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Frank Patterson Is Window replacement worth it
1 September 2020 | 14 replies
They are similar to other mechanical systems.
John Kim 1 boiler vs 3 boilers
13 November 2019 | 4 replies
I got quotes of $35,000, $40,000 and $35000.Cut out and remove the existing cast iron hot water boiler, both hot water heaters.Cut out and remove the existing 11/2"-21/2" supply and return heating mains that run from the mechanical room (back of the house) to the meter room (front of the house).Install 2- 9 port manifold stations in the mechanical for supplying heat to the cast iron radiators.Plumb the supply and return (home runs) 1/2" pex tubing for the cast iron radiators from the manifolds to the existing branch of risers in the basement ceiling.Pressure test all piping.Pipe new 11/4"x 50' gas piping from the meter room to the mechanical room.Pressure test gas piping.Install a HTP UFT 140 high efficient modulating condensing hot water boiler and a Turbomax 45 Reverse Indirect Tank (Buffer tank and Potable hot water) with near boiler piping and controls containing:The supply and return header piping from the UFT 140 boiler to the Turbomax 45 will be piped in a 2 pipe buffer tank configuration.Isolation drain and purge valves.Air and dirt magnet separators.High efficient ECM circulating pumps with isolation pump flanges.Hydronic expansion tank with support bracket.Back flow preventer and auto filer combo unit.Inline sediment and De-minerlized filter.Controls & Wiring:Low Water Cut Off.18- Manifold Actuators.Zone Control Box's.3-Thermostats with wireless sensors.Outdoor Sensor.Cold and Hot water potable water side:Isolation valves.Thermostatic mixing valve.Thermal expansion tank with support bracketPipe 3" Polypropylene and PVC flue and air intake piping from the boiler to the outside along with a thin low profile termination kit.Install a Condensate neutralizer pump and plumb the discharge tubing from the pump to the indirect stand pipe in the mechanical room.Pressure test all piping.Install and wire in all controls in the mechanical room.Power flush the system and remove any debris that is in the radiators and piping.Drain the water out of the entire system.Re-fill the entire heating system with De-mineralized water and power purge all the air out of the entire system.Set and adjust the flow meters on the manifolds as per radiators btu's output.Perform a combustion analysis on the boiler and make any adjustments if needed.
Jacob Northfield Potential duplex rehab worth it?
26 January 2024 | 13 replies
The roof seems solid, the mechanicals are newer, and no glaring defaults with the property, but I do need to have it inspected and appraised still.I cannot view the occupied unit and have only seen photos.
Joshua Dorkin Diary of a New Construction Project
4 April 2023 | 527 replies
Crawl spaces make it MUCH easier to distribute rough mechanicals (plumbing and HVAC, mostly).
Jon Lafferty Diary of a 3/1 SFR Rent to Rehab - in Southern New Jersey
27 August 2015 | 14 replies
. $900 (Great craigslist find) - Here is a shot of the cabinets  counter tops, Corian counters came with the cabinetsstove, Electric - $500-700dishwasher, NA sink, came with cabinetsrefrigerator - $1000washer dryer hook ups - part of rough plumbing work, residents will provide w/dheat/hot water - new electric water heater @ $250Bathroom total - $1700 - not including finish and rough plumbing or paint / drywall workPainting $1000Flooring - $2330 - We are keeping / cleaning the exisiting kitchen 12x12 tile floor, we are installing allure vinyl plank floors throughout the dining room / living room bathroom and porch, carpet in all bedrooms, existing tile in mechanical / washer / dryer room.I added up these numbers from my rehab analysis spreadsheet.
Account Closed Wifi or internet for Tenants
23 February 2021 | 9 replies
Other landlords have followed suite and it has now become a de facto check list item for students when looking for a rental.In our non-student properties, whenever we affect a major renovation, we wire the unit/building back to a demarcation point in the mechanical room which makes it relatively easy to provide building wide Internet (giving each unit their own private network).
Jimmy Perron Seeking Advice on Demolition Costs and Investment Potential of Distressed Property
14 January 2024 | 5 replies
You want to make sure there are no environmental issues if it was used for purposes like a mechanic's shop or dry cleaners, etc.And rely on your real estate agent to connect you with the right people to help do this investigative work.
Amanda Sutherlin Body of Arkansas Real Estate Agent Found: Hits home as I have to show by myself
19 March 2015 | 115 replies
Emphasis on “self defense weapons.”
Max M. What's up guys? Mom's Basement Loser from Palatine, Illinois (TLDR alert)
6 May 2015 | 74 replies
This research will not only be focused on actual health solutions but on building a body of knowledge of the finer workings of the body's various detoxification/excretion pathways and mechanisms for substances of all kinds, to bring scientific attention to the most reliable methods of healing and staying disease free.
Appy Jagpal Investing in Columbus Ohio
4 September 2023 | 8 replies
Good thing to know, age of mechanicals, structural integrity, age of roof.