Adam A.
Toledo, OH PASSED New Lead Paint Law
Yes, the Toledo city council passed a new lead paint ordinance which will take effect in 365 days. This is not the end but only the beginning of the new ordinance which applies to rental SFH, 1-4 units and day cares a...
Clint Peoples
Fresh paint peeling on bedroom doors
Hey y’all! I’m painting bedroom doors on a property, rookie DIY, and after painting, the paint is peeling with the slightest brushing of a tool or finger nail. This is after 24 hours of drying and using bonded primer...
Lara Fobian
Opinion on NOT priming before painting?
Opinions, please?So I just tried out a new house-painter who bought the paint in the colors I needed, but I found out after he was done with the job that he only did SPOT priming over any drywall patches and other wal...
Ryan Keenan
Va appraisal and chipping paint
Hey bp, just had a va appraisal done and everything went well except for the chipping paint outside. I do have shake siding which would be very time consuming to paint the entire house. Anyway around this?
Rob Beeman
Do Landlords Need to be Lead Safe Certified?
According to the EPA (the agency that enforces the new RRP Lead Safe Law), any Firm or Individual who disturbs 6 Square Feet of interior space of a property built before 1978 for PAY, must be trained & certified.
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Karen Margrave
Contractors - Painting Interior walls
After drywall is installed, what do you do to prep your walls for painting? It seems to me that paint doesn't go on as evenly as it once did. I'm not sure if it's the drwyall has been reformulated, the paper, or the p...
Mark S.
Valspar Cabinet & Furniture Oil-Enriched Enamel - Cabinet Issues
We hired someone to paint our cabinets in our kitchen. They highly recommended we use Valspar Cabinet & Furniture Oil-Enriched Enamel. He said it wouldn’t leave brush strokes and it’s a great paint. The marketi...
Rob Beeman
Are your Contractors Lead Safe Certified?
Just an FYI to those investors that either hire contractors for the repairs, renovations, painting, etc. OR Do It Themselves - the Federal RRP Lead Safe Certification Law that was passed a little over a year ago, is n...
Tony Santos
Lead paint removal on bigger units
Hey Guys,
I am buying a bigger mixed unit building (15 apartments and 3 retail stores) the building needs a lot of work and evidence of lead paint is shown on the ceilings. Does anyone know the exact law for lead pai...
Aleksey F.
Cracks & Bowing Plaster - Repair Question
Hello everyone,Making my first offer on a property and a first 1st post here! This is a 1935 duplex that I will rent out. Having a tough time estimating the cost of plaster repair (cant bring a contractor until after ...