Bergen's Profile
- Mike
- 1984
- 2006
- Brooklyn
- Crown Heights
- House
- artist
- Male
- 50
- http://mikeasente.com
Author's Posts
May 9, 2008
need European/English broker
Would like to find a brokerto rep my building
outside of the city any contacts?
April 18, 2008
Radiant heat buried to deep!
Contractor put the heat mats way to deep, now upon testing no real warmth after many hours trial.
Besides breaking up the new slate floor - any suggestions!?!
Radiant heat buried to deep!
Contractor put the heat mats way to deep, now upon testing no real warmth after many hours trial.
Besides breaking up the new slate floor - any suggestions!?!
April 2, 2008
Slate needed (one piece!)
I need one piece of 13" x 13" x (2" or 3" Deep).
I need to raise a pedestal sink up and the floor is slate tiled. I do not want to sandwich a bunch of tiles to make the height.
Need a stone yard that will cut for me, I have just done a Google search and tapped out.
Slate needed (one piece!)
I need one piece of 13" x 13" x (2" or 3" Deep).
I need to raise a pedestal sink up and the floor is slate tiled. I do not want to sandwich a bunch of tiles to make the height.
Need a stone yard that will cut for me, I have just done a Google search and tapped out.
November 30, 2007
Stainless steel kitchen counter tops
Can anyone reccomend a good stainless steel fabricator? Need counter top with sink made to spec.
Contractor - TLG & Son ( Roy Singh)
Anyone have any experience with this contractor?
November 7, 2007
Contractor - TLG & Son ( Roy Singh)
Anyone ever use this contactor? If so any thing to say before I use him?
Author's Comments
I have an 8 unit old law tenement w/o a C of O - I'd love to see how a housing court judge would speak to a tenent withholding for that stupidassed reason! That arguement makes me laugh.
Have the contractor bring in the supplies early in the morning and DO NOT get a dumpster - have the trash stored inside and get a hauler to take it away, early again, in one haul. Don't work on weekends.
Insurance will be "concerned" say if there is a fire and you own up to the fact you wired yourself (unliscenced) or the building collaspes due to faulty work.
With these old building no one can clearly tell when the work behind the wall was done -"by the last owner" - I'd say, not me!
The Inspecter cannot open walls. he cannot force in, but he can just walk in if the door is open - following behind the workers that pay no attention to who is who. Happened to me once, eek!
Posted by: Bergen at May 22, 2008 2:37 PM in response to do we need a building permit?
Responses to Author's Forum Comments
"Any mention of the proposed hindering the sale or financing of your property is ridiculous. Anyone who says otherwise has no experience with this."
As someone who just had a bid accepted only to find out the property has an existing violation on it for an illegal roofdeck and never had the C of O amended for an addition, I can state with certainty that if you do get a violation and don't get it resolved, it can impact the ability of a buyer to get a mortgage. One bank said they wouldn't lend to any property with a outstanding violation, and another wants us to get an estimate and then hold that money in escrow until we, they new owners, have the violation removed by DOB.
We are on the verge of walking away from this deal over exactly the issues discussed here, so just keep in mind how it may impact your re-sale value, especially as it becomes tougher to get mortgages.
Posted by: Gravy at June 3, 2008 4:53 PM in response to do we need a building permit?
Where did you buy the Sun touch system?
Local or ordered? Did you DIY? Have you started yet... ?
Posted by: Bergen at March 12, 2008 2:51 PM in response to Is Ambient Heat Sufficient for a Bathroom?