I have a property built in 1957 with a stucco exterior.  The Stucco has been previously painted, and it needs repainting.  I am looking at going with either 2 coats of PPG Paints Acri-Shield, or 2 coats of Sherwin-Wil...

BP,I'd love some feedback on how to best proceed with a potential live in flip that I'm considering.  I walked the house yesterday with my realtor and a GC who gave us a quote. There were three different horizontal cr...

Hello,I own a home in the Willamette Valley in Oregon.  It rains a lot here and we have clay soil.  There was some cracking in my foundation when I bought the place but I had the foundation inspected and the engineer ...

My husband and I moved out of our leased home a few weeks ago. We always kept the place extremely neat & clean the entire 13 months we lived there. We actually own and operate a high-end luxury home cleaning busin...

I’m in the process of purchasing a triplex that was built as a single family home in 1959. Per our inspector, there’s evidence that the home has been added onto at least twice and had several remodels done on it. Many...

Foundation Cracks
Cracks in the foundation are major red flags. They’re harbingers of potentially significant repair costs or worse. Freshly patched cracks can also be a cause for concern.
Foundation cracks can be s...

In your opinion, how bad and expensive are these two problems:1. Crack in a slab foundation.2. Water leak behind the wall that surrounds fireplace. Water stains are visible along this wall from the ceiling (two-story ...

The foundation is block and it is cracked like the following image (not filled):
http://www.pioneerwaterproofing.ca/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/crack.jpg

The exterior walls also has 2 sets of filled step cracks ...

Hi Everyone!A bit about me - I recently purchased my first home in June, and am now currently house hacking that property. This, along with my sister's background in real estate with 9~ units, got me excited to start ...

I'm wondering if anyone from SE MI can recommend a home inspector that is also a structural engineer or foundation expert. I'm looking at a home that has previous repairs, but also still has issues. I want to get an i...