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Boardwalk Empire Left Its Crap on My Sidewalk

Recommendations for Replacing Bricked Over Basement Window Openings?

Help! Lawn Is Half Dead — Need a Lawn Doctor

Advice Needed on Digging out My Basement

Before and After Shots from a Crown Heights Renovation

Questions You Wish You’d Asked Your Architect?

Photos of Dividing Walls/Doors Between Floors to Add Tenant

Buying a House Where Work Was Done Without Permits

Where Can I Buy Succulent Plants?

Options for Installing a Whole House Water Filter?

Worth Separating the Heat in My 4-Family House?

Can I Stop Construction Work on Neighbor’s Building?

Sustainable / Green(er) Kitchen Remodeling Options?

How to Hang a Hammock from a Loft Frame?

Advice for Upcoming Fire-Proofing Inspection?

File Simple Drawings and Then Build Something More Complicated?

New and Salvage Items for Sale (or Free!)

Gap Between New Molding and Floor

Where to Buy with a Budget of $300,000?

Creating a Shade Sale for My Terrace

What To Do When a Home is Listed at Multiple Prices?

Minimum Requirements for Obtaining C of O

How Long Between Signed Contract and Bank Appraisal?

Sprinkler System Required for Two-Family? Really?

Installing Pegboard on Concrete Wall

Two Sets of Gilded Sconces for Sale

Seeking Local Source for Mapei Grout

Seeking Referrals for Preservationist Contractors

Looking for Parlor Double Doors

Repairing Sidewalk and Front – Cost and Time?
Need Help with Replacing Cabinet Pulls in Kitchen
Homeowner Insurance Required During Renovation?
What Color Furniture Should I Use?
Changing C of O from 2 to 3 Family

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Options for Replacing My Cornice?
Impact on Garden If It Freezes Tonight?
Anyone Have a Sauna Installed in their Brooklyn Home?
Should I Let My Tenants Go on the Roof?
Where to Buy Home Carpet Tile in Brooklyn?
Making a Chain-Link Fence More Private

Stackable or Side-by-Side Washer and Dryer Better?
Complicated C of O Situation at Building I’m Buying
Not Good: Our Water Has Turned Brown
Getting Rid of Second Gas Meter in House
DOH Inspection After Child Test High for Lead?
Removing Entry Hall Wall to Open Space?
Need Advice on Replacing Landmark Windows

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Which Company Should I Have Install a Chimney Flue?
Need a Good Window Installer for 7 Windows
Assessing the Plumbing and Electrical Needs of House
Recommendations for Replacing Metal Hatches to Basement?
Know Anything About the Warmolts Mahogany Shop?
Required Notices in 4-Unit Building?

Old French Doors for Sale
5-Panel Vintage Brownstone Doors For Sale
Someone to Clean Out My Dryer Venting
Different Opinions on Roof Fixes
How To Artificially Age Brick?
Landlord Guidelines for 2-Family Houses

Unidentified wires hanging in airshaft
Radiator & safety
Forced air duct cleaners?
Flooring question
Lead water main replacement

Someone to Replace Rotten/Sagging Joists?
Someone to Run Cat 5 Cable to Basement?
Need a Gardener to Remove Poison Ivy
Buying House That’s Been Renovated Without Permits?
New Staircase Banister, Railing & Newel Post
For Sale- Two Original 5-panel Brownstone Doors
Will the Insurance Company Pay?