Joseph Mercer
Allure Gripstrip vs. Allure Ultra interlock
I'm pretty sure I will use Traffic Master Allure for my rental renovations. I don't have enough gut on choosing Allure Ultra interlocking ($2.99) vs. the normal Allure w/ Gripstrip ($1.89).1. I want to use the same fl...
Sanjeev Advani
CAA Opposes Extreme Heat Bill Over Costly Air Conditioning Mandates
The California Apartment Association (CAA) is urging Governor Gavin Newsom to veto AB 2684, a bill that could lead to expensive air conditioning mandates for rental properties. The bill, introduced by Assemblyman Isaa...
Clayton Hutton
Looking for Thermostats tenant can't adjust
Hello, Looking for a thermostat I can install in a duplex that is converted from a single family home. The main issue I've been having is that the home has central heating and air and this seems like the easiest wor...
Ariel Cohen
Heating Thermostat Control for 5 Family Building
I closed on a 5 family brownstone in Brooklyn last week. The building was occupied by the owner who lived in one of the units and had the thermostat that controlled the heat for the entire building in her unit.The hea...
Marek Los
Trenton area support with heating system
Hi and happy last day of 2020!I finally acquired my first property in the top road part of Trenton and I am currently house hacking in the non traditional sense (rent by room). The numbers make a lot of sense and I a...
Sam Leon
Freezer basket rusting
I have a rental unit with a refrigerator whose bottom freezer unit has a few built in wire baskets. One of the baskets has some minor corrosion on a few of the wires.I have seen a few DIY sites that says to use appli...
Pragati Soni
Inspection Results for my first Property
I am purchasing my first primary residence property and I got an inspection completed today. Knowing what I know now, I definitely would like to renegotiate. There are some issues such as a leak and an older HVAC that...
Art Maydan
Frozen Pipe Solutions
Does anyone have experience installing heated pipe tape in units that have already been built and are occupied? Last year when it hit -40F, we had several units with frozen pipes running along exterior walls freeze de...
Peace Lily
Help! Burst pipe and tenant DEMAND reimbursement
Hi BP members, We had 2nd floor tenants went on vacation and they turned off their heat for one month, so this Monday the water pipe busted. The water gushed in into the hallway and basement. 30min later, another wat...
Sol Bergren
vinyl plank flooring is separating
I've installed vinyl plank flooring in a rental, I really like it but it keeps separating (I helped install this with someone who has installed alot of flooring previously but never the vinyl plank type, so maybe we d...