Blue board & Veneer Plaster

talk to the pastor and to God - they could be saving you from something terrible - or not! A peaceful resolution via communication is a recommended approach.

Posted by: BedStuyGal at October 11, 2007 12:00 AM in response to Advice for dealing with inconsiderate church neighbor

The guys at Grand & Greene are great.

Posted by: BedStuyGal at October 11, 2007 12:06 AM in response to Doors?

they've turned this beauty into sheetrock heaven...

This corner property would rock if it had 2 attached garages...

Posted by: BedStuyGal at October 11, 2007 4:04 PM in response to House of the Day: 109 Gates Avenue

I assume the 10% you are referring to is the escrow deposit. At contract signing you will need to provide the escrow deposit and once you write that check you need to have the said money in your account to cover the check. Otherwise you're writing a fraudulent check.

Posted by: BedStuyGal at October 11, 2007 7:18 PM in response to Down Payment Gift Question

Ditto for Eddie on Greene & Grand.

Posted by: BedStuyGal at October 13, 2007 9:21 AM in response to Original brownstone door

I live in Bed Stuy and I am black and I will tell you there is both beauty and danger here. Regardless of what race you are, if you do not have "edge" or are generally edgy and nervous, I would take the advice of 4:51, and initially not move to Bed Stuy.

More importantly, 2-3k for the space you are looking for is not enough to find a place in Bed Stuy - it is costly to live here as well. Honestly, not sure you will find a place in a "desirable area" and close to Manhattan, for that amount.

Posted by: BedStuyGal at October 18, 2007 8:17 PM in response to moving to NYC (or thereabouts)

Consider selling as your primary course of action. As a co-op owner, you own shares in the cooperative - you would be suing yourself!

Posted by: BedStuyGal at October 18, 2007 8:22 PM in response to Need a good attorney, my coop is not taking care of its commitments

Another point - considering getting on the co-op Board at the next election and proactively get involved and influence and effect the changes you think are needed.

Posted by: BedStuyGal at October 18, 2007 8:23 PM in response to Need a good attorney, my coop is not taking care of its commitments

RE-reading your initial post - "(thereabouts)" - there are alot of folks commuting to NYC daily from Delaware and Pennsylvania and outermost New Jersey - you could get a great deal for your desired rent levels and school systems etc. The commuting options are also ok. There are many New Yorkers who venture out and do this, why not a Californian?

Forget brownstone living in NYC - there's a significant premium associated with it in desired areas - it's not for the light pocketed starting out now.

Posted by: BedStuyGal at October 18, 2007 10:01 PM in response to moving to NYC (or thereabouts)

No problem blacklightblue - only my thoughts - I wish you all the best! Cheers!

Posted by: BedStuyGal at October 18, 2007 11:22 PM in response to moving to NYC (or thereabouts)

If you send me your email address, I can email you pictures of the floor that my contractor (Beer -- 358-6118) installed. The floor is really beautiful, it's oak with mahogany borders. I didn't stain it, I just gave it a satin finish and it looks fantastic! If you click on my profile, I have written about Beer before.

Now that my job is coming to an end, I really want to get his name out there because he is definitely a great contractor. Once he does a job for you, you can always call him for any thing. He goes above and beyond to make sure his customers are happy. He's licensed and insured and his price(s) are really fair. Give him a call!!

Posted by: faithful at January 23, 2008 11:24 AM in response to need to get a hardwood floor installed

Faightful.

How much was the floor all in? How many sq ft? Thanks

Posted by: guest at January 23, 2008 11:27 AM in response to need to get a hardwood floor installed

The price was included in a complete renovation, but like I mentioned before his price(s) are reasonable. It was the entire garden floor which is about 800 sq. ft.

Posted by: faithful at January 23, 2008 12:56 PM in response to need to get a hardwood floor installed

You can also try ifloor.com or give us a call at 718-534-3545

Posted by: ifloordotcom at January 24, 2008 9:53 AM in response to need to get a hardwood floor installed

John,
Greetings from Dave Mulvey, as I happened to trip across this discussion. The "wreath" is pre made and if you contact Matt Stephens, who I'm sure you know from Island Lath and plaster, he can give you sound advice.

Best Regards,
Dave

Posted by: guest at February 7, 2008 4:46 PM in response to Plaster question (long & complicated)

we actually have one of the broan 'silent' ones and it's actually quite noisy...but boy does it move that air! absolutly no moisture or hint of it what so ever. i got used to the noise i guess.

Posted by: guest at February 9, 2008 4:51 PM in response to Very Quiet Bathroom exhaust fan with Light

We are getting ready to add hardwoods in our kitchen to match the additional floors in the house. Currently the floors are stained Golden Oak, but I wondered if the stairs leading to the second floor needed to match. I really wanted something darker that would complement the Golden Oak. Suggestions?

Posted by: guest at February 20, 2008 2:27 PM in response to What color floor stain did you use?

Had a bad experience with Santini. Not horrific broken stuff everywhere bad, but just slow slow slow. Our men-with-a-van the next day were literally twice as fast.

Posted by: guest at February 27, 2008 10:35 AM in response to Good Moving Companies

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Posted by: readyadam at March 1, 2008 3:16 AM in response to Mover Recommendatioin

Another source for people doing restoration of plaster corbels, pilasters and molding. All local to you is Arkahdia Arts. check out the site at ArkahdiaArts.com There is a sample on the restoration page showing work on some corbels on a house from minnesota that they did.

Posted by: guest at March 3, 2008 3:48 PM in response to Plaster question (long & complicated)