I hired Universal Engineering Sciences to help assist me in getting my new construction permit approved by the city of Jacksonville and to run the inspections. The goal was to simplify and streamline the process. We ...

Hi my name is Mason Hughes I’m 18 I’m a senior in high school, I live in Southwest Missouri, I’m homeschooled and I attend Crowder College and I’m majoring in Pre-Engineering. I’m looking to stay in college for anothe...

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I’m in the Atlanta area and am having trouble finding a reliable contractor who can remove a load bearing wall.

I have one estimate and i was hoping to get feedback as to whether or not it’s a good price.

It’...

Hey Everyone,I currently live in a SFH with an in-law unit that I use for rental income. The house is an old victorian, built ~1900 and does not currently have any sill bolts, cripple wall bracing, etc. I was recently...

Hi BP,I recently went under contract for a quad and secured a pretty fair deal from the retiring owner.  Everything was going smoothly until the inspection revealed some potential structural issues.  Upon further insp...

Hi BP friends. I have an upcoming purchase that may or may not need some foundation work.  I have one bid already for 19 exterior piers and 13 interior.  I never noticed any kind of slope or issues, but the appraiser ...

I’m looking to buy land around 3-5 acres and develop a subdivision. What are the first steps? Should I hire a general contractor, civil engineer and structural engineer to put together a plan? I’m new to this looking ...

At a house inspection I found out that the installer of a packaged HVAC unit removed almost all of a foundation column in the crawlspace to rout the flex air duct from the unit. Why he didn't install the HVAC a foo...

Hello Everyone,  We are looking to close a multi unit in Chicago and our inspector showed a picture of these two metal beams on the roof. These are towards the back of the building. He says they are not necessary and ...

Two years ago I purchase my biggest mistake.  It's a 1950's ranch home that blew my rehab budget out of the water.  Lots of lessons learned here.I'm a buy-and-hold landlord, and I'm still ironing out the kinks with th...