Hello All,I currently own an apartment building in which has four units. Unfortunately the building has one water meter and line which provides free water to the tenants. I had new tenants move in and I believe they a...

Hey Everybody! I just purchased my first flip about a week ago and will be finishing up demo soon and will need to start thinking about finishing materials, ie; lights, trim, faucets....  I have been a member of a our...

It was -22 F in the last couple of days in Ottawa, and yesterday morning I suddenly got no hot water in my main bath. Because this is an old house built in 1939, I suspect that the hot water pipe comes to the bat...

Hi, we're looking at a house but there is a very strong sulfur smell coming from the plumbing.  It comes from all faucets and doesn't go away after running the water for a while.  We were thinking hydrogen-sulfide pro...

I was wondering what you landlords do with your kitchen and bathroom sinks (and drains) between tenants.

I've gotten into the habit of using a bottle of Drano Max for all the drains in between tenants. I had another...

“Good is the Enemy of Great.” 
The concept is that too many people and too many organizations “settle” and take short cuts accepting that “good” is good enough and that they don't need to do the really hard work to b...

Looking for some advice on a bathroom remodel. Trying to decide if I should spend extra on the bath or go cheap. Link to pics: https://imgur.com/a/coVMEqKFor the cheap route, the GC suggested this: Remove wall mounted...

This isn't meant to be discouraging to anyone thinking or buying or someone that already owns.  I have been in my first home for 3 weeks.  The first day I moved in I had no water coming out of the tub or shower head. ...

So I re-installed a sink tonight that had a hard-to-remove 30-year old drain on it.

I'm adding a new faucet. In order to get the old pipe off, I had to use an oscillating tool/blade. While I was cutting, I made a few...

My wife & I have a single mom with three kids upstairs.  The mom is over all the time. We've even seen her in her PJ's multiple times. My wife has an issue with her being over all the time since it looks like she ...