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Hey everyone. Over the weekend I had a break in on a rental where the door was kicked in and copper theft. Is there any kind of security system anyone uses while their rental is vacant?Is replacement plumbing now goin...
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ive been looking at various homes, not new build, but homes from 1980-2010s... it seems as though almost all the houses im coming across are galvanized plumbing.... why is this so common in houston? generally in los ...
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I have a rental, in which I need to replace a claw foot tub with a normal tub/shower combo and am wondering about what pure labor should cost in KC. I have only one quote so far, but it seems a LOT higher than what i...
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My rental condo is at a point where I need to replace the water supply lines in the unit. The existing plumbing are the old polybutylene pipes that become brittle over time (30ish years) and are prone to developing l...
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Plumbers didn’t hook something up right to city water when they replaced my rental’s sewer pipe. Now neighbor may sue. Need good representation.
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I just bought my first duplex and I am going to live in the upper unit to house hack. Need to get a few things fixed before I rent it out. Most serious is really slow running drains in the upper unit. If I run the wat...
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Hello BP!I am considering converting a detached garage to an ADU. Seems like I should be fine my the city, but they are pretty incompetent, that’s another story though.So the detached garage sits on the alley where th...
I’ve been having issues with a certain type of pipes that are in place for my rental property. We had our second leak in the house because of the type of pipes we have in place. I called a plumber and he took a look ...
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In one of our fourplexes, we a tenant (or tenants) who are flushing wipes, paper towels, and other unknown objects down the toilet which is causing plumbing issues. Our property manager has called the plumber out to t...
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Hey all! I'm new here. Hopefully you have some input!
I'm making my basement a separate unit. I'm digging a basement walkout and removing the stairs from floor level to basement. I have built a new, small room upstai...