We are going to rehab an A-frame cabin in the mountains in California. The problem is that the ceiling has a "black hole" left over from when a fireplace stovepipe was removed. When the owner put on a new metal roof, ...

I built a wood fired water heater to heat my above ground swimming pool. But it's a part time job collecting and cutting all the wood and keeping the fire going. The pool is 12,000 gallons. So I'm thinking about ma...

I have an old claw foot tub that I would like to refinish provided the refinish kit is a quality product. Has anyone used this and would you recommend it or something else? Thanks

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Hi All,a place i am looking at has a small wood patio and some wood stairs to access the garden.It felt slippery when wet.Anything i should be careful of ? Should I put a small sign ? Put some of the black anti-slippe...

We are currently remodeling the kitchen of our primary residence, as soon as it and a few other improvements are made we will be refinancing and moving on to the next project. We are in a dilemma in choosing counterto...

I have a house in South Carolina with 150 sqft of decking that needs to be refinished. The house is 8 years old, and I don't think the decking has ever been touched.

I have gotten one quote to clean and seal...

I live in California and I have a tenant who has lived in my duplex for 20 years.  The windows in the unit are older windows that I have not upgraded yet.  Her co-tenant  locks himself out all the time and climbs thro...

I am doing a rehab and the interior doors and trim are stained brown and are in decent condition. When it's time to sell, would it show ok leaving as is in brown or would it show better to paint white?

All, I'm dealing with a tricky floor transition problem and was hoping to get some recommendations. I'm just finishing up a buy and hold rehab project on an older cape cod. There is a pretty steep drop between the liv...

The answer should be none of it but that doesn't always happen. 
I have stayed in several vacation rentals with kids and a dog and always treat the home with respect and leave it in a pristine condition.
We had a gr...