Handrail, spindles, Posts for Sale


Hi,
We are renovating and have the all associated stair parts of our existing stairs for sale, will be removed by our contractor. Will entertain all reasonable offers.
Thanks

Categories: Architectural Salvage
By Humblebee | 05/07/2011 2:10 PM | Comment

Recommend Electrician


I would like to recommend a very good and well priced electrician, Sal from L&B Electric, that we used to do a ground up electrical job for our gut reno of a 5 storey 2 family brownstone, including getting coned service, radiant heat, hvac etc.
Here’s his contact.

lb_electic@yahoo.com
(718) 431-0565

We took a long time interviewing local electricians and getting quotes for our project. Sal was straightforward, responsive, willing to accomodate and gave us a very reasonable quote.

When I asked him if he had done a project of this size he told me about the much larger apartment buildings and homes that he typically does.

We are currently at the tail end of our project and his work has been terrific, took our change orders in stride and did a lot of extra work. Always smiling, he made suggestions that were very helpful and went well beyond our expectations.

If one of his employees installed a box that we subsequently wished to move, he did it without charging us.

He has been very responsive and reliable and I would be happy to recommend him.

Categories: Electricians
By Humblebee | 05/04/2011 9:24 PM | Comment

Staircase design for modern brownstone


We are looking for help with designing a new staircase for our gut reno’d brownstone – modern – everything had already been removed years ago. Our budget is wood but we’re having trouble finding images of modern wood staircases. Has anyone put a new modern looking staircase in on a budget that they are happy with?

Categories: Stairs
By Humblebee | 04/16/2011 5:38 PM | Comment

Best Engineered over Radiant Floors


We are doing a gut reno with new subfloors and looking for recommendations for good engineered brands over radiant heat. Prefer a dark wood color and in the $5-$6/sq ft price range. We’d prefer to put the same wood over all floors, including a finished cellar (cement over radiant).
Any experience and recommended floor species and brands would be highly appreciated.
Thanks

Categories: Floors
By Humblebee | 04/16/2011 5:35 PM | Comment

Foyer Coat & Shoe Storage


We’ve got a 5′ wide by 16″ deep area we can use for storage in the foyer to the right of entry doors. Would like to use for closed storage for coats & shoes. The dilemma is how to closet it. Sliding doors may not look good in a brownstone foyer and hinged doors may interfere with the entry door. Also, anyone know of how to use such a shallow space (16″ deep) for hanging multiple coats as we’re a large family.
Thanks

Categories: Storage
By Humblebee | 01/30/2011 11:42 PM | Comment

Wood clad Vinyl Window


We are in the process of a gut reno and replacing all windows including making 3 walls of windows on 3 floors in the back. We plan to use wood/wood in the front facade but for cost reasons are considering Geldwen wood interior vinyl clad for the back. Our architect and contractor and both encouraging us to do the wood/wood. Its a park slope rowhouse/brownstone. Any opinions?
Thank you

Categories: Windows
By Humblebee | 12/12/2010 11:21 PM | Comment

Flexi-Tile in Cellar


Hi,
We are in the process of a gut reno and considering what flooring to use for the cellar over the concrete slab. The kids will use it as a playroom so considering this. http://www.flexitiles.com/productinfo.htm

Anyone have any experience with it as we are putting radiant heat in the cellar and it does get a couple inches of water 2 to 3 times a year.

Any advice on this or other ‘soft’ tile solutions would be much appreciated.

Categories: Cellar
By Humblebee | 12/12/2010 9:41 AM | Comment

Glass Wall, Front Door and Windows


Hi,
We just bought a brownstone and part of the work involves replacing the front door (too damaged to repair), all front windows and putting in a wall of glass in the back parlor and garden levels. Any links of companies that sell this to get an idea of prices for the exterior doors and windows?

Categories: Doors
By Humblebee | 08/27/2010 10:31 PM | Comment

Need Help to File Plans


We need to file construction plans for a gut reno that includes a c of o change, structural (addition) and mechanical (sprinkler) work. We made a mistake with taking on an inexperienced brownstone architect, so we now have a filing set that can be used as a reference, but which probably needs to be redone. Any recommendations for an experienced architect or engineers would be very helpful.

Categories: Architects
By Humblebee | 07/17/2010 12:19 PM | Comment