Eric Samuels
Central heating issue in bedroom and living room
Hey everyone,
First time house hacker here.I closed on a duplex in Philly end of September and once it got cold I realized the living room and medium sized bedroom in one of the units were not warming up as much as o...
Ro Maga
Acoustical ceiling tile adhesive for soundproofing?
Hi! We are trying to reduce sound transmission between our ground floor and the second unit apartment, both of which are completely finished. I'm taking both, transmission and impact sound. We've been considering dro...
Luba Vasilieva
Renting second residence for a limited period
Hi Everyone. Would appreciate the input for the following situation before jumping into it. I recently purchased a small lake house in IL, which is sort of vulnerable to winter temps (= very lightly insulated crawl sp...
Curtis Lancaster II
Prefab shipping container neighborhood
Hi! Im looking to build a team of people in the Washington d.c area to build a prefabricated shipping container neighborhood. I have been looking into this method of building for a few reasons.
Long term durability
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Angeline Rebottaro
Best Hot tub for STR?
Hey guys,I'm looking to add some new features to my STR and considering a hot tub. Is there one you'd recommend for the frequent use of an STR? Costco hot tubs are affordable, but I heard that the service on them stin...
Chris C.
Replacing Electric Heat With Gas
Hello,
First of all, thank you for taking the time to check out this post. BP is a great resource and has saved me thousands as I started out.
Situation: 100 year old building. Bottom unit is gas, top ...
Denise Munoz
Mold or Mildew Issues
I just visited a potential rehab property that I am interested in pursuing as a live-in flip. The house appears to be in decent shape except for one condition, there is a ton of mold or mildew on the ceilings by the a...
James Brown
heritage house in rural Yukon, Canada
Could you guys give me some opinions on this house? It's a 3 bed 1 bath (the living room could potentially be used as a 4th) with a bachelor suite attached to the back. There is also a large barn on the property that ...
Brandon Purdeu
Chronicles of a newbie part II
I wrote last time about how I had put my first flip project under contract thought I'd share a little about the process. The buying process has been a little slow since I am purchasing from an estate and decisions are...
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 ...