When thinking about what you'll be spending on maintenance each month, you start thinking about changing light bulbs, broken locks/door handles, painting, and can't forget, clogged drains.Drain clogs can happen WAY mo...

Hey BP!Quick tip on older plumbing.  If your home was built before 1980, it is possible you have cast iron drain lines.  If so, these can corrode overtime, especially if you are using the wrong drain cleaner.  Be sure...

Hello all,I have some tenants who recently clogged the upstairs toilet. In the process they broke the flushing handle and they had an overflow where the water flowed through the ceiling and caused some damage in the c...

Welcome to the comprehensive guide on quick fixes for common plumbing issues in rental properties. Plumbing problems can arise unexpectedly, causing inconvenience for both landlords and tenants. Let's explore simple, ...

I was trying to create a lease addendums and I was wondering if some already has one as a example or can give me some ideas on what to add to mine.
One of my current issues is, I have properties with new toliets, pip...

Hello BP,Buyer hired the home inspector and did the home inspection. One of the items in the inspection was a clogged bath tub drain. We hired a handyman to clean the clogged drain. They did a final walkthrough before...

One of the main points of contention between tenants and landlords is whose responsibilty it is to pay certain repairs. While most leases have a section related to this, I find that they are very generic and therefore...

They appear like they should be catching water from the gutter. Do these drain to city sewers? Should they be connected directly to the gutter? 

I was hoping to fix this issue myself but I don't know where to start. Pictured is my basement drain overflowing with water - it only happens when the washer machine is draining into the sink. I have no problem when I...

A plumber recently came out to my duplex and found paper towel that clogged the toilet in unit 1. The thing is that the drain is shared  by both units, so technically the paper towel could have come from the unit behi...