Edward Liu
What are options if I disagree with insurance for claim?
Recently I had to file an insurance claim on one of my buildings: There was a break in and vandals cut away copper pipes throughout the utility area/basement. A lot of money had to be spent to restore water service ...
Russell W.
Old Plumbing Horror Story
Frequently people will post on the forums asking opinions about buying old houses/buildings, what to look out for during inspections and what considerations to make when structuring an offer. This is a short story abo...
Art Maydan
Plumbing Leak in Duplex
My duplex has water leaking through the downstairs bathroom ceiling (link). Upstairs, the toilet is directly above this. I had a contractor come before. He lifted up the upstairs toilet and there was water around the ...
Kevin N.
Inspection report said plumbing system would not hold 40 psi?
I am under contract with the HUD house. In the HUD inspection report it said plumbing system and sewer system are tested with air compressor and would not hold 40 psi. I do online search they said normal range for hou...
David Lowe
Buy-and-Hold with Polybutylene Pipes?
I just got the inspection report back on a house I am considering. The house has polybutylene pipes and I have been reading a lot of nasty things online about this type of pipe. I plan to get quotes from some contract...
Amy Lu
water meter jump up to be erroneousness
We have three water bills from the Water Department, Malden, MA. It shows water usage as follows:1. The water usage from 10/15/2015-11/15/2015 (32 days) 16446 c.f., $3468.702. The water usage from 11/15/2015-12/15/201...
Michael Ablan
Freezing pipes on resident owned trailer - Whos responsible?
Hey guys,We just got blasted with our first freeze up here in NNY. One of our resident owner mobile homes had their pipes freeze, and they want us to come fix it. It's my understanding that the resident would be re...
Daniel K.
Broken Sewer Under Driveway
2 issues here with a clay sewer line.
1. This is a very common problem in Parma: homes built in the 40's and 50's with downspouts and a driveway drain all running into a broken or clogged clay pipe that is floodin...
Nina Zou
Any pro can tell me if there is water leak behind the stucco by looking at the pic?
I think it looks like there is water behind the stucco. But I'm no pro and this is the only small stucco area of the house. I really don't want to pay $600-$700 to do the stucco inspection only for this small area.......
Ali BenAyed
Strange Tenant request to repair dishwasher
Hello,
This tenant request to repair dishwasher is strange to me, and I need more opinions about this. Backstory: I lived in this house more than 2 years and I used to use the dishwasher almost everyday with no prob...