I bought a duplex in Colorado Springs last year with a single furnace knowing that it was old and would probably need to be replaced in the next few years.I had a few companies give me quotes on separating the HVAC fo...

There are quarter/half dollar size chunks of (old) carpet padding on the hardwoods of a unit I just bought. They are so old, the chunks have more of a hard "gummy" texture to them and are stuck quite nicely to the fl...

Hi All-     I am in process of building a raised patio at my primary residence.  The kitchen and family rooms will open out onto a 30'x15' patio that is the same level as the house floors, but about 2' higher then gro...

We are halfway through a complete gutting and renovation of a 4plex. In the rented downstairs apartments we replaced the baseboard heat with HVAC and we were able to place the 2 furnaces in the ceiling area between th...

Want to take an exterior laundry room that is not heated or cooled and make living space. What type of heating in acceptable to be able to add to the square footage. Is there some type of wall unit that is acceptable ...

Purchasing a 6 unit property in Maine (cold, snow), 3 separate buildings, that has separate oil furnaces for each unit.  All of the furnaces are 20+ years old and the tanks are corroding.  There is no natural gas in t...

We have been renting our house for 18 years the carpet and linoleum is a wreak to me its normal wear and tear after raising 4 kids that are now all grow and gone we just feel that its about time that the flooring be r...

Hello BP,I have a duplex located in the philadelphia area. My property is completely vacant while it is being worked on, and I haven’t been there in about a week or so. This evening I sent over someone to my property ...

have a multifamily property with a single boiler hot water baseboard heat. Each apartment has a pop top valve with a thermostat. In one studio apartment the heat sporadically stops working. Once 2 years ago the pipe b...

Hi BP, first time poster. Am looking at a 2 flat currently that has a heating situation I haven’t run into yet, and would like your thoughts. The units are each heated by individual self-contained  space heater/ furna...