I've been using vacuum cleaner hand-me-downs and I keep breaking them.  I need a vacuum cleaner that will suck up all kinds of gunk including small drywall debris and drywall dust from carpet.  Should I go cheapo beca...

Any rehabbers out these who do their own demolition (use your own guys as opposed to hiring a contractor to do it) got a commercial vacuum cleaner they'd recommend? I need to get out all those little pieces of plas...

We purchased an apartment complex that needed brought back up to speed, and knew that some units had 20 year old carpet in it. Now when ripping up the carpet we found that there's old tile underneath. The building wa...

I will be repainting a 1 bedroom rental unit to make ready for a new tenant at the start of next month. There are wood floors in the bedroom and living room that I will be refinishing.This unit is rented close to the ...

I was looking at a prospective home when the realtor told me the ceiling and floor tiles in the basement look like they have asbestos. I am not sure if he is right, but it made me wonder how one is supposed to know. ...

When do you refinish hardwoods?

In our first project, we refinished them after painting everything. Our thought was, since we were pulling up the carpet, it would be easier to not worry about ruining the new finished...

I have been working on my house that I am living in with the goal of moving out and turning it into a rental property. I own the home outright from an inheritance. The house was built in 1968 I have recently done some...

Hi all - thanks in advance for your input. I'm coming to the end of my first flip and am on to punch-list items. I'm wondering what expectations I should have for the condition of the house when the contractor is fini...

I had the slab jacked up and piers installed. Guy did an A++ job, the old cracks in the wall fit like they're zippered. 
But in the master bedroom there was a small problem and the subfloor buckled, so there's a spot...

I recently was replacing vinyl blinds at a property and noticed within hours of putting them up, they seemed off colored and splotchy. Thinking it was just the specific blinds I bought, I returned them and purchased d...