Frank S.
Chicago Winter and Drafty Windows
HI BP Nation, How do you handle old drafty windows?This is tricky, for I can't assure to completely seal the old windows. Maybe I can offer to pay for some materials. I would gladly pay for something like this:htt...
Dan Hoehn
Tub Surround with Window
I seam to always have rentals with windows over the tub, and am conflicted every time I go to remodel because I can never find a tub surround that looks decent and I hate cleaning grout. All I have found in the past i...
Mia Thorn
Landlord Cleaning Fee
So I had an ant problem in my unit while livening there and the landlord sprayed a chemical on the countertops to combat them after the store bought stuff I was using wasn’t cutting it. He told me to let it dry and wi...
James Sloan
Opinion on Quote for Bathroom Renovations?
A contractor is quoting me 7.4 K to remodel two bathtub / showers. There is an upper level tub by a window which he would demo and remove and install a walk-in shower in its place using stone textured tile which I pur...
Jordan A Keller
Have Concern | Closing First Mobile Tomorrow
1979 NACU 2bd mobile home.I basically have one concern ~ there is a open pipe on the roof, perhaps once used as plumbing vent (we are unsure where they've been rerouted).There was a nest inside, I poked and prodded, n...
Tony Crawford
Window where I want to put a shower
Hello all!So recently my master bathroom had some water damage which means...time to remodel the bathroom! The issue I have is that I currently have a small window right where I want to put the shower. Id like to ke...
Brandon Seyferth
Window Ice on Inside (Maintenance Question)
Hi Everyone,
I have a problem with ice forming on the inside of my property's windows (pics below). Is there anything I can do to prevent this? Are these just cheap windows (casement windows, Lincoln Windows) that ne...
Jeremy Tillotson
How to Troubleshoot Your Furnace (Throw Money At It Seriously)
Ok everyone I thought the title was funny. I was reading a post about a furnace tonight. I am a licensed HVAC guy (although a full time investor) and thought with the cold spell I might help some people with the furna...
Account Closed
How to handle unsightly cinderblock walls
Hello BP! This is my first post in the DIY section. Just a quick backstory:I have been living with my wife (Adries) at my in-laws as we finish saving for our first investment/principle property. While living here we a...
Maya Torres
How do you explain the obvious to a tenant..you're not clean...
I have tenants who are not the cleanest. Plain and simple. Wife says she has a moth problem and asks me if I have the same problem (I don't) because I live next door and asks if she can get it looked at. Makes me feel...