My down stairs drain's are slow and gurgle up stairs is fine anyone have an idea what is wrong?

I have a new tenant who has been a bit of a pest so far. She texted me to tell me the tub is draining slowly and they have tried to plunge it but couldn't fix it and she would like a plumber to be called.

We have a ...

My sister lives in a aprtment building with 5 other units. All but 1 of them is rented. There is her and 1 other female living in the building. The main drain backs up every other month, and the landlord told her it w...

The property that I am renovating has a lead pipe trap going into a cast iron drain pipe.My contractor said it is in good condition,  and we should use it instead of messing with it.Any advice from BPers with a little...

Anyone have any thoughts on having the main drains professionally cleaned at rental properties to help minimize the risk of a backup? 2 of my properties are early 1900s vintage and the 3rd is mid 50s. I have no i...

My agent told me in Washington state you couldn’t buy a house with drain field deficiency’s and that they would all be fixed before I purchased. I have the report showing them all but it was never fixed. It turns out ...

I have an old Milwaukee house built in 1929. A such, the house was
built with the old clay drain tiles and palmer valve system. There is
seepage into the basement during seasonal downpours. A drain tile test
w...

I am interested in purchasing a duplex. I noticed that the basement of the home had new concrete all along the edge of the tire basement. It also has a "mesh" material right above it. Looks like a vapor barrier. When ...

My rental property has a large storm water drain and pipe going through my property from the road to the back yard. We had lots of heavy rain and flooding and the tenant called me and said there's sinkholes in the yar...