Hello BP,I recently took out some plastic tiles from one of the rooms.  There are quite an amount of adhesive off the floor underneath to get rid off and I was wondering what would be the best way to get rid of all th...

I bought a house in Fort Collins, CO, with a three-car garage that the seller used to work on old cars. It has lot of oil stains on the garage floor and smells like solvents.I tried a couple of cleaners with a pressur...

Hi All - I've been reading the threads here for the last few months for research and reference, it seems like there's some really great experience here so thank you for sharing.My husband Cory and I recently bought a ...

A few years ago I lived in very nice duplex that was newly constructed. The owners had several of these properties, and had stained concrete floors in all of them. Just wondering about the cost compared to other flo...

I have a rental in the not-so-great part of North Charleston, SC. It has had VCT on the floor for about 8 years, and it's fairly light colored. It hasn't been sealed and polished well. I think it's toast.  A tenant is...

The recent 1000 year flood we had in SC last month has sent 1 or 2 inches of water flowing through my sons garage.   The garage originally had wood paneling, and it shows that it has been flooded at some time in the p...

Hi BP -- so I'm actually asking for my current property which has a basement. Here's the skinny:We just had someone come and rip out all the flooring (carpet/carpet pad)We ripped out the carpet because our cats I thin...

Hi All-     I am in process of building a raised patio at my primary residence.  The kitchen and family rooms will open out onto a 30'x15' patio that is the same level as the house floors, but about 2' higher then gro...

So I am trying to get my first property ready to rent. Plumbing is done, electrical done, painting close to done.

The ground floor of the townhouse is a concrete slab half covered with parquet and glue, and half cov...

I have a few master keys from landlordlocks that look identical and I can't tell them apart on my keyring.  How do I differentiate these keys?The keys say do not duplicate, so the local locksmith doesn't want to cut n...