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Small Amount of Debris
I’ve got about three contractor bags full of sheet rock debris from some work. It’s not enough to get a container, but too much to put out on the curb.
I’d love to just drive it over somewhere and dump it, but the city dumps apparently don’t allow drive up anymore.
Anyone know a place where I can pay by the pound or bag, to drop off debris?
No jokes about driving around and looking for dumpsters please.
06/24/2010 11:54 AM
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9″ Pine Flooring Available
I’ve got somewhere between 300-350 sq. ft of 9″ wide pine tongue and groove flooring left over from a renovation.
They are in 16ft and 8ft lengths, much longer than what you get from most online places who send you a ton of shorts.
Make your best offer.
If you’re interested contact me at 917-687-8773.
06/18/2010 2:53 PM
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Creating a condo
I just recently saw an ad for a “condo” being sold in my neighborhood. From the address, I know that it’s a building that at some point was a 6 family. It’s now being sold off apartment at a time. The ad states, “put in a kitchen and it’s a great place to live”. Now personally, it sounds like someone bought the building, couldn’t finish the renovation themselves and is now trying to sell the apartments piece meal.
I’m just curious as to what you have to do to change a multi-family building to a condo? I’m surprised I don’t see this more often.
11/11/2009 1:35 PM
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Sand and finish pine floors
Looking for a company to sand and finish newly installed wide plank pine flooring. Any recommendations? Just about done installing it myself, but don’t have time, nor do I trust myself to sand and finish it. Approximately 750 sq. feet in a single room.
07/13/2009 10:26 AM
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Bringing stuff to a dump
I’ve got a bunch of plywood trimmings and a handful of old doors (in very bad shape), that I’d like to take to the dump myself. It doesn’t make sense that I have to pay someone to haul them. Since it’s from a home renovation project, I don’t think I can put them outside with the trash.
I looked on nyc.gov to find out about bringing stuff to the dump myself, but can’t seem to find anything.
06/22/2009 7:24 AM
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Subfloor re-enforcement
I’m about to put down some 9 inch wide pine flooring. My subfloor, which is 3/4 inch plywood, is a little warped, and in some places there is a little flex. I’m thinking about putting down a layer of 1/2 plywood over the existing subfloor, grain in the opposite direction, before putting the flooring down. I’d glue and screw it into the joists.
I could use a flooring edger to knock down some of the existing plywood, but I like the idea of reenforcing, both for the flex, and for sound.
Any recommendations on what I might use to glue down? Does it make sense to use some sort of mastic instead in order to even out the floor?
BTW, I got the flooring from a guy in Michigan who delivered it himself. I haven’t put the floor down yet or finished it, but so far it looks like it’s going to be great. If anyone is interested, I’ll post his url, or email it to you.
06/17/2009 12:56 AM
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Appliance shop recommendation
Just thought that I’d mention a place I just got some appliances from. They’re based in NJ, so it’s up to you to pay the sales tax, but they were a pleasure to deal with.
You call them with the model numbers and they give you a quote or call you back with one.
The guy I spoke to, I think his name was David, called me back the night before the scheduled delivery and called again in the morning. Delivery was basically free, other than the $10 extra they charged for taking a stove and refrigerator up to my 3 floor walk up apartment. Similar to some of the folks who do the same thing in Brooklyn, the delivery guys showed up PC Richards truck.
Overall, they’re prices were at least as good if not better than every place I called, and their follow up calls impressed me.
http://www.appliancesbuyphone.com
10/13/2008 9:21 AM
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Bellawood and Lumber Liquidators
I’m looking at the 5″ x 3/4 finished pine floors. Seems like a relatively good price for pre-finished floors. Planning on doing the installation myself. Has anyone use Bellawood products before? How about dealing with Lumber Liquidators?
I’ll take any flooring recommendations as well. I’d love to use a smaller company and definitely will not order from Home Depot or Lowes, because of other problems I’ve had ordering anything through them.
05/08/2008 1:47 PM
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Carpenter to fix shoddy windows?
I had a local carpenter build custom wood windows for my house. He did a shoddy job, which was never finished. I never completed payment because the work was so bad, and he clearly knows it because after several attempts to try to get him to finish, he never returns any calls, nor does he ask for the remainder of the payment. I’m looking for a carpenter to come by and give me a quote to fix the work that was done and install the final hardware. Any recommendations?
01/07/2008 12:31 AM
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Removing rust from porcelain
I’ve got a couple of old fixtures which I plan on using when during my renovation, very few chips, but a couple of rust stains that seem to be pretty stubborn. What would you folks use?
01/07/2008 12:23 AM
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