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Emma Lincoln Turning a triplex into a five-plex in SE Portland, OR
13 July 2016 | 5 replies
So you will want to plan on some renovations in your other units and a little bit of lost rent.You will also need to provide fire walls/ceilings between all of the units.
Fabian Castillo 18 Year Old trying to buy more properties! HELP
30 November 2021 | 5 replies
Lenders have this firewall in place to protect themselves and make sure their borrowers have steady income.
Jason Bilbrey Fire code issue? Need to fix on older properties ?
3 August 2018 | 2 replies
The garages don’t have firewalls up to the roof to separate off the halves.
Matthew Irish-Jones Why your BRRR is going to lose money
15 December 2021 | 56 replies
I renovated a 7,000 sq for mixed use building and had to fire wall each unit.
Jason Nguyen Converting SFH to Duplex
5 September 2018 | 16 replies
Today, many building codes require a firewall between two or more units.
Adam Tetrick Rezoning from Single Family to Multi Family
6 April 2020 | 2 replies
A conversion  to MF today is not usually a novice activity. you have firewalls, separating electric, water etc. 
Jesse Hayes Am I living in an illegal duplex
6 June 2020 | 12 replies
We also believe there is no fire walls to separate the "units".
Leon Lee Internet for 4-unit building
16 November 2023 | 11 replies
. :)Ubiquiti edge router ~ $60 (Personally I would use an Untangle, now Arista, firewall and skip the router, but that is not as user friendly)Ubiquiti 4-port POE switch - ~$30Ubiquiti LR-AP ~$180 (Can usually find in a 5 pack for cheaper)Plus wiring, plus somewhere to house the switch closet (Doesn't need to be fancy, just needs power and to be dry, like @Michael Baum saidThis is just off the top of my head without ever seeing layout/walls/etc.
Jake Clement Converting Large Single-Family to Multiple-Family in Houston
16 November 2023 | 15 replies
You'll need fire-walls, separate entrances, separate HVAC, etc.I bought a 1,100 SF house that was being converted to a duplex, each side with 2 bedrooms/1bath.
Bob Ebaugh Chinese Drywall Remediation (CDW)
29 November 2023 | 17 replies
We found CDW everywhere, ceilings and supposed "firewalls" in the garage where there should have been 5/8 board, but wasn't.This isn't a complicated rennovation, just time consuming.