The hot season is coming and it's time to get the evaporative coolers (swamp coolers) ready for summer.  Evaporative coolers function by sucking the hot dry air through filter pads of aspen or plastic mesh that are sa...

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Does anyone have ideas or suggestions? I purchased a rental property and had the whole AC unit replaced (ducts were not replaced, however). All rooms receive cold air except the master bedroom. The master rece...

I rented to a woman with two children. It turned out the her "children" are big strapping 17 and 18-yearolds.

The three of them like to take hot steamy showers. The rental is 2-bedroom, one bath duplex with...

I read about this idea on a self help web blog some time ago but can't remember where so hopefully it won't be a copyright issue.We have several rubble/hand dug very damp basements so I tried it in what I consider the...

Hey BP!  I recently moved into my first house hack that I gutted and finished up to move-in with my old roommates.  They've complained about the upstairs bedrooms being hot and minimal air flow.  I currently have a st...

Curious how you more experienced folks would handle this scenario:
Situation - two yr tenant, very (overly) communicative, bit of a worry wart but that's fine, better than the other way imo. Class A sfh rental. House...

Hey All -
I've got a question about attic fans (not whole house fans) that I hope to get some feedback on. The attic fan in my house has been non-functional since we moved in 3+ years back. I've heard so much mixed...

Hi BP community!
I purchased a house in metro Detroit, MI area that was unoccupied.
The house rented in May and now it's July and and the tenants are complaining that the AC doesn't  cool the house enough. At first ...

Last summer, I spend more than 1.7K on AC repairs ( adding refrigerant gas, cleaning coil and ducts, and much more) that seems to go nowhere. The AC for my second floor STR is not able to cool the unit during the hot ...

I'm working on a rehab for rental and pulled up the flooring (vinyl floor and carpet) and noted there was a ton of moisture (wet) in the existing wood floor. The house when I bought had been vacant with utilities shu...