I think I may have a foundation problem. If I pay for a regular inspection, the inspector will just say "Have a foundation specialist check it out." If I get a specialist, how likely are they to give me an honest answ...
I have a tax question on water heater replacement. I Know it should be a capitalized expense written off over X amount of years. Last year I replaced a water heater and in doing my taxes using Turbo Tax there was so...
Hello All, my wife and I are in the process of buying our first house and are in need of a reliable GC in the NW Suburbs of Chicago. We are looking to do a fair amount of remodeling (eliminating weight bearing walls, ...
If anyone had success getting their JADU/ ADU permitted, please tell me how you did it. I was told to use Government Code 65852.2 for ADUs, not AB-68. While AB-68 is one of the bills that updated ADU law, it was merg...
I am not sure if I should sister joists for both the 1st floor ceiling and then the second story floor or can I jack up just the 1st floor ceiling and take care of it that way. Its a hip roof with no walls in attic so...
I am looking to get an appraisal on my home in Los Angeles, CA but I did some work without permits. I brought down a load bearing wall that separates kitchen from living room. Moved the gas line from the demo wall to...
I own an existing property that I hired a contractor to re-hab. After almost 3 years and 43 k plus, property was still not completed. I got estimates from 3 other contractors who notified me that house is not structur...
Hi,What are some of the repair issues that frequently show up in older properties. Specially ones ones built in the early 1900’s
I know I know I'm cringing at the topic of this, but I'm going to get specific so it doesn't seem so noobish 😄It's Florida. I bought a single story rectangular block home on a concrete foundation. A back porch was add...
I closed on a sub-ground condo less than a month ago. Last week I found a damp area in one of the bedroom closets. I’m anticipating that it may be due to a crack in the complex’s foundation, since it is localized to a...