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Hi all, just finished up an extensive reno project that I basically contracted myself. In the interest of giving back to this community from which I pulled a number of good referrals – here are some picks for tradespeople i was pleased with:

green light expediting – chris and manny were amazing with getting my lpc/plumbing/work permits together. around 4 weeks…in a landmark district. www.greenlightexpediting.com

kevin boyle – excellent and trustworthy carpenter, who hung all my doors, did trim work, kitchen cabinet install, bathroom cabinet fabrication. also does custom furniture – he custom built our dining room table out of american walnut and it looks amazing. he was basically running the show when i was at work and helped with key design considerations. kevinmboyle at yahoo dot com

john hlad plumbing – moved the kitchen from the garden to parlor level, added a parlor bath, replaced old gas lines to rental units, ran vent to roof, got boiler in order for heating season. joe/andy know what they are doing and show up on time, solid work.

rb wyatt – (pick based on brownstoner forum) joe did a great job on my custom shower door, 84 inches high, 1/2 in glass, looks great and feels solid, pro install.

ricardo iron works – (pick based on brownstoner forum) built a steel deck and stair from parlor to garden level. very reasonable pricing and work came out just as expected.

windows we are – (pick based on brownstoner forum) created screens and replaced some clouded glass in existing windows.

a&a chimney – (pick based on brownstoner forum) andre’s team opened up a bricked over fireplace on parlor and converted to wood burning. built a firebox/smoke chamber, ran steel liner up to roof. all seems to work well…messy work and glad i did it when the place was a work zone.