Penny Tile Disaster?


This penny tile was installed by a professional tile contractor.

The seams between the 12×12 mesh sheets of penny rounds are very noticeable and, in my opinion, unacceptable.

How do you remedy this situation at this point, and is it that common?

Categories: Floors
By bk14 | 10/04/2009 3:19 AM | Comment

What kind of tiles are these?


Anyone know what kind of tiles are used in this floor? Is it a special type of tile, or do you have to create the pattern yourself? What is this style of floor tile called? Thanks.

Categories: Floors
By bk14 | 08/19/2009 6:51 PM | Comment

Bushwick Resident Beaten to Death


I’m surprised that this incident, which occurred on Sunday, hasn’t been covered on this blog yet– considering there is a category for “crime.”

The Bushwick resident whose head was beaten in with a baseball bat, in a completely random attack, has just died.

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/10/nyregion/10assault.html?em

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/09/nyregion/09assault.html?ref=nyregion

Categories: Quality of Life
By bk14 | 12/09/2008 10:21 PM | Comment

Is the Marble in this Fireplace Original?


Can anyone speculate as to whether the pink marble insert in this mantel could be original, or whether it might have been added/changed out later? For some reason, I get the impression that the marble doesn’t seem to go with the rest of this mantel, and I was wondering if anyone out there might know about mantel styles. The house was built in 1907. Thanks.

Categories: Fireplace/Mantle
By bk14 | 04/05/2008 5:33 PM | Comment

Am I being unduly paranoid?


I’m thinking of purchasing a brownstone that is part of an estate sale and has been empty for a while–quite abandoned, actually. It has a lot of great detail. A friend told me he had heard that these types of homes are regularly broken into and original architectural elements are stripped. How can I make sure this doesn’t happen with this home, if I do indeed purchase it? Do I need to make an inventory of everything I see to make sure it’s still there when I do a walk-through?

Categories: Real Estate
By bk14 | 01/24/2008 4:03 PM | Comment