insulation in the exterio...
Colleen F.
What are the dash marks in the outdoor lumber in phoenix for?
Ok so in RI we use pressure treated wood a lot outdoors for decking and such, but here in AZ desert area you seem to use dimensional lumber for everything. I know you don't need pressure treated in the dry areas. Ho...
Jesse Zirillo
Mold
I just bought a SFR rental with some visible mold in the basement. A "mold remediation company" quoted me $4,500 to handle the situation. However, my contractor said he has a guy that can take care of it for a fract...