Water is leaking from my shower head. (walk-in stand up shower – 2 handle). Home Depot / Lowe’s and local plumbing supply houses did not have the valve inside the cold water hande. I took pictures of the handle and I was able to get the part on the internet from “HardToFindPlumbingParts.com. However, after putting in the new valve water still leaks from the shower head. I am in a real pickle because the bathroom was built in the basement right up against the cinder block wall. There is no access to the pipes without ripping out walls and probably replacing the whole stand up shower stall? Any suggestions out there from what else can I do to repair the leak……or if not could a plumber cut holes in the shower large enough to get to the pipes and then somehow patch it up?? With the economy I do not have much money? Please Help !!

I had a plumber come out and repair a burst water pipe, he had to make a small hole in the ground, and then take the old pipe out and put a new pipe in, he was at the house for about 2 hours, the pipe was about 5 in long (copper pipe) How much should he charge me, about. It was a normal callout. Im in Wales, UK

There is leakage in my bathroom’s roof. this is because the pipe in the wall leaked inside and plumber says that they have to crush or break he wall. on first floor ourr neighbours lives andbecause when they introduce tiles to their bathroom floor and they struck hammers so hard that pipe inside roof broke. Now problem is they are saying that we have to pay if there will be any breakage in their floor tiles. we said no we can pay a half of money as this problem is not only ours if we dunno solve the situation the roof will broke one day and u will come down (while bathing). KNow they disagree us my father says ok i am not going to repair the roof let it be fall and advice us not to go in that bathroom.Living in apartments(flats,Quarters) is a big panga and these typr of neighburs oh my god when any pipe coming from their house leaks at our house then we pay the full amount but how selfish they are. before introducing tiles we alert them about the situation then also they dont care???

I could call the county and they would enforce the law, maybe, but have been known to be paid off. We have lived here over 5 years, paid rent on time, never caused problems and have helped them out. But, I have a lot of problems here… electrical, plumbing, the works. When I told them my door had rotted, they assured me they would put a new one up for me then bought themselves a new one and didn’t mess with mine. My basement flooded for the 5th time and they assured me my sump pump did work and won’t do anything about that. Legal, in this county, is a joke. I can’t move now and need to figure out how to beat this clown at his own game. He told his wife he fixed the toilet and they have to now call a plumber in, but they won’t. My yard is flooded, as is the basement. In the summer, it’s ok, or when it’s not raining, it’s ok. Unless you count all the other problems. He said I can’t paint, wallpaper or put up new panel. Duh. It’s been years since we moved in.

I’m trying to set up property management in Quickbooks.

The Managers receive rents from tenants and forward them to the owners less mgmt fees and any repairs they’ve had to pay up front. For Example:

Rent Amount 1900.
Less Mgmt Fee -190.
Plumbing paid by prop mgrs -60.
Amount of Check: 1650.

Quickbooks would put $1650. on a 1099 to the owner but the mgmt company needs it to show the full amount of $1900. The owner then would then claim the expenses and mgmt fees as their own expenses.

Do you have any idea how to make the gross amount come out on a 1099 even though the actual check written to the owner would only be $1650?

The managers have an escrow account holding owners’ money… I’m trying to figure out if they can write the check and then make a dummy check or journal entry to make the accounting and 1099’s correct.

Thanks!