Mobile Document Shredders?


We are going to be moving and I have a couple of garbage bags full of documents I want shredded.
Can anyone recommend a shredding company that will bring a truck to a residence?
Thanks.

Categories: Maintenance
By nyflicka | 06/17/2010 9:41 AM | Comment

2 WINDOW AC UNITS For Sale: Update


I want to add that the units are about 5 years old and Energy Star rated. We have not used them in 3.5 years, they have been in cold storage so have really only been used for 1.5 years.
We are moving and have 2 used but in very good working condition window ACs (with remotes) we would like to sell:
1. Frigidaire 8,000 BTU – $100
2. LG 5,200 BTU – $75
Buy both for $150
Contact me if interested:
nyflicka1@hotmail.com
Must be able to pick them up. Boerum Hill location.
Thanks!

Categories: A/C
By nyflicka | 06/10/2010 12:41 PM | Comment

MOVING: 2 Window ACs for sale


We are moving and have 2 used but in very good working condition window ACs we would like to sell:
1. Frigidaire 8,000 BTU – $100
2. LG 5,200 BTU – $75
Buy both for $150
Contact me if interested:
nyflicka1@hotmail.com
Must be able to pick them up. Boerum Hill location.
Thanks!

Categories: A/C
By nyflicka | 06/09/2010 6:45 PM | Comment

Process of Closing on All Cash


Hi
We are selling our brownstone and the buyers are paying all cash. I’ve never done a sale that hasn’t involved a buyer’s bank.
I am unfamiliar with the steps to closing (i’ll certainly ask our attorney but you guys are always helpful).
We will be paying off our mortgage…do we contact our bank to tell them this? Are they present at closing? What other things are we responsible for vis-a-vis paperwork, other than what has been agreed upon in the contract?
Thanks for any and all info!

Categories: Real Estate
By nyflicka | 05/28/2010 5:56 PM | Comment

Rental Listings


We are in contract to sell our Boerum Hill brownstone and are going to be renting for at least a year when we move. It’s been awhile since we’ve looked for rentals…other than traditional broker sites, streeteasy.com, are there any sites that you could recommend for finding nice rentals? Craigslist seems to have weird stuff.
Advice appreciated!

Categories: Renters
By nyflicka | 05/12/2010 11:23 AM | Comment

Stripping Stoop Paint


Would PeelAway 7 work on stoop stairs (masonry) to remove old paint?

Categories: Masonry
By nyflicka | 08/04/2009 5:57 PM | Comment

Painting Stoop Stairs?


I’ve seen a lot of posts saying you shouldn’t paint your stoop stairs but that being said, I see a lot of people do it. Our stoop stairs are in great shape, physically, except the paint is chipping off. We have someone who is going to strip off the old paint and repaint it. Is this absolutely wrong to do? If not, what paint do people use to paint their stoops? Masonry paint only comes in very light colors and we want to retain the nice dark brown.
Thanks for any advice.

Categories: Masonry
By nyflicka | 07/31/2009 2:52 PM | Comment

Rock Miracle Paint stripper?


We are going to have someone strip and repaint our stoop. We’ve seen his work in the nabe and he does a very nice job. We are buying the supplies and he has requested Rock Miracle Paint stripper. I know it works great but I also know that it’s quite toxic. Rock Miracle makes a”safer” product
MC Free Paint and Varnish Remover
Methylene Chloride Free – does anyone have experience with either of these products? Recommendations? Thanks.

Categories: Stripping
By nyflicka | 07/28/2009 5:42 PM | Comment

Arborist/Company to Pick Apples


We have a large apple tree (about 3 stories) in our backyard. It’s beautiful but it produces thousands of small (lady apple-size) apples in Midsummer. Some days I’ll pick several hundred in a shot. I’d love to get professional help to pick them from the tree before they fall to the ground. They damage the flowers and whack a head from time to time. Is there a company any knows of that would do this? Thanks for your ideas.

Categories: Garden
By nyflicka | 03/21/2009 5:39 PM | Comment

Opening space under stoop


I would like to open up the space under our stoop for bike storage etc. I see many people with open space under their stoops and a few that are like mine.
Obviously, you need to have someone do it who won’t knock the whole thing down. I’m replacing a sidewalk square in the front of the building too and have gotten a few names of contractors from Brownstoner for that.
Has anyone else done this? Or have any advice they can offer. It seems that it wouldn’t be much more than a cautious demo job but I can’t be sure.
Thanks for any advice.

Categories: Construction
By nyflicka | 11/20/2008 5:50 PM | Comment