Hello,Last Friday, there was a rain storm in the state of VA and our rental property was damaged. The tenant called and said that the basement has water flowing in through the window and the basement is wet. We came o...
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Just a quick note to any newbies. Make sure to test/inspect all plumbing before installing drywall. Photos were taken today of a 1950's home I am renovating. I always recommend inspecting drain and running a camera...
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Hi,
I have learnt a lot from this forum and thought to do a lesson learnt on my recent experience to help the newbies. This is to help with most common disasters which is water damage to homes. Again, I am a newbie ...
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Hi everyone. I just had an offer accepted for $230,000 on a 2,550 sqft triplex in Philadelphia which was built in 1925. The inspection turned up the following issues. Which of these do you think I should push to have ...
So its been raining here in Maryland for what feels like 4 weeks straight. I discovered water in my basement today, very wet carpets. I called Serv Pro and they did the remediation work and put drying equipment in p...
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Hi,Someone or something backed into an external pipe causing it to burst. I had to shut off water to the entire property otherwise water just flows into street. I have a plumber coming to look at it but im worried t...
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I need to find an Inspector in Indianapolis that will do an Air Pressure Test on the water pipes for an REO. The bank will not turn the water on because of a burst pipe in the dining room. They dont know it, but I am ...
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I have a condo rented on the second floor of three story building and the lady downstairs came to my tenant yesterday and said the water is leaking from the light fixture. She suspects the water is coming from the bat...
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Hi BP!Has anyone had any experience with Pipepoxy? Looks like it can repair pool pipes without digging. Looks like could be alternative to digging If anyone knows someone who does this in Tampa Bay Area I’d be interes...
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Two days ago , the well pump went up in my own home , no water , its amazing how much you take it for granted. As a temp solution , I ran a garden hose from my neighbors hose bib to mine and we had water . First or...