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I’m finishing a full house renovation in the Philadelphia area. The house is 1600 sq ft ranch and will be listed for $400k. I plan to put luxury vinyl throughout the main living areas. I plan to do the master bedroom ...
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I have tenants moving out this week. I've been in and out of the unit over the last couple of weeks and noticed that there is an area of the vinyl flooring that is bubbling, presumably due to water (the spot is in th...
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Hi BP Community,I’m in the process of two rehabs. The first is a two family complete gut and replace and the second is a single family home the requires a less extensive rehab but still some major items. I’m curious t...
Hi BP Columbus, OH community. I'm in the process of buying my first duplex in the German Village/Merion Village area (2 blocks south of Schiller) and am looking for any trade secrets people are willing to share, insig...
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Hello all,We are about to replace the old carpet in one of the rental condos we own. Initially we were thinking to replace with carpet again, but i think it will make more sense to put a laminate. I have no experience...
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Hi,I am looking to install vinyl flooring on a 3rd floor unit. After removing the existing carpet, I found that there are only plank subfloors, and no plywood. The subfloor will be secured and nails/staples will be re...
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Good news everyone, the $500 de minimis safe harbor limit was increased to $2,500 for taxpayers who place property in service, that are NOT required to produce an audited financial statement(applicable finance stateme...
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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...
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Just ripped out the old carpets and have all these annoying staples that are ridiculously labor intensive to remove. Do you know of an easy way to remove them? I'm prepping the floor for vinyl installation. I'm think...
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I have just replaced carpet and pad in bedrooms of a SFR that had pet damage. Before replacing it I had it cleaned professionally but odor remained. Carpet is two years old and tenants lived in house for 14 months. I...