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  • Hamish Clarke
  • 2005
  • 2006
  • Brooklyn
  • Park Slope
  • House
  • Male

Author's Posts

May 3, 2008

Attic fan and insulation

I am working through the options avaialble to improve our houses energy efficiency and reduce our heating and cooling costs. We have some old fibreglass insulation between the attic floor and the top floor ceiling. However in summer the attic gets incredibly hot. I am considering installing cotton fibre insulation between the roof rafters and a solar powered attic fan, has anyone done this in their brownstone and have an opinion on the value of this investment and effort versus the energy savings.....

Posted in Forum by hc at 5:37 PM | Comments (2)
Categories: Insulation

January 25, 2008

Fence

Need a recommendation for someone to put up a timber fence. May require some bluestone cutting.

Posted in Forum by hc at 4:40 PM | Comments (2)

Author's Comments

Call Joe at Jams security his number is 347 661 0019. He did our house. My name is Hamish and my number is 347 689 2943.

Posted by: hc at January 25, 2008 4:41 PM in response to In Need of Intercom Repair

I would also reommend artistic woodcrafts, they did my front door and we love it. Omar is a great guy, his number is 646 541 3409.
Tell him Hamish sent you.

Posted by: hc at February 1, 2008 12:13 PM in response to Door Replacement

Keep u p the goodwork green roof guy, learning a lot from your post, and excited to continue to see it unfold. Yes any information you can provide on costs would be appreciated, so we can alo start planning our green roof.

Posted by: hc at March 16, 2008 3:31 PM in response to Judgement Day . . . Maybe

Try Phils AC, he did our brownstone and we are very happy with him. His number is (718) 477-0081.

I would be happy to discuss the details of our installation further, it was quite complex in terms of needing to reuse some of the existing and inadequate forced air system ductwork. So plenty of trouble shooting to identify problems from that aspect and fixing them.

New system was a combination of traditional forced air in basement and parlor, and high velocity system in the top two floors.

Posted by: hc at July 10, 2008 2:07 PM in response to Central Air repair

Responses to Author's Forum Comments

What exactly is the problem you're having with the system?

Posted by: Bklyn Fire Alarm Guy at January 25, 2008 5:37 PM in response to In Need of Intercom Repair

OP here:

when i first bought the building, my tenants upstairs said that it would work off and on, then they would just here muffled noise from time to time. While i was doing construction downstairs, it seems like the workmen damaged something with the wires in my duplex. At this moment, the entire system doesnt respond

Posted by: brolic84 at January 25, 2008 8:25 PM in response to In Need of Intercom Repair

an electrician could fix this.

Posted by: loftsbrooklyn at January 28, 2008 9:52 PM in response to In Need of Intercom Repair

I used Heights Woodworking they did doors for me at my other house and did a wonderful
job. They have been in business for over
50 years.


Nora

Posted by: guest at February 6, 2008 10:24 AM in response to Door Replacement