Considering what my options are for an old house that has no sub-flooring, just hardwood over the joists keeping it off the ground. Vapor barriers? Other? Right now there is carpet over the wood. What would you do for...

Hello All, I purchased a rental 2 months ago and the inspector noted that I needed to improve the ventilation in the crawl space. He noted there were slight indications of mold growth. I have now received 2 quotes fro...

Have a 4 unit multi built @1900.  Wood refinished floors have huge gaps/cracks, and they are layed over what appears to be what was called a subfloor in the Victorian era, which is wood which also has gaps.  From the ...

Hi all!I am in kind of a unique situation with my seller, as he is an attorney overseeing a bankruptcy case and multiple homes within the bankruptcy. Anyway, he gave my realtor and I an opportunity to go to the proper...

I'm assessing a commercial property (occupied by a major automotive service tenant) and the seller has completed a Phase1, Phase2, and a Phase2 supplemental report as part of the seller due diligence package. The fina...

I have a shower that is leaking when used to the basement downstairs. This is an old leak that I thought was taken care of and apparently is not. So plumber advised that I redo the shower floor. I want to do the job o...

I have an apartment that is below grade that had a wooden floor that buckled. We removed the floor boards and found moisture coming up thru the concrete floor underneath. The American Leak Detection company came out t...

Hello BP,I am looking at a 6 acre lot to develop a self storage facility on. The problem is the land has been contaminated due to fuel tanks leaking from a gas station next door as shown on the phase II soil survey. T...

Pretty much every Phase I or II environmental site assessment I've ever seen references past studies, and not just studies done by the same company. Does anyone know where they find that information? It would be reall...

I've got a flooring job coming up in about a week in Flagstaff, AZ. It's about 1600 sf of waterproof LVP with pre-attached underlayment. The subfloor is mostly wood (with a cawl space below it) with the exception of a...