Brandon Seyferth
Tracking Down a Banging Sound (Pipes?)
Hi All,
Hoping for advice here. I manage a six unit building with a commercial space on the first floor in Chicago (I own only one of the condos, but I manage the building). The commercial space is not part of the HO...
DW Hancock
Is the Handyman at Fault?
Our handyman sent someone in his place. The sub didn't shut off the water main & broke a pipe. Water went everywhere, damaging our unit and the unit below. The owner of the unit below is already talking about mol...
Ryan Short
A couple bumps along the road
I bought a 4 family property in June. I have been doing a full renovation to the second and third floor units. The first floor has 2 units with leases, a 1BDRM and a 2BDRM. The second floor has a 3BDRM unit and the th...
Srinivas Mudireddy
Advise for repiping a house
Hi,
I have a 1250sqft 2 story 3 bed 2 bath condo built in 1977 which recently had a big water leak. Because the tenant couldn't detect it in time, we had to throw away newly installed floors on entire downstairs. Tha...
David Zheng
Pipes Bursting all over the Place :( HALPP
So I have several older apartments and with the weather getting really cold, I've been getting some pipes bursting. None of the basements are well insulated and have no central heating. What do you guys to do keep the...
Vincent Q.
Low water pressure in house!
Hi,I had my offer accepted on a foreclosure. My agent advised that a previous deal fell through for low water pressure in house.Paperwork stated " water pressure fail"Should i be concerned? Is this a dealbreaker?What ...
David Triplo
High Efficiency HVAC Condensation Line in Abandoned Chimney
After some searching, I determined where my water issue was coming from in my ground unit in my 1890s, gut rehabbed 3 flat. In my 95% high efficiency HVAC system the PVC pipe connected to a copper pipe in my abandoned...
Ting Liu
How to open up T-shape clogged drain pipe?
I have a two-unit apartments. The two apartments are side by side. Their kitchens are next to each other separated by a wall. The two kitchen sinks are connected by a T-shape drain pipe. The T-shape drain pipe is clo...
Scott R.
Main sewer line replacement..
Im sure tons of you have replaced your sewer line yourself.. hopefully.. lol
bout to tackle this project myself and hopefully save several thousand dollars.. just wondering if anyone had any advise they'd like to shar...
Adam Jaggers
Frequency and guarding against water Damage
Hey BP,Just wanted to get thoughts from the community. I've been investing for a couple years now and have about 15 doors (various types).I've been hit with pretty bad water damage basically twice a year from various ...