Hi,So my friend's dad is building a ~600 sq ft ADU in southern California and on the drawings it says:"Per Title 24, the BTU/HR rating for the equipment are:Total water heater: 199.7K BTU/HRTotal heating equipment: 20...

Need to replace an old oil boiler in my 4-unit multi/primary residence. Currently has an ancient oil boiler which is at least 50 years old, held together by duct tape and unmentionables. Barely got us through last win...

We've been told by a potential contractor (we'll likely GC ourselves) that forced hot air is cheaper to put in than forced hot water baseboard. This seems off so us so I wanted to check what everyone else thinks.

Th...

Frozen pipes, busted toilets, freezing paint and you can't put a furnace in because it will get jacked. Shea is ready either way.

Hello,I just bought a new house and I am looking into renting out my old house instead of selling. The yard is a concern because it is high maintenance in my opinion. The soil is very sandy and there is no automatic s...

I am in need of some guidance on how to handle a situation. I am posting this in behalf of my in-laws who are the landlord of a rental affected.The landlord was notified last night of flooding in the basement unit in ...

I purchased a 2016 Titan 440i sprayer on Craigslist  recently and used it this weekend.  How do you clean this thing?? I watched a few vids online and did what they said, but it took me forever, i mean like an hour pl...

Hello, Just wanted to hop on and see if anyone can lend some help on how to proceed in this situation. Just closed on my Duplex, although its not really a duplex it is a 3X2 SFR with a 2X1 ADU. Didn't realize until af...

Looking at a HUD home where the pressure test failed for the plumbing. Wondering what kind of numbers to conservatively budget for a worst case scenario? With it being a HUD home, I'm told they won't turn the water on...

Hello-I rented out an old single family house that was recently remodeled in Wisconsin this spring on 1 year lease.  Tenant noticed some water leaking into the unfinished basement (which I was unaware of)  so rather t...