Hello everyone,I recently had water damage due to a pipe burst in my rental house.  I submitted an insurance claim and it was fully covered by the insurance. About 2 months later, I received my water/sewer bill.  It t...

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I've got a problem that I hoped you could help me solve without calling RotoRooter. My in-ground drain from a gutter downspout is overflowing. The drain does not run to the street, so I'm guessin git is ...

Hi,My friend in chicago needs some help. There are some pipes that got burst and there is lot of water in the house.Can anyone suggest good and affordable contractor who can fix this issue at reasonable price.thank  y...

Hello BP-Land, We're thinking about filing a complaint against some plumbers that did some very shoddy work for us a few months ago, but we're not sure how to go about it. Is this something we should ask a real estate...

I just recently purchased a two-family home with just electricity being paid by tenants. I am looking to split the hot water and gas utilities to be paid by tenants, too. I have one furnace and one water tank and I th...

I suspect it is cox. Orange is communications (red=elec, blue=water, yellow=gas, green=sewer, forgot what white is).  There is no doubt utilities is at fault.  My sewer pipe never had a chance.  The utility is run rig...

This is an interesting read on what the state is proposing be done to correct the lead water pipe issue in pre-1951 Milwaukee homes; more than 70k homes would be affected and some of the costs may pass on to the owner...

Does anyone invest in and manage homes that have old or antiquated plumbing systems?  Many of the 2-4 multi-family homes in my area have cast iron drain/waste pipe and galvanized water supply pipe.  It's not uncommon ...

Dear BP members,i own a town-house in Philadelphia, PA. There's water in my basement, what is the best way to check where the water is coming from ?thank you in advance !!!

I own a rental property on the South Side in Chicago in Cook County. With the major rainstorm we just had last week the basement for my tenant's unit (which is lived in) ended up under 3 feet of water. The water went ...