Matt Kowske
Project Home experiences
Has anyone worked with Project Home? Especially in their weatherization assistance program? (www.projecthomewi.org)
Kito Wong-Clayton
What to do with Raw Land
I've recently been gifted a plot of land back in my hometown (East Preston, Nova Scotia, Canada if any of you are familiar). It's in what I think is a good location, but it's rural and still has an overgrowth of trees...
Katie Jensen
Cold basement, need heater
We are house hacking with a mother in law apartment in our basement. It does not have zone heating and we were told it cannot be converted to that. So, we are looking for an efficient (energy-wise, because we pay all ...
Mark Ferguson
Is solar worth it?
I got a quote from solar city to put solar on our personal residence. Our house is pretty large and our average electric bill is $275 a month. If we got solar the total costs for the system would be $33,000. But acc...
Benjamin Johnson
Windows.. replace or not?
Question regarding windows:I just purchased my first property, 4 unit, built in 1930's. One side of the house, the window trim and sills are completely rotted away. The rest of the windows are in decent condition save...
MIke Steuart
Boston Out-of-State MFH Flipper
Hi,
I have a complicated story, so bear with me. I was a civil engineer for 5 years, then switched careers to be an airline pilot. During the pandemic I was furloughed, so I renovated my house to studs using a lot ...
Rich Thomas
Small heating system costs
Hello all,
I have a small 3 family home (1 bedrm units) that needs new heating systems. They are gas, forced hot water systems...any idea how much one of these can cost to replace? With the plumbers cost indcluded......
Deborah Moser
Approximate costs of converting from Oil to Gas heat in a SFH???
Hey BP! We typically steer away from properties that have oil heat (because we have one already that can sometimes be a nightmare if you don't have a very responsible tenant occupying the home). However, I've come ac...
Gabriel De Almeida
HEATING SYSTEM. When to convert? When to Switch?
Hey team!! I have a few questions about heating.1) I live in Massachusetts and only deal within MA and wanted to know when should one replace a boiler responsible for the radiator heating? Is there a rule of thumb in ...
Josh Dillingham
No heat in one zone (boiler help)
Hi BP,
I'm having an issue with my boiler and thought I would ask here before calling the repair guy. I have a 5 zone boiler, system 2000. 4 zones are working perfectly, one zone has no heat at all. The thermostat i...