Jon L.
Poor tenants. Upstairs flat roof unit is too hot!
We have a 15 unit, two story apartment complex that has a flat roof. All the upstairs units are extremely hot during the summer in southern California. We replaced the roof 2 years ago with a white TPO material, which...
Craig Hansen
Gutted Home, Heating Options
I purchased a home that was gutted and now I am in a the beginning stages on getting my prices for insulation and heating. The property is located in Connecticut where our winters can last 3-4 months. The house is:1,...
Ryan K.
Contractor price - lump sum or breakdown?
Curious to know how everyone is receiving contractor scope of work and pricing for rehab projects, do your contractors provide a scope of work with a lump sum total, or do they break down the items? For example, say y...
Mark Tully
Lower Unit Complains About Noise from Upper Unit
My tenant in a lower unit is complaining that she hears the walking about, moving furniture, cracking ceiling noises, etc. Is there anything I can do to help fix this problem? She is a new tenant and other than this...
Travis Hatch
Winter Problems! Denver house, ice dams, water leaking
I am in Northglenn Colorado (Denver), and it has been snowing a lot this week and very cold. There are ice dams building on my roof, and the gutters are totally full. With the sun out, and it rising close to 40 degree...
Travis Hewlett
Soundproofing a Basement Suite
Hello BP,I have a 1969 Bungalow with a basement suite downstairs. We are currently living upstairs and have tenants in the suite. The upstairs has original hardwood that I re-finished and oiled. The floor has been pre...
Amanda G.
Nothing under the hardwood but the crawl space
Considering what my options are for an old house that has no sub-flooring, just hardwood over the joists keeping it off the ground. Vapor barriers? Other? Right now there is carpet over the wood. What would you do for...
Jason Douthitt
cost to insulate per linear foot?
I finally received my first contract to wholesale! I noticed that there is no insulation in the exterior walls and since the drywall mostly needs replaced anyway, I was wondering what to estimate for that budget? I am...
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2,000 sq/ft commercial fit-up a complete success!
I’m about 3 years late on writing this success story but better late than never.Purchased a mixed-use property consisting of two occupied storefronts, an occupied 1,200 sq/ft 1 bedroom apartment and a 2,000 sq/ft unoc...
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Noise Control
I have noisy tenants above my one apartment. Not that noisy, but they have very loud speaking tones. They follow noise ordinance in the local borough, but I would like it to be more peaceful. Will acoustic ceilings he...