Greg Baker
Advice on updating a bathroom?
Hi everyone,First off, I am not handy. I would like to be handy, and I hope to become handy by simply doing and learning. My long-term goal is to have a number of buy and holds, so I'm going to experiment with some ...
Ben M.
What to do with kitchen cabinets in this condition
Can contractors create missing parts for cabinets (like the one circled on the left) so that we won't have to get new cabinets?Can they also fix wood rot under the sink (like the one circled on the right) and just rep...
Kathy Hacmac
Tenant painted original woodwork
Our tenant, without permission, painted original shellac woodwork in her apartment. We are restorers and this was original untouched woodwork in a 90 year old house.We are of course furious; she is non repentant but w...
Richard Yang
HOA wants to fine renovation debris
I recently purchased a condo in Chicago area, and decided to remodel the condo. Last week one of the board member in the association sent me an email saying that my contractors left molding which is not allowed to put...
Account Closed
Ideas for Matching Floor and Wall Tiles
There are two schools of thought when it comes to tiling the bathroom or kitchen. One camp says that the wall and floor tiles should complement each other but should not match because matching floor and wall tiles mak...
Gualter Amarelo
Tenant has 4 dogs and wants living room and hallway carpets replaced with vinyl
I bought a 3 family apartment about 5 months ago. When I purchased it the house the 2 townhouse units (2west and 2east) were vacant and I had a tenant on the first floor apt which is a 3 bd unit with a little over...
Dave Kro
Is 5/8" edge gap for Floating vinyl plank flooring be too big ?
Is there any risk that over time the entire floor with shift in one direction (towards one wall) if a 5/8 gap (to walls base plate) is left for most of the perimeter? 1) So that in effect that side no longer has an ex...
Ben Limberg
Sloping floor repair
Hey BP,I have a property with sloping floors, poorly covered with tile. It was built in 1920, seems pretty solid, and normal for a property in the area (Oakland County MI). However, the slope is pretty bad and not rea...
Andrew Otten
Looking at a Mobile Home tomorrow
Tomorrow I am looking at a mobile home in my area, west michigan, and it is incredibly cheap. The seller seems to be pretty motivated and the asking price is <$5k. The pictures show it needs some work but the ...
Shannon D.
Issues with Vinyl Flooring Installed by New Construction Property
If the builder performs a poor installation of vinyl flooring, leading to it ripping off after 2 years, are they responsible for repairing the damages, or are they exempt after 1 year? We have been told that the warra...