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Pie Safe for $250 plus Other Stuff
If country is your look, you are in luck. I am clearing out a friend’s apt. The furniture is solid.
There’s also
- a country plank table, long and narrow (6′ x 2′, approx)
- an enormous brain coral that is quite lovely for garden or living room. (20″ sphere)
- a 5′ statue of a lady saint in red (Bernadette?)
- assorted pictures
- an antique medical scale – the kind you stand on and adjust the weights on a bar
- enormous tin sign “Swan Lake”
- ceramic and wood door knobs
- 2 boxes of subway tiles
This is an estate sale in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Contact guidooo at mac dot com.
10/31/2005 9:38 AM
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Roofer and Plumber Repair Work on 3-Story
Repair work needed on a 3 story SRO brownstone (over 5 units) listed as commercial property in Crown Heights. The property is circa turn of the century and has never been upgraded with new plumbing or electricity (too many blown fuses in the summer). There is a 2nd mortgage loan taken out on the property by a now deceased family member who I inherited the property from. Am trying to obtain financing for repair work but no one lends for this type of SRO. I was told that I needed to convert the property to a 2 or 3 family to maximize the value but that will require major $$$’s that I do not have available. So am now looking for a good roofer and plumber who won’t take too big a bite out of my dwindling finances. Also any info on financing for this type of property would be greatly appreciated as well.
10/31/2005 9:31 AM
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Mystery of the Wet Wall
We have a problem that no one has been able to solve in the 5 years we’ve owned our 3 story brickface. We have a one story structure one one side and an identical 3 story on the other. The wall that has two stories exposed has been wet after every rain storm. It usually dries up after a couple of days. We’ve had at least 20 roofers tell us that the roof looks fine and has several years left. Everyone seems to think its the wall. So we’ve had it chipped-out thorocoated, thoro-sealed, and thoro-lastic on 3 different occassions and it still leaks. We’ve had the flashing replaced where our building meets the one story. And most recently had two thick layers of concrete put on the wall and than thoro-coated. That did’t work either. We have a chcken wire skylight as well but everyone says the seal is fine too. We had another roofer suggest we spray the entire exterior wall with silicone. We are incredibly frustrated by the “weeping wall.” and throwing our money away. Any suggestions?
10/31/2005 9:28 AM
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Foundation and Reframe
I’d like to hear opinions on this. I’m looking at an early 1900′s frame town house. I had an engineer come and look at it. He says the house is leaning back and he believes that the frame has shifted and
that the center beam is not touching the floors on the first floor. The basement is dirt and there is perhaps 500 sq ft that has not been dug out. There is only a tiny crawl space to the back… So my question is how much would it cost to dig out, pour a foundation (as
it seems to sit on dirt) and perhaps reframe/fix the frame. Also know of any contractors that do this or can give an estimate?
Unsure if this makes a difference, but the building is also NOT freestanding and has houses on both sides.
10/31/2005 9:27 AM
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Fire Ladders and Fire Prevention
I rent the third and fourth floors of a brownstone in West Harlem. We have some questions regarding fire ladders/fire prevention for brownstoners. First, in a renter/rentee mixed occupancy situation, who is responsible for purchasing fire ladders for the rentees? Second, can you recommend a good fire ladder for a brownstone? We’re not sure what to buy since our window ledges are wider than in a normal apartment; also, we’re not sure what the best length of a ladder is for a third-floor exit.
Also, regarding window gates: How common is it for brownstoners to install window gates? In a renter/rentee situation, who is obligated to purchase window gates for the rented spaces?
Any thoughts you can provide would be great.
10/31/2005 9:26 AM
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Custom Closet Builder
I am looking to build a fairly large multi-purpose custom closet in my apartment; approximate dimentions would be 8 feet tall x 8 feet wide x 30 inches deep. I would like to hire a carptenter with a design background to help design and then build the closet. Does anyone know someone that fits the bill? Or do I need to bring in an architect for something like this?
10/31/2005 9:25 AM
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Mortgage When Buying Jointly
I am looking to purchase a 2 or 3 family brownstone with another couple. It appears that we have to get one mortgage because our names will be on the deed. We are planning to convert it to a condo or co-op eventually. We are struggling to figure out how to do this equitably. Has anyone done this before with family or friends and have any recommendations?
10/31/2005 9:23 AM
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Mortgage Loan for 10-family
I am looking to buy a vacant 10 family townhouse and then immediately change the C of O to a 3 family. I am having a very hard time finding a loan that does not include all the typical commercial fee’s and prepayment. Has anyone found banks that specialize in this?
10/31/2005 9:22 AM
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Removing Joint Compound from Brick
I’ve read the numerous posts regarding removing plaster from brick in a brownstone. Many people have expressed concern with this – that it is unnecessary to remove it and that exposed brick is not really appropriate for a 100+ year old brownstone. I completely agree. However, our new brownstone includes a wall that is exposed brick in the front portion and plaster in the rear portion (on the party wall). I have no plans to remove the plaster from the brick. But the front portion of the wall includes brick that was covered by drywall (that looks absolutely terrible). When removing the drywall from the brick it appears that the brick never had any plaster on it to begin with – it is completely free of any remnants of plaster. However, when the drywall was installed it was nailed to the brick and pasted on with scattered patches of joint compound (about 4 or 5 inches in diameter). This was probably done within the last 20 years or so. The joint compound can certainly be removed with a little chipping and the use of a wire brush. My question is… is there a better way to remove it? Is there a wire brush attachment for a drill that I can purchase or is there a way I can possibly wet it to remove it faster?
10/31/2005 9:21 AM
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Aluminum Cellar Door?
Does anyone have any thought on getting an aluminum cellar door – instead of a steel one? This would be for my backyard – where it would be nice to have a light door to open and close for easy access to the cellar. Does anyone know anyone who installs aluminum cellar doors?
10/31/2005 9:20 AM
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