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Hi there. I'm "new" to the forum. I have read a lot good information and guidance from experienced members. I have few questions hoping to learn from the community on my new journey. I have a house that I'm getting re...
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There was some light rain for 5 to 15 minutes max. I wasn't on the site. I am not sure if my roof contractor is lying or not at this point. Today he took out the old 14 by 14 feet small roof and put torch down rubber ...
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We just closed on a buy and hold SFH which was built in 1966. The inside of the cabinets looks like tsomeone site built the cabinets. Some raw wood, some painted wood. We do plan on repainting the outside of the ca...
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Hey everyone,
Here is a breakdown of the different types of flooring. My hope is that this clears up some questions you may have on which material is best suited for your Flip or Buy & Hold, Feel free to connect ...
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I understand that a transparent stain sinks in to the wood, and a paint does not. But a solid stain doesn't seem to sink in to the wood either- how is this different from paint? Is it just thinner?
I am prese...
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Any ideas for restoring the beauty of old knotty pine tongue and groove. It’s actual T&G and not paneling. I’m uncertain about if it was ever finished but it’s looking pretty dull. I grabbed some Murphy oil soap b...
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I have 2500 sq./ft. of Shaw bamboo flooring in a house. It was cleaned using Murphy's oil soap, causing a film on it. It also has several scratches, basically needs to be refinished. Anyone know how to proceed in t...
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I'm looking to tile the remaining portion of my kitchen and I was wondering if you can safely tile over wood paneling? The paneling is in great shape, and I use the SimpleMat from HD as the adhesive. Does anybody have...
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Hi biggerpockets forum!I got a hardwood refinishing job for a SFH. My contractor sent me the picture attached below today (1st layer of stain). All floors are sanded already, only this one room is stained with the fir...
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I have an ugly porch that I'm trying to make look good. There are some heavily pitted areas where the previous owner had stapled screening to it. I painted the thing with a few coats of white paint and it looks SO muc...