Michael Campione
Energy Efficiency
Hi all,
About a year ago we purchased a 2 story 2000 sq house in Garland, Tx as a rental. Got a great price but put about 25-30K in upgrades including new A/C, water heater and appliances. The house is all electric an...
Brian Cremer
What is best way to sound proof between units?
I have an old house that is a 2 unit building, one up and one down. It is currently down to the studs and I am replacing all mechanicals and windows. I have seen some threads on how to finish ceilings to eliminate n...
James Kandasamy
AC cannot cool below 78F
Hi BPers,We have a house that was built in 1984 in Texas. The tenant claims that the AC cannot cool down below 78 F. The outside temperature was around 100 F when they claim this. The AC is running all the time. The A...
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Having trouble at new leased apartment (Any input will be much appreciated)
In the last week of November my girlfriend and I walked through a brand new apartment and instantly fell in love with it. Everything is brand new (appliances, hardwood floors, etc). We asked the landlord the normal...
Andrew S.
Dryvit over Cinderblock? Good idea? Expensive?
I'm considering a property that is built with painted cinderblock. It was built in the 50-ies and there is little insulation (I doubt the blocks are filled with foam, etc). Some of the interior is drywalled but...
Joshua Hughes
2nd House Hack SFH -3-1
Hi BP family! To give you a little background...I bought my first house hack 2 years ago almost to the day & currently under contract on my second both SFH 3-1's..i'm wondering what i would need to look at in term...
Gregg Reinbold
Ceramic Tile and sound transfer to lower apartment
I am considering installing Ceramic tile on a upstairs apartment's kitchen. I am concerned about sound transfer to the lower apartment's living room. The kitchen floor is 5/8 plywood over 1 1/2 T&G. The floor b...
James Masotti
Need help and direction on estimating flip analysis
Hey BP - I sent out my first round of direct mail and started receiving calls today. One of the calls is very promising, but it's very different than anything I've looked at before, and was hoping that you could all h...
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PLEASE HELP My Research on Insulation of Existing Stock. HEL
I am required to research a topic area and produce a dissertation. The topic I have chosen is “Energy used in residential properties can be greatly reduced by using conventional insulation rather than the use of renew...
Jed Massey
Shared Wall Noise in Duplex
Purchasing a duplex, while walking through with the home inspector. Couldn’t help but notice that I could hear the other tenant through a shared wall of the duplex. I’ve been brainstorming whether to dig into the dryw...