Hi, I am trying to restore my home that was built in 1900 Pittsburgh and would like to do some of the work myself. Does anyone know of any good books that can help guide me on how do do this???
I would like to re-plaster my walls, and would like to replace the wood on the outside of my home..they didn’t have vinyl siding in this time period and think it looks tacky anyway..
can anyone offer any advice??

Electricians in Los Angeles how much is the usual charge per hour and do you know any good electricians.

The cabin is a shell that needs to have interior work done to be complete. I am due to close on the property this week but must have insurance. I cant use homeowners insurance since I don’t live there yet. I spoke with Geico-my provider-and they suggested a construction insurance policy. I have to insure the property for XXX$ in order to close. I am confused. Do I need mortgage insurance or real property insurance or ??? Thanks.

There really isn’t much to detail. We have a construction guy working on our home projects. He never eats and so far I don’t think he likes pizza. He’s polish, what do I make for him that he will like?

would would be easer installing carpet or tile or something like tile into most of the rooms in my mobile home?

would be cheaper?

3 bed 2 bath

I blew out my shoulder lifting the new shower door while remodeling my bathroom. I dont have medical ins. but i have home ownwers. Am I covered?

Everything needs to change. I want to open up my kitchen and living room by breaking thru the wall. I need to add a bathroom downstairs and would love to get rid of the closed in sun room (as well as change all the wall paper, floors etc) but do not want to do anything without seeing how it will look and I think there are websites that do this but I not not know where to find them and googling them was no help

It was mainly filmed in Miami and had one woman as the designer and a team of one woman named Jenny and five guys. One guy was named Sparky and the other Gregg. Help!!

This is regarding a house in Pittsburgh, PA. I just bought my first house and i’m kinda clueless about these things.

1. I need to install a fire-rated door or a solid-core door between the garage and basement. Right now there’s a screen door only. I’d need to get a lockset installed. How much will labor and materials be? Is it cheaper to go with Lowes or Home Depot rather than local contractors?

2. The retaining wall is bulging and needs to be fixed. How much would this cost? I was told that the same stones could be reused to rebuild the wall.

3. The house is old and has fuse boxes. I need to get a new circuit breaker panel. Cost? Also have to change the old outlets to grounded ones.

4. I need to regrout the tiles by the tub in the bathroom and recaulk it. The tiles themselves are ok, just need to refinish. I’ve heard that this shouldn’t be too expensive.

Does anyone know any reliable contractors? I’m in the South Hills part of town.

My friends family has a house that they own on about 2 1/2 acres of land. It hasn’t been lived in in about 13 years. We want to remodel it so my friend and i can move in. The exterior is not bad but the interior needs some work. We also plan to do most of the work ourselves im a carpenter he can do drywall. Is there some major things i should look for? If so how would i go about getting it fixed?