I am going to be putting in new floors in the living room and dining room of my condo, and the cost to install hardwood isn't greatly different from having someone professional stain the cement.

I know the st...

Hello All, I'm a new member here at BP and I'm looking to turn my starter home into a rental to help parlay this into additional properties and my next home. I've had the house for 2 years now (hard to believe how fas...

Hi all,I have a rental that needs new skin, cedar is beat up and code enforcer is on me.  I called a big name contracting company to get a quote for Hardie Planking.  The quote was about 40% more than vinyl (partly du...

There are two houses in my neighborhood that have had cement poured in all their windows and doors. i went up to one house and there is a notice that the owner is behind on his payments. I am assuming the lender who o...

Hey man hope all is well! I had a contracting question. I’m redoing my kitchen and replacing a tile floor. I’m taking up the old tile. There is still a lot of thin set sticking to the cement board should I just scrape...

Hello,

First let me reiterate by saying that I am in the process of converting my home into a rental and this is the very first time in doing this.

I am in Lincoln Park, MI, and I have had an inspection done.

Th...

What is the best flooring for condo in a A class neighborhood with cement subfloor, hot water heater and furnace in the living room. vinyl planks vs carpet?

My contractor's crew began tiling the bath/shower surround today. It was such a mess I pulled it all off before the mortar could dry resolving to at least get it properly started myself. In researching tiling, I learn...

I have a Row House in Baltimore, MD that I am rehabbing. The rehab is going fine with the exception of the backyard. My plan is to sell the row house after everything is complete. So far the rehab has taken most of my...

I'm not too familiar with how stucco houses are built. I understand it's a wood frame then chicken wire then a cement sort of mix?So... what happens when an abandoned stucco house has a leak or 3? The wood may rot of ...