I am "unfinishing" an unsightly basement for a rental. The basement floor has chipped tile that leaves an adhesive residue behind. It's not so sticky, but will look shoddy if not addressed. Unfortunately, the tile nee...

Hey BPIn my home office i has this popcorn ceiling that kept peeling and falling off so I decided to remove it and get rid of it myself. I’m also done with removing it and there’s this thin layer of paint/glue(?) left...

Greetings, BPers- I am halfway through my first buy/hold upfit (a 2-story townhome) and I intend to tear out a crappy carpet and parquet floor downstairs and put in Engineered hardwood from Home Depot. Total coverage ...

Good day BP peeps!!!  I just purchased my 1st investment property.  We did the demo and removed the carpet and padding to try and reveal the cement slab floor.  My contractor advised that it looked like the original f...

I own a rental with 4 rooms and hallway in the basement. The 4 rooms had carpet glued down and the hallway was 20 yr old black tile.  I ripped it all up and I'm debating what to do. I will be renting to College studen...

Hi, I'm trying to pull up sticky tiles that were installed over hardwood floors. No problem getting up tiles because I'm using a heat gun. But the sticky residue left in the floors has been an issue. Any suggestions?

Hi,I am looking to install vinyl flooring on a 3rd floor unit. After removing the existing carpet, I found that there are only plank subfloors, and no plywood. The subfloor will be secured and nails/staples will be re...

Does anyone know how to remove pet odors from carpet?

Upon exposing oak floors I found the old carpet pad has completely broken down and sticks like glue to the oak. Used a long handled scrapper - but that is very slow and gouging the floor.

Anyone have an idea how to ...

I recently bought a duplex where the lower has some soot and smoke damage from the old fire.  The house is structurally sound and safe.  I am looking for some advice on how others have tackled this issue.  Thanks.