Forum Archive: Posts by: wasder

I am hoping somebody on here can give me the contact details for a good lawyer who specializes in hearings at the ECB court. I am enmeshed in a situation where I am trying to correct construction issues with my house that predate my ownership by 50 years. Expeditor and lawyer both stumped as to why DOB is being so hard on me. Need an experienced litigator in ECB court hearings. Any recommendations most appreciated.

I have been pondering starting a block association on my block and was hoping to hear from others about their experiences starting or participating in them. How does one go about starting one? What things are they helpful for? Do they deter crime at all? Are they good for block morale and neighborliness? Any thoughts very much appreciated.

As many of you know, I am enmeshed in a long standing tussle with DOB over an ECB violation. After 4 visits to the DOB court I am no farther along towards resolving my situation and have just been hit with another two citations for not resolving the first one. So basically, I give up trying to handle this myself and need a great attorney who can help me get this monkey off my back. Any recommendations greatly appreciated.

My house has had many of its original moldings removed as the rooms have been remodeled and reconfigured. I would very much like to restore the crown moldings but don’t think I have the money necessary to do it in plaster. Does anyone have any experience with the styrofoam moldings I have heard about? Are they more affordable than plaster (presumably)? And do they last for a decent amount of time? Any feedback appreciated.

Anyone have experience with Fujitsu ductless air conditioning units? Just trying to figure out how to cool my office and considering this option. Any feedback much appreciated.

I have a grassy backyard with approximate dimensions of 40 x 20 or 800 square feet. Does anyone have a suggestion for a good, inexpensive mower for such a yard? Thanks!

Hey all: I am about to enter my first spring in my new house and am hoping to hear some suggestions for how to get the best grass for the summer. My back yard is 20×60. It already has some patchy grass growing but I think I will have to till it all up and reseed. I am wondering whether anyone has any suggestions as to whether it is better both from a cost perspective and from a long term lawn perspective to try to seed it myself or to get sod put down. any feedback greatly appreciated. Thanks!

This is a follow up to my post the other day about mice in my Clinton Hill home…

Well I took several people’s advice and bought a “Ratzapper”, which was a highly satisfying use of 50 bucks. I killed three mice in the first two nights of use and haven’t seen one since.

Now this isn’t to say I am not going to do the long term solution thing and plug all the wholes with steel wool etc, but if eradicating mice is the game its hard to imagine a more efficiently death-dealing device. Highly recommended.