Paul Kuhn
How to split/control heating cost on old triplex boiler
I am in the process of buying a double brick triplex built in early 1900's (southern Virginia/historic district), 1650 square feet 2 bed/1 bath units stacked on top of each other. The whole house is heated by a boiler...
Roger Doe
contractors, vendors, project payment
TLDR: Company did shoddy work that is beneath my standards. Should I make the contractor come back and do it the right way even though he has to take a loss?Here is the long version:I have a problem that I hope peopl...
Glenn English
Should I spend the money on upgrading heat and a/c?
Just bought my first investment single family in Mass. It's a 1600 sq ft single family built in 1900. It has a steam boiler fueled by oil. Big radiators around the house so ideally I'd like to get rid of those, but...
Aaron Mazzrillo
Converting Apartment Bldg from Oil Heat to Nat. Gas
I have a 3 unit apt bldg in MA, what is commonly referred to as a 'triple-decker' out there. It is currently heated by and oil burning furnace. After some investigation, I have discovered a program that will lend prop...
Christopher Freeman
Choosing a Heating System for Rental Property
I'm working on rehabbing a recent purchase to get it ready to rent, and in the course of installing a new curtain wall I discovered that the newly created bedroom would be without a heat source. Upon further inspectio...
Brendan Connolly
Hvac investment/tenant comfort in CT
Hi there community. I'm a small time investor but looking to take off this year. We want to pick up least 3 more multi family houses, minimum of 2 family units. Has anyone recently added Mitsubishi mini split heat and...
Ben Leybovich
Ben Leybovich Mowing
This DIY business never happens around here. Since I wanna be like @Brian Burke, which is the opposite of @Brandon Turner, I pay and remove myself from day-to-day operations...which includes my house. This means that ...
Tony Thompson
Removing Chunks of Padding From Hardwoods
There are quarter/half dollar size chunks of (old) carpet padding on the hardwoods of a unit I just bought. They are so old, the chunks have more of a hard "gummy" texture to them and are stuck quite nicely to the fl...
Henry Ko
Cost of Replacing Boiler heating to HVAC system?
I own a house in Belleville NJ that has a boiler heating. The boiler recently broke and I need to change it, the question is would it be worth it to change the entire system from Radiator/Boiler system to HVAC and how...
Brian Foster
HVAC needed in Chicago Western 'Burbs
Afternoon BP! I am looking for a good HVAC company for rehabs in western suburbs of Chicago. Any and all referrals greatly appreciated. Current scope of work is installing entire system and to replace current steam...