Srdjan Ilic
Tearing down a wall. Is it possible? How much?
Thank you for taking the the time to read and provide any feedback in advance.
The house is about 1200 sq ft with a big wall/closet in the middle (see picture attached). The floors are nice so I don’t see the need t...
CJ Clark
REO home on Piers vs Concrete Foundation
Im looking to BRRRR an REO property in Montana. Im skeptical though of the foundation being on piers. Im worried about when I go to refinance. If you were to compare the home on piers to an identical home on a concr...
Rebeka Frakes
Gibson National Home - taking down a bearing wall
I am looking to gain some information as to if anyone has taken down a bearing wall in a National Home. I recently purchased a 1953 National Home (I believe it is a Gibson floorplan), and I am hoping to remove a bear...
Dave Phillips
"repaired" cracked foundation and second story
I purchased a house in Edmonton that has a horizontal crack the entire length of one wall as well as at least one vertical crack.
The work has been repaired but the seller never disclosed that the crack was t...
Connor O'Brien
Chicago Investors! Sagging beam contactor
Chicago InvestorsDoes anyone know of a good contractor/engineer to support a sagging beam
Scott Triemstra
Taking down a wall - Who can I hire to assess the structure?
Hi, I'm going to start a rehab project but would like to assess the structure in the kitchen to determine whether or not I can take down a wall. I am not going to hire a GC to do the work. I just need to hire someon...
Greg P.
No Dining Room - Feedback - How to fix issue?
Hello, we completed a rehab on a small 1100 sq ft house. We tried to figure out a way to put in a L shaped granite countertop, but the house didn't have enough space or we would have had to do some major construction...
Brandyn Whitacre
Uneven floor question
I'm looking to purchase a 1,000sf single family home in a C neighborhood for about $22,000. It would rent from $650-$700 which sounds like a good deal, but the floor in the living room is extremely uneven. I walked ar...
Will F.
Brick wall has long crack in it. Engineer, inspector or???
Hi we have a building that I'm managing that has a long thin crack in it. It could just need some sort of patching. I hope it's not something structural or that in the worst case the wall collapses.
I was wondering...
Bienes Raices
Covering up AC hole
I was wondering if this would be expensive or difficult to put back to the way it was (the house is concrete block construction). I know that I could leave it there, but insurance co. may require me to remove it, and ...