Ok, so I know that there is no way this meets code but I saw this in a possible investment home yesterday and I had to share. Just think, you could take a shower and plug in your hair dryer and then if the breaker ha...

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We recently went under contract, and had a home inspection that uncovered strong indicators of Chinese Drywall. There are blackened exposed copper wires throught the home. Ground wires on receptacles, copper p...

So I put out a message to my large social media following and got responses from ppl with addresses all over the US. is there one website that can give me the property owners addresses?Because if this keeps happening ...

Hey BP - I am looking at a rental property that has no laundry - not in unit, no common laundry, and not great space for the laundry.  Units and common space are not set up for laundry (no vents, etc).I've been lookin...

So I'm looking at my first investment property. Still pretty new and in the learning phase. Looking in the Cleveland area and I'm noticing a lot of knob and tube wiring. Looking into the BRRRR method. Currently lookin...

I am a contractor since 1981 . I have a customer selling their house for $875,000 . The home inspector came back with a laundry list of " problems" with the home .  Now this house has been maintained beautifully , the...

Can anybody recommend any trouble shooting steps that I can pursue, before I call an electrician?
All of a sudden, all the outlets in my master bedroom stopped work except for one plug in one of the outlets (two plug...

I bought a few homes in Columbus using Turn Key Company. I just did received 2 letters from City of Columbus. One with zoning code violation which I understand (Tenant storing items in the backyard, electric meter dam...

BeforeAfterAside from several cuts, scrapes and other injuries (working by myself so had to handle everything alone) I was happy with my work.  BTW, those WERE NOT modular cabinets, a carpenter lived there at one time...

Current one of my unit half of the house doesn't have ground wire,can I use gfci outlet instead of regular outlet, it's currently a empty house and will have a section 8 inspection soon, can I use gfci instead of spen...