Philip Beckwith
What color paint for rental?
Hello, My wife and I are newbies to being landlords. We purchased a cute Cape cod style house. In the interior we are considering a two-tone paint combination in the rooms to make it a little more interesting and appe...
David Beard
Poly over painted wood floors?
Do most of you with lower end rentals apply poly over painted floors, or not?
Michael Cornett
Choosing paint colors, appliances, fixtures
Is there a good guide or book out there (up-to-date) in general paint colors, types and colors of flooring, appliances, and fixtures styles/colors to choose for general rehabbing. I know it will depend on the value an...
Matty Wilkinson
Lead Paint, Liability, and Legislation
I've been trying to understand the pitfalls of buying old buildings ("old" as in built in the 1930s). I know there is the whole "we never tested for lead so we can't say for sure and also we don't want to know" game. ...
Erik Kubec
Exterior paint on a rental?
Hey folks, we have a property with some old, cheap vinyl siding with an inch maybe of insulation. the small house exterior is ugly, but serviceable. the inside is new and clean. the neighborhood has houses in wors...
Account Closed
Lead paint in a rental?
I'm thinking about buying a house that was built in 1901 for a rental. It is in very nice original condition, however, has lots, and LOTS of peeling paint throughout. Realtor just assumes at least some of it is lead p...
Bradley Glover
Chattanooga Flooring, Painting, and Counters
My wife and I own a staging company specializing in owner occupied staging and space redesign. We have a client on Lookout Mountain now who will be putting her home on the market in Spring. It will probably be in th...
Bienes Raices
Technique for painting small area
I put new drywall in about a 10 SQF area in the bathroom. I had new paint made at HD from a paint chip of the existing paint.
When I paint the drywall, am I still supposed to "cut in" at the area where the new paint...
Sarah D.
Cost of painting vs DIY
It's 10pm. I'm about to start washing gross bathroom walls in the apartment we're renovating to prepare to sand and paint. I'm on BP because I don't want to do it...I see people talk about hiring painters that can kn...
Matt Compton
Wall repair and painting contractor
Does anyone have a recommendation for a contractor in Suprise Az? I need some wall repair and paint touch up on my aunts house. She is not there, the realtor would let them in. I’m in Houston so I won’t be there to ch...