Kevin Phu
How Should I Finish Garage
I bought my SFR with the garage interior unfinished. The walls are all open and electrical wiring/outlets are installed. I had a few companies come by and give me quotes on insulating, drywalling, and painting. I also...
Eric Gutierrez
Reducing Up Down Duplex Sound between floors
We have an up down early 1900s duplex that we are remodeling the lower unit (all new wiring. new kitchen, new bathroom etc.) We are looking into how to reduce the sound transmission between floors.
The ceiling had b...
Rich Merlino
Electric baseboard heat
Dear Esteemed BP Community,I have recently purchased several buildings in Massachusetts that are very poorly insulated and use electric baseboard heat. I am working with a program called Mass Save to improve the insu...
Amy H.
Infrared scanning.. waste of money?
After months of looking and searching for an investment rental property, I am finally under contract for my first deal in Virginia! WOOHOOO! I couldn't find this question in the forums, so I apologize if I am repeatin...
Matt Tallent
Paint color, brand, and quantity
Hey all,Another paint question I know. I have to do some painting again and color matching is getting old. I want one color that I will use for the rest of time. I was thinking of light gray because it’s neutral but h...
Larry Olson
Rat infestation in attic.... clean up
All,I have a rat problem that has been in one of my houses for awhile, unknown to me and I have to get it cleaned up.One company I'm working with says I need to remove all the insulation, droppings, clean and treat an...
Manzell Blakeley
Replacing Lath & Plaster?
Hello - I just got under contract with my first property! It's a large (4000 sqft) multifamily brick home in St. Louis. It's a "fixer upper" and not in rentable shape currently, and the kitchen and bathroom are both f...
Stone Teran
Making the floors quiet
I have noise complaints about kids running around in upstairs apartments. The kids are good kids but they are hyper due to their young age. Whenever I need to redo the flooring, I want to either:1. Replace old carpe...
Amy A.
Sound proofing units
I recently purchased a 12 unit building which I would like to take from class C+ to class B+. There are two 3 bedroom units on the second floor and the rest are 2 bedrooms. I was just given notice (for November, not ...
Jeff S.
Mice, rats in stove
Have you had this happen? Heard mention at summitt. Pretty new stove, tenant says rat poop in insulation so she took some of it out. Now wants new stove, says this one not safe. What to do?