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Mona V. Water puddles around the foundation wall
9 March 2016 | 5 replies

Hi,In a house I recently bought, gutters were all rotten so water had not been really going away from the house, creating low laying areas (photo below) and water puddles near the foundation wall when it rains. It was...

Steve S. Best way to remove odors from Indian food during turnover?
20 May 2018 | 13 replies

Last tenant cooked some amazing Indian food but with the spices etc the new tenant is concerned the odor may still be prevalent when they move in. Any suggestions?  Will standard cleaning do the trick?

Karoline Kaon How to prepare subfloor for click and lock Vinyl Flooring
31 July 2017 | 18 replies

Hello BP DIY-ers,My husband and I purchased our first home! I had this crazy idea to tackle flooring on my own. This is the beginning of DIY Floors. My plan is to install Vinyl Plank that clicks and locks. The upstair...

EJ Miller Tenant Offered to Pay for Flooring
7 April 2022 | 3 replies

Hello Everyone, I had a tenant move into my rental property roughly 4 months ago. While they were touring they asked if I could replace carpet in one of the bed rooms with vinyl plank and I agreed. Below is how it was...

David Biederbeck Options to Resurface concrete
12 October 2016 | 6 replies

Hello everyone, I'm renovating a property. The previous owner glued green carpet on the back patio and the front walkway. I'm in the process of scraping it all off, but it's leaving stains.

Ideas on how to resurface ...

Gabriel A. Flooring Types For a BRRRR
12 July 2019 | 8 replies

Looking for some advice for a rehab I’m about to have underway for a BRRRR (Buy Rehab Rent Refi Repeat).
For those doing buy & holds what do like to use for flooring? Tile vs Hardwood vs Vinyl. Trying to keep it...

Ana Perez Recommendations to replace carpet to vinyl plank
2 October 2023 | 4 replies

My rental unit needs a carpet replacement and I was thinking of changing to vinyl plank. I went to Home Depot and got some ideas of cost plus labor which seems cheaper than an unlicensed floor guy that was recommended...

Matthew Allen HELP - My Concrete Slab is a Sliver...a half inch sliver!
29 July 2017 | 5 replies

Location: Grey Forest, TX outside San AntonioSituation: I'm adding a master bathroom where a utility room was located. The home is 1930 built with stone walls, pier & beam thru the main part of the house, and slab...

Angela Smith What color and how to paint old hardwood floors?
6 September 2018 | 4 replies

We are prepping a SFH for a long term hold rental. It's a 1940s bungalow in a blue collar neighborhood.

Walls are painted a very light gray. Trim is bright white.

The floors are currently painted dark brown....

David Sray How much does cracking along door frames/windows scare you?
23 September 2016 | 14 replies

Hi folks,So I'm looking at a well-priced home as a second investment property and it needs some work. That in itself isn't too scary, but the number of sizable cracks inside the house are. They are in nearly every roo...