all the rubbsih removal companies in New York are listed on cityhammer...

g'luck

http://www.cityhammer.com/catalog/companyList/?category_id=35

Posted by: Rusty S at September 3, 2008 8:56 AM in response to Rubbish Removal

sounds like you just have to deal...if you had renovations going on, you would want your neighbors to understand...

get noise cancelling headphones, maybe?

Posted by: Rusty S at August 22, 2008 8:34 AM in response to Loud reno next door

U Need an engineer or inspection company more likely

preferably
someone who know brownstones specifically

Posted by: Rusty S at August 18, 2008 8:52 AM in response to contractor/architect for walk thru?

handyman Herman Gethers, does work in BK

http://www.cityhammer.com/users/profile/?id=163&category_id=7

Posted by: Rusty S at August 18, 2008 8:49 AM in response to rec for handy man and plumber costs?

u can probablyfind a junk removal service or cleaner in yellowpages or on cityhammer

try these, forgot who i used
http://www.cityhammer.com/catalog/companyList/?category_id=35

g'luck

Posted by: Rusty S at August 15, 2008 9:58 AM in response to Post-Renovation Cleaning

i'd search the forums...this topic has
definitly been covered many times.

Posted by: CGmodern at August 15, 2008 1:54 PM in response to Post-Renovation Cleaning

u can try my contractor AL (ACR GC) he has a team of handymen & can probably help you out. THey also do plumbing. acrcontracting@optonline.net

Posted by: caseycrespo at August 18, 2008 10:49 AM in response to rec for handy man and plumber costs?

Just keep an eye on the things that can affect your house- like if they remove the rain gutter and the water pours onto your roof (and into the top floor bedroom). Or they decide to put up a new fence by knocking yours down (the common fence you're responsible for)and leaving it your yard. Or blocking access to the sidewalk for several hours by piling up the sheetrock delivery in front of your gate. Very often it's the contractor, not your neighbor, who creates the problem.

Other than that, you just have to wait it out. rusty s makes a good point about understanding on both sides. At least you know the renovation will end in a few months.

Posted by: lurker in the mist at August 22, 2008 9:34 AM in response to Loud reno next door

We are having our fireplaces restored and of the total three weeks worth of work, the actual "demo" takes less then two days. I have already received frantic calls from my neighbor that her house is falling apart, her husband who works at night cannot sleep during the day and there is dust in the front of the house.
Mind you we are on a bus block, house on the other side of this neighbor was totally renovated over 3 months and there is work across the street that starts around 8 and ends around 9 pm everyday.They have been nothing but rude and inconsiderate to me. They leave trash in front of my house on garbage days and I get a ticket that they refuse to pay. When there was a problem with the backyard fence, they said it was mine and we had it fixed. After that, it was theirs. They used my contractor to have their facade repainted but wouldnt let them into their house and told them they can go thru my house to get to the roof.

When a situation like this comes up, I am all up for just ignoring any concerns or issues this neighbor has. We have a major renovation coming up next year and it will take all summer. I expect this neighbor to call daily and my response will be to ignore any and all calls or concerns from her.

Posted by: onHalseySt at August 22, 2008 11:31 AM in response to Loud reno next door

This is a tangent, but onHalseySt, I think it's important to go above and beyond what's fair with neighbors for practical reasons. Your neighbor could get so pissed off that they call the DOB on you repeatedly, poison a pet, steak your mail...

...all unlikely, but possible. Even if nothing psycho ever happened between this neighbor and you, you are setting yourself up to do a lot more work ignoring...

Sometimes it's just easier to have civility between neighbors, even if that means that you have to be really big.

Have you tried a crap-cutting move like going over with a bottle of wine or some cookies, and asking in a concerned way about what the larger issue is? Maybe you did something that you don't realize that really stuck in their craw, and if you can apologize for it then maybe the war will be over?

Posted by: vanburenproud at August 22, 2008 1:02 PM in response to Loud reno next door

vanburenproud
I hear what you are saying. When we moved in, we tried to be good neighbors and even invited them for dinner and bbq, took care of their garden when they were away, etc. But it was never enough for them. Everytime there was a problem, they blame us - you sent your mosquitos from your yard, you are doing something to send the mice into my house, your weeds are annoying to look at. Everytime we are in our backyard, they come out and snoop and overhear and chime in... after a while it is annoying. All I want is to be left alone.

Posted by: onHalseySt at August 22, 2008 1:41 PM in response to Loud reno next door

sounds like you are a potential DOB Calling snitch... vanburenproud u said it right - Earplugs, benadryl and patience... it can't last forever. Dont be selfish, if it was your home being renovated you would expect everyone to deal with it...

Posted by: caseycrespo at August 24, 2008 4:28 PM in response to Loud reno next door

8 am really isn't that early. I believe the regulations allow them to start construction at 7:30. Count your blessings and hope they move onto a new phase soon.

Posted by: pmmtenement at August 24, 2008 7:23 PM in response to Loud reno next door

I have no problems with any work that goes on. It wouldn't be going on if it wasn't necessary and I am sure everyone wants to finish as soon as possible. I just think that some neighbors have nothing better to do and call and complain about every little thing.

Posted by: onHalseySt at August 25, 2008 10:54 AM in response to Loud reno next door

I just used J.A.G. Rubbish Removal on Sunday and they were outstanding. I ripped out two walls of floor to ceiling mirrors and he took them all away for $100. wouldn't even let me help him load the truck. (718) 621-9099

Posted by: Bklyn Fire Alarm Guy at September 3, 2008 9:05 AM in response to Rubbish Removal