Emil M.
Soundproofing apartment ceiling
Hello All.
I currently live in an apartment building in Northern New Jersey where we can hear the upstairs neighbors walking and talking and while we got used to this with upstairs neighbors that are fairly respectfu...
Aaron Frances
Noise coming through floors from 2nd floor apt "Sound Insulation"
Thought i'd start this on a new thread in a few different forums, don't think enough people saw it when I first posted. My first tenants moved into the 2nd floor apt above me. I made every attempt to insulate them fro...
Jessica Shinneman
How to stop noise from upstairs unit.
I own a duplex that we have turned into a triplex. We live in the basement unit. We built this unit from scratch, it was a large finished empty basement. We insulated the ceiling to help with noise but it hasn't don...
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regarding a new roof:
One contractor says he'll put on a new roof, 30 year dimensional shingles over existing roof for about $6000, using Tamco shingles (http://www.tamko.com/ProductDisplayTest/tabid/53/ControlType/productDisplay/itemid/16...
Stephen Shelton
FLIR infrared camera
My AC expert tenant in Property #2 came to Property #1 for routine AC maintenance, and he showed off his new gadget a FLIR camera tool that connected to his iPhone.BTW: A FLIR camera sees the world based on the temper...
Andrew S.
Best products to insulate rigid metal AC ductwork
I have a fairly long stretch of rigid metal ductwork in he crawl space of an mid-50-ies property. Just blank metal. I suspect I have substantial energy losses because of it, but even worse, humid Summer weather is cl...
Burt L.
Help Me Save My Tenancy - What Sound Deadener to Use?
To help absorb the carrying costs of financing flip properties, I agreed to remodel an unfinished basement in exchange for a lower-than-market rent for myself. Now that its complete, I see how badly the area under the...
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Cemesto Building Material
Hi BP!
I recently looked at a 1950's home, and during our inspection it came to light that a material called "Cemesto" was used for the (flat) roofing structure.
While the roof seems to be structurally sound, in res...
Trip McNeely
Disclosing asbestos siding?
I'm in the process of buying a SFR that has asbestos siding. It's in great shape and has been "sealed" with paint (per sellers). There are no cracks or split tiles that I can see.
The property is in MI and there's ...
Amit Bhavsar
Metro Atlanta -Cost of Attic Insulation
Working on estimates, for a home in metro Atlanta, that we will be closing on shortly, Can any one advise , what is the going rate for attic insulation per sq ft (Fibre glass). I have been quoted around 35 cents/s...