All Forum Posts by: Richard Fields

Use an oil based primer and you can paint over paneling. It actually looks pretty good

A heat gun and scraper works pretty good for getting the tiles up. The adhesive unfortunately is another story. It will gum your sander up in about a minute. I did a kitchen and put new underlayment over the adhesive. Since yours is a basement on concrete, you may be able to use some kind of solvent

If the water level was above the mechanicals (house heater and water heater) they are going to have to be replaced too. The electrical panel too if water touched it

If you have to use 90s, try to use long sweep 90s. You want to try to not have too many places for refrigerant oil to pool up

I've never used them in any of my property's, they all have hydronics. I've worked on them though, and people seem to like them

Try not to make the bends too sharp. When you can, go 45 degrees instead of 90. The mini splits are a little quieter then the bigger condensing units.

Mount condensing unit someplace convenient to run refrigerant lines (which you don't want too many bends in) and also where the noise won't bother the occupants, ex. Under a bedroom window

I mount them on outer walls and run condensate lines through the wall to the outside

I feel the same way. I got a tripled complete with long term tenants. The last 2 landlords haven't fixed anything in 10 years. It does feel like a second job. I'm taking time off from work and I'm over there every weekend. When it's done it will be worth it though. I have great tenants and when it's done will cash flow about $1000 a month

You should do your due diligence before you bid on the property to insure clear title