I use the BP lease agreement for Arkansas and just had a potential tenant pose something that I haven't come across.  He feels that if he is not allowed to use rock salt (as it causes damage to the concrete) then if t...

Can anyone recommend a product that melts ice/snow without damaging concrete? 
Our County has been using beet juice for a couple years and it's supposed to work very well down to -30 degrees and is very environmental...

I'm risking sounding like a danged fool here but I have a problem that honestly I should've solved 20 years ago. We keep calcium chloride and sand/salt in 5 gallon pails at all our buildings. We keep them in entry way...

Want to do a 3 car garage, anyone poured when it's freezing? Suggestions, ideas?

Hello BP Community,
I have always had a long debate what is the best strategy when it comes to salting multifamily properties/small apartment buildings. The more units under one roof, the more efficient the cost of s...

Dear friends:

I am house hunting, and fell in love with this newly built 2-story single family house, with unfinished basement.

The basement wall is a concern (see attached picture). It's poured concrete, however lo...

I am the tenant in this scenario. I am finishing up my last semester at Iowa State University. Came back to my apartment after Winter break and noticed some cups I had left with water in them had evaporated and left b...

Ok, the company I work for manages some low income houses in a rough area. Every time someone moves we have to go in immediately and take all the appliances out and put in storage, and board up the windows to secu...

Hi Everyone,
It seems that the walkway on our property may have ice sometimes during the winter.  Does the landlord typically supply the tenant with salt/sand for walkways in Minneapolis?  And if the landlord typical...

I wanted to share my annual expenses because I had to do a lot of guesstimates before I bought my duplex.  I swear when I asked some investors their expenses they acted like they had amnesia.   Since I have over a yea...