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11 April 2024 | 31 replies
Never cheap out on material: a cheap plastic shut-off valve did cost me over 10k in flood damage one time.
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14 April 2024 | 885 replies
All this talk on here about using other people’s money and creative financing and clever tactics....and when I comes to it you’re scared of a plastic card ??
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9 April 2024 | 2 replies
I also extended the kitchen / dining room in the bottom unit by about 200 square feet to provide a usable indoor space and replacing some of the covered outside patio.
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8 April 2024 | 20 replies
The one's at the box stores are inexpensive and easy to install and the new good looking heavy glass one's have to be professionally installed (pretty much) and are very pricey.You can just put up a clear plastic liner if you want the bathroom to look a little more finished for no money and the tenant can put a decorative one over it if they prefer.I guess the glass door are a little better at keeping most of the water off the floor but most people do alright with the shower curtains.
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6 April 2024 | 2 replies
Everything passed except for the "secondary roof" which consists of a membrane roof over an unheated, patio "room" separated from the man house by glass sliders.
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5 April 2024 | 1 reply
plastic?
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3 April 2024 | 0 replies
Remodeling bedrooms, bathrooms, living room, kitchen and patio
3 April 2024 | 12 replies
Fenced in yard, covered patio as well as uncovered patio.
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30 March 2024 | 6 replies
We changed the windows and patio doors just a few months ago.
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30 March 2024 | 16 replies
Typical basic trouble shooting is to inspect all connections, look for loose connections and oxidization, any warm receptacle plates or light switches, smells of melting wire or plastic, signs of burning/arcing/overheating such as blackened areas around receptacle boxes or anywhere there’s a connection, or flickering lights not associated with the bulb not being screwed in tightly.