Samantha Klein
4 Plex with cast iron radiators
I'm looking at a 4 unit that has these big floor mounted radiators, are these expensive utility wise? Also, what are options to replace with that would be cost effective?
Deb Merrill
Best heating to install for a total rehab in Northeast
Working on a rehab to the studs if a 2 family in a high end tourist destination. The current heating system is natural gas with old cast iron hydronic radiators. I can easily add ducts since the ceilings and walls ha...
Kyle Eckert
radiators: positive or negative?
Hello all,In your experience when selling an older home rehab, do you find it a positive or negative to have a radiators as the heating source?Follow up: If you are installing whole-home AC anyway, do you leave the ...
Sharad M.
Is this going to be a problem?
Hello all,
It's a long post, but I will appreciate your responses.
So I have this 2-plex that I bought last month. It has one boiler in the basement that heats 1st floor and the 2nd floor. I had couple of contractor...
Julian Dozortcev
Buying multi unit with single heating unit
hello all,Wanted to get people's opinion on buying a 3 unit building with a single heating unit. The cost of separating the units and making 3 separate heating systems is too expensive. This building has radiators an...
Rafael Zavala
More efficient way of cooling and heating a 1700 sw. Ft. Home
I bought a 1700 sq. Ft home thatt was built in 1915, was a foreclosed two years ago, so its been vacant. Heating system needs to be replaced, it used water radiators with an oil furnace. House does not have duct wor...
Brendan Connolly
Hvac investment/tenant comfort in CT
Hi there community. I'm a small time investor but looking to take off this year. We want to pick up least 3 more multi family houses, minimum of 2 family units. Has anyone recently added Mitsubishi mini split heat and...
Jack Moran
Steam Radiator heat? Keep or replace?
Renovating a house for rent, would you keep or replace the steam radiators? If you're replacing them, what would you replace them with?
Ariel Cohen
Heating Thermostat Control for 5 Family Building
I closed on a 5 family brownstone in Brooklyn last week. The building was occupied by the owner who lived in one of the units and had the thermostat that controlled the heat for the entire building in her unit.The hea...
Joey Nakayama
To separate utilities, or not to separate utilities...
My situation:
I own a triplex in Chicago, live on the first floor and rent out the upper two.
Cooking gas is separated for each unit, but a single hot water boiler heats the entire building. This last (...