I am remodeling my house and have a PVC pipe that runs outside the house a couple inches above ground which drains the kitchen sink, it then runs through the garage and then right outside the garage the PVC pipe ...

My neighbor's basement is flooding after some pretty heavy rain over the past week. They have called a basement guy out, who would solve the problem by jackhammering up the cement floor in the basement, digging a tren...

Hi, I just went to see a house this afternoon and I noticed there were 2 leaks in the basement. One of the leaks was coming from a pipe. But I couldn't tell where the other leak was coming from. It was raining so it w...

I have a 51 year old home that looks like I have a buyer for. FHA financing. It's in good condition, but with it's age it has some issues/aging. Older electric breaker box and wiring, for example. And a roof with a...

Hey guys. I just bought my first house, moved in last month. A couple of weeks ago, we had a very wet weekend and I noticed water stains in the baseboards of my finished basement. No French drains, no sump pumps. I’m ...

My tenant notified me of a backed up toilet. I called the plumer who attemped to snake the toilet but was unsucessful as there was something stuck in the toilet so firmly that he was unable to move it. We ended up hav...

I am looking into installing a a three zone ductless mini split system in a condo in Los Angeles that will eventually be my personal residence.  Can anyone share their experiences with such systems?  For those doing f...

Hi , Hope that everyone is doing well and staying healthy.
For those of you that own rental properties, How often you do a property inspection and how or who do it?Do you hire a Professional Home Inspector or do it y...

A property I am looking to make an offer on has a flooding problem in the basement every time it rains. The sub-pump is located in the corner of the basement. I'm guessing in order to prevent further flooding I would ...

Pic #1: This is the water I found in one of my  rentals that’s about 5’ below grade. This came AFTER we had finished doing a foundation waterproofing around the perimeter of the house! - How could this happen!?I had t...