Hey everybody! I've got a duplex built in 1888, and have a couple of cold rooms, upon inspecting the basement, there is no insulation under the floor of these rooms. The floor joists are true dimensional 2x8. I've bee...

My wife and I recently purchased a three-flat in Berwyn and are house hacking for at least the next year. The property has a single furnace, so we cover gas and heat for all three units (which can get pricey in Chicag...

I have have a duplex that was converted into 4 units. The added upstairs unit has very low hot water pressure because the hot water heater to all units are in the basement. Any suggestions or contraptions I may be ...

My roofer is not interested in coming to discover the leak in my roof. The cooler guy has been here twice, and again says it's the roofer needs to come.
What should I do next? The roof is less than a year old. Ther...

For winter?

For summer?

I read that most offices set their thermostat at 72.

Around here, 72 in the summer gets expensive even in the summer.

I've posted before about this problem--now it appears to be back.

My old tenants complained repeatedly that the house was getting too hot. It has a Goodman air handler inside and a heat pump outside. The AC guy came ...

I'm looking at a house that's a good candidate for the ductless hvac systmes I've been seeing. Ducts are now all busted and crawl space is SMALL.

Has anyone used these and can anyone give info on costs? The house I'...

Can landlords or investor of RTP area give a help to share the reliable AC?  One SFR we lived switched to a rental, and we asked for a regular maintenance before tenants moved in. The AC has no problem and since the s...

Hey guys,

I'm in the process of buying my first ever home. My plan is to buy a cosmetically distressed property and fix it up while I live in it. After about 2 years, I plan on either renting it out for cas...

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Does anyone have ideas or suggestions? I purchased a rental property and had the whole AC unit replaced (ducts were not replaced, however). All rooms receive cold air except the master bedroom. The master rece...