Zac P.
Should I convert to baseboard heating?
I have a duplex that has two really old gas furnaces that are about to die on me. Instead of dropping $6000 on two new ones, I have contemplated replacing the heating with baseboard electric heat throughout. This plac...
Bayard P.
Toronto condo developers head directly to China to court buyers
In other words, "China is now exporting there burst bubble to Canada, Toronto developers actively looking to pump more hot air in an already over inflated market."See Globe and Mail Article.
Joe Boggin
How can I reduce property utility bill?
I made an offer on a property that is considered a boarding house. It is a small row home in Philadelphia that is broken up into three rooms. The only common areas are the bathroom and the kitchen and the backyard. Th...
Brad Fletcher
Buying a property without air conditioning?
I'm looking at purchasing a town home to use as a rental. My price range is 90-115K. Some of the homes in this range do not include air conditioning. Would you buy a house to use as a rental that does not have cent...
John Knisely
Oil to Gas Utility Conversion
I'm looking at a multi-unit deal in Delaware County right now where the current owner pays all utilities except in-unit electricity. According to numbers I've received from the listing agent, the annual heating/oil ex...
John Barnes
Florida Apartment Heater Options
Hi All, hope someone has advice.We have a 3 unit, concrete block property in FL. Program we rent through (similar to sec 8) said all units have to have heaters.To give you an idea of how important heaters are, I ran m...
Frank S.
Help identifying Asbestos on Duct
Hello,
I had a duct cleaning company stop by and they indicated this may be asbestos.
What do you think?The lab test is $250, I will get some remediation companies over to get estimates.
Jeremy Salerno
How can I best optimize the utilities in my two-family (MA, USA)
I just purchased a weird two-family house utilities-wise, and would GREATLY appreciate some advice. The house is c. 1910, about 1500 sqft total, both units app. the same size. Note: I had MassSave do an assessment, th...
James Meehan
Getting Tested?
Not you getting tested...getting the building tested!
As a Home Performance Expert I run into many situations of uncomfortable, unhealthy, and too often unsafe indoor home environments. When it comes to getti...
Sarah Robertson
Building a 4plex - Gas vs Electric Heat
I am interested in building a 4plex located in Northwestern Ontario, Canada. We have extreme winters that maintain -30 degrees Celsius for months on end.
My husband wants to build using electric baseboard heat, and ...