Monish Lillaney
Soundproofing a Three Family
I'm in the process of gut renovating a three family home -- looking into keeping the STC rating above 50, ideally 60 or higher between each of the levels of the three family. I have never done this but I know conventi...
Claudio Garcia Zuniga
How to go about turning a garage into a room
Best practices and steps to turn a garage into a room. Thanks!
David Michael
Alternative to spray foam with only 9 inches clearance
A friend of mine is doing an small addition in Saddle Brook,NJ they need to either get access to spray foam insulation or find an alternative to R49 insulation. Code is R49 or spray foam, but they only have roughly 9....
Brandon Morgan
high utility costs for tenants, non compliance, not sure what to do.
hi all i am a new landlord and got my first rental property. tenants moved in in September and October. the first month was fine but when December hit it got extremely cold and the heating is electric. due to poor ins...
Mathuw Chandler
Tenants unhappy about electric bill need advice please
I own a 2 family unit in st louis, this is upper level and lower level. I used to occupy the upper level while the lower level was being gut rehabbed. While living upstairs i had high electric bills winter only (all...
David Lam
Legalizing unpermitted unit and rewiring - insight needed
I'm in the process of legalizing an unpermitted addition to my house. I had a home inspector come and say that the entire house will need to be rewired as it was done incorrectly with knob and tube wiring. Also, the ...
Matt Lorenzo
Add a 3rd Bedroom or turn it into a studio?
Hi all,Thanks for stopping by to read/help. I just bought a duplex in Cleveland, Ohio and the top unit has an attic space that includes a set of stairs and doorway that leads directly outside the house. Technically, t...
Alicia Marks
Talk to me about old house remodels
I typically do smaller, older pier and beam remodels, but I may have an opportunity to flip a well preserved home. The 12ft ceilings, wood details, dental mouldings are all still intact. There was some damage to a 196...
Alex Goumilevski
Minimizing noise between floors in apartment building
We may be acquiring a multiunit. 1960's brick built, garden style, 3 story high buildings.The units had parque wood floors up until about 4 years ago. The current landlord started putting in carpet to reduce noise com...
Oliver Francescatti
Roof repairs quoted and then not completed per work order.
I own a 3 flat building in chicago. Roof(flat membrane) was repaired 3 years ago due to a lighting strike. It started leaking again and I had the contractor back out(apparently this was not under warranty). There is...