Hello,Our property located in Fort Worth,TX had a foundation repair after which it was recommended maintaining a constant level of moisture in the soil near and under the house (by placing a soaker hose on each side o...

Hi, We are working on our first house hack.  We are still in our due diligence period.  So far, inspections are all good. We elected to have a survey conducted, and its come back where the house crosses into the setba...

Hello, I need a solution for making darn sure a bathroom vanity top is waterproof. It is in a small trailer. The main electrical box backs out under the vanity. The sink will be 2 feet away from it but I am still conc...

We are rehabbing a home whose primary feature is the kitchen, but are running into an issue that we're pretty sure others must have run into before.

Then kitchen has really good cabinets - they are Amish made custom ...

i am living in a one bedroom apartment in a big apartment building. There is a breaker box located in my kitchen. The box is visable, but can not be opened because the oven is covering the lower right half. The only w...

I'm venturing into my first house purchase (done condos before, where I was only responsible for interior).I got an inspection report and it came back with all these issues. Like crack in the bedroom wall signaling po...

When an addition was added to this home, the foundation was (what I describe as) chipped away.  The addition is about 4 inches lower than the rest of the house.  Carpet and padding were simply placed over this.I had t...

Hi, I fashion a Canadian winter! Having really wanted to move to Canada for a while now, I am wondering what some of the extra requirements are to building in northern British Columbia. What are some of the added cost...

I recently used a structural engineer to do a visual inspection of one of my single family rentals.  I haven't used this engineer enough to know if his opinions are valid, so I wanted to see if any investors find his ...

Hey BP, I need help figuring out how to deal with a weird bathroom layout! Please provide feedback if at all possible. Older house with not ideal bathroom layout. Was thinking if there were better ways to re-position ...