repair for steel casement window?


I am looking for someone to repair and refurbish a steel frame casement window with divided lights. The windows don’t close completely, the crank is stripped on one, a couple of panes are cracked and it leaks along one edge.

I contacted Seekircher in Peekskill who specializes in this type of work, but they weren’t interested in such a small job.

Anybody know anyone local who could do this?

Categories: Windows
By zydac | 09/13/2008 4:16 PM | Comment

New scaffolding regulations?


Does anyone know whether a sidewalk shed is required for scaffolding on the front of a house? We need to have some brick repointed on the front of our house in the Heights, and the contractor told us that due to new regulations we would need to build a sidewalk shed, with lighting installed by a licensed electrician, etc. This would essentially double the cost of a fairly small job. I called the DOB, and they said that since the building is less than 40′ high (it is 24′), they had no requirements, and we didn’t even need to get a permit. They recommended shrouding the scaffolding so that bits didn’t get on pedestrians. I tried calling the DOT and never got anyone who knew anything. A search of their website only came up with a requirement that 5′ of sidewalk width be kept clear for pedestrians. Looking at jobs in the neighborhood, pretty much every site has a sidewalk shed. It seems a little much for such a small job, but this neighborhood is crawling with lawyers and we want to do the right thing. Anyone know the code on this?

Categories: Building Code
By zydac | 09/30/2007 10:20 AM | Comment