I'm completely redoing a 3 unit property I purchased from an estate. The property had serious support issues in the basement due to a bad roof problem that the previous owner left unattended for several years. So t...

I recently put a new tenant into a rental and she called about excess sewage spewing into the tub when the toilet is flushed in one of the bathrooms. In addition she stated the washer was not working quite as effectiv...

I read that scuppers are easier to maintain and are a cheaper way to drain flat roofs versus gutters or interior drains.  Would like input from anyone else who knows or have experience with flat roofs, pls.

Hi folks,I have a upstairs/downstairs duplex, with laundry room on the second floor for the upstairs apt. The flooring is vinyl plank that is water resistant, not waterproof, with no floor drain or anything, and I lie...

Hi Guys, I'm having an issue with the basement unit tenant stackable washer/dryer overflowing into the bathtub drain.  I had a contractor put in a washer dryer down there about two months ago, and it connects to the s...

Text from tenant says that the whole house smells like sewage. Apparently there are no drains backing up. She also mentioned that it just started after several hours of heavy rain. Anyone with experience on this or ha...

My tenants placed a piece of furniture directly over the only heating vent in a bedroom next to the outside wall of building, and kept door to room closed since it was a storage room for them. During single digit col...

Due to heavy rainfall the crawlspace of the house has water now and a contractor suggested exterior waterproofing for around $4K. This is causing me a lot of problems (mold etc) so I don't mind fixing it, just not exp...

So, I've got to rehab my first apartment unit. The building is from 1945 and it may have the original tile floor in the shower. It is uneven and ugly. I'm not sure how easy I can rip things up. Can I level it out (wit...

Hi! We have a frequently stinky shower in a condo, usually in the pm. The smell is coming from the drain and we experienced this previously in a detached house. In that case a plumber determined that there was n...