Mark Brechtl
Painting and wall coverings pro just want to help
Hello guys, I have 16 years experience a a professional commercial painting contractor specializing in new construction. I have owned my own business for almost 6 years, been and an estimator for another 10. If any...
Sarah Schwab
Owner-occupied requirements for condos
Who knows about the laws and rules regarding the # of units within a condo that are allowed to be rentals vs. owner-occupied? My understanding is that HOAs typically require at least 50% of units to be owner-occupied....
Dennis Weber
Paint choice?
Do you use standard colors for your walls or do you just paint everything white? -Pigment disabled
Scott Le
Exterior Paint Ideas?
I was hoping to save the exterior paint for my new rental, but we had to completely rebuild the back wall of the house. It would feel silly to give the back wall a fresh coat while leaving the actual curb side of the...
Jason Merchey
Opinion on these Shingles
Do these shingles look cheap to you? My contractor ordered and obviously installed these, and I kind of find the color pattern to be kind of cheap looking. Is that just a style among many styles, or does that look...
Jewell Arceneaux
BRRRR- My first home investment
Purchased home with potential upside in hoping to force appreciation in the house in order to create equity and eventually utilize the equity (HELOC) to begin investing in other properties. What do you feel are the mo...
Andrew Cordle
Custom Designed Kitchen
Here is one of our kitchens we did in Chicago. This was a 4 bedroom 2 1/2 bath house with an attached 2 car garage. It took us about 5 months close to close on this house.
Here are...
Virginia Jones
Is it worth it to paint an extra coat?
The house I am fixing up had very dark walls. I did a primer and one coat of paint and if the light hits the walls a certain way, you can see some of the old color still. I have people interested who don't seem to car...
Lara Fobian
Opinion on NOT priming before painting?
Opinions, please?So I just tried out a new house-painter who bought the paint in the colors I needed, but I found out after he was done with the job that he only did SPOT priming over any drywall patches and other wal...
Deitra Curry
Applicant requesting full repainting 2 days before lease signing
We recently moved out of an investment home. Right before, we completely redid the home (new cupboards, woodworking , everything). It's an old bungalow style and I decorated it in "gingerbread type" colors:). It's a c...