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Hello, I'm new in here and find this place interesting.. Sorry, been here a little while but figured I would finally do a proper Intro... I'm a Landlord with 8 houses, a Flipper and have been remodeling for about the last 20 years.. It's a great feeling of accomplishment turning an old run...

Hello, Can any one recommend a good green interior / exterior color? One that seems to appeal to the masses? I have seen a few that seem to look a bit like avocado but don't know what the color is.. Thanks!

I say 1. Sand it 2. Fill holes / gaps with a wood filler 2. Use a good exterior primer 3. Paint it Sherwin Williams should be able to set you up with a good quality exterior primer and paint. As far as the front door, I don't think a clear coat will help with any dulness brought on by the...

I've been wondering about this too since I just picked up a nice used sprayer.. I'm thinking that brush cleaner would be good to run through it and clean it.. that stuff does wonders with my paint brushes...

Maybe you have a ghost living in the house!

Probably not, unless those floor joist are tied into the outer walls very well. Typically exterior walls are pretty heavy. On my last one, I bolted all the floor joists to the studs of the exterior wall, then also added vertical 4x4's bolted to the 4x4's of the exterior wall (older houses in my...

If it's the Main feed from the street, you should probably have PG&E or whoever your local utility company do it. The Main feed can only be shut off by them and you probably shouldn't risk it. Otherwise if you wanted to save some money, start digging carefully, replace what you have there with...

I recently did about the same thing... I just started excavating until I got down to the foundation and everything was clear.. I really didn't have a plane but once I started into it, what I needed to do became more obvious.. Ended up leaving the foundation, added some big blocks, lifted the...

Usually this happens from the house settling, put a level all around.. Look for screws in the door frame, if your lucky they used em and you might be able to tighten up all around, otherwise try a sledge hammer to move the frame away from the door a little bit...

In CA it only needs to go through conduit if the wiring is ran through the exterior of the house. Basements typically can have exposed as long as it's secured / stapled every 4' and within 1' from a box. Not certain which code that is but I believe it's NEC 2006

I agree with using LVL, also known as Microlam.. This stuff is super strong, I'm using it also to support a second story.. proper footing a must as well.. Lolly / Lally columns.. They make them in a wide variety now, also known as Adjustable Columns... even Simpson is starting to get into...

It's not easy to diagnose a problem like this without actually being there. I would start by looking at all of the wiring to the inside blower, make sure nothing is lose or corroded.. maybe even double check your grounds, lose grounds can typically cause issues like this.

I think I would probably build the same type of seat you already have to cover it, just add some access panels to get to the pipes if needed in the future..

Consider sistering in adjacent beems, support those and you can probably leave the existing beam in place.