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- georgia stacey
- 1998
- 2007
- Brooklyn
- Carroll Gardens
- House
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Author's Posts
September 26, 2008
Help! should I lock in my HELOC????
Ok - I've asked this before, but my father (w/background in finance) told me the day before yesterday I should lock in my Heloc ASAP because there was going to be huge inflation and and rates were going to go way up. Indeed, I called today and lock in rates have jumped from 8.6 to 9.35 - does anyone have any differing opinion on this? or is it pretty much a given that I should lock in before rates go through the roof. (it would raise my monthly payments by about $500 a month)
September 15, 2008
Great contractor available for winter/early spring work
My friend Greg Jiritano will soon be coming back to Brooklyn from upstate where he has been building his own house all summer. He does amazing work - a real perfectionist - and is particularly interested in doing kitchen and bathrooms - he does beautiful tile work, has great taste and is an all around lovely person. If you're interested in talking to him you can reach him at brooklynflat@gmail.com.
January 28, 2008
Great contractors/handymen to reccommend
OK - so I have selfishly held back in recommending these people because I thought I had a job and wanted them to be available. But I can't afford to do anything, so I am giving this reference as a gift to all of you. Trinidad Terrones is a great person to call for all sorts of jobs. He and his crew are fast, cheap and very reliable. Always man the job fully and always show up and work their asses off. I would not recommend them for super-fancy jobs, but they did the reno of our rental which included sheetrocking, taping and painting, building closets, tiling kitchen, exposing ceiling beams, sanding and finishing ceiling beams, sheetrocking ceiling, refinishing floors - etc etc etc. They were SO FAST, SO CHEAP and SO RELIABLE, that every day they had always done twice as much as we were expecting. They are family friends of ours (Trinidad is my nanny's brother and her husband, other brothers, and nephews all work with him) and are just wonderful people in general. Because the whole crew are related, they all benefit from getting the job done ASAP which is why they go so fast. One thing - they have days jobs, so all jobs must be done at night and on weekends. Trinidad Terrones' number is 917-442-9818.
January 26, 2008
BEST non vented washer dryer combo
does anyone have experience wtih these and know what the best model is I know they take a long time, but I like that you don't have to switch clothes to the dryer...
December 3, 2007
how much to change plumbing to other side of 16ft brownstone
I have a small brownstone with 3 stories. I want to switch my bathroom to the other side of the third floor because it will make the lay out much better. How much does it cost to bring up new plumbing? (there is a closet on garden floor which the pipes could run through and a way to hide soffet on parlor floor)
Author's Comments
God I hate those narrow browstone living rooms. They ALWAYS look so awkward. That should be the dining room so living room can be full width at the back (with kitchen in the middle). Or live on the upper floors and rent out the bottom so you can knock out those walls!
Posted by: gkw at January 17, 2008 2:08 PM in response to House of the Day: 242 Washington Avenue
3:04 - even if these were current photos, I fail to see how this house needs 700,000 of work. You are clearly one of those people with tons of money who simply hires the most expensive architect/contractor and blindly accepts any ridiculous number they throw at you. Changing which floors are for owners/rentals/knocking down some walls/ building others/moving a kitchen to the garden floor/ knocking out back walls to open to garden - you could do all that easily for $200,000 if you know what you're doing.
Still stupidly expensive.
Posted by: gkw at January 17, 2008 3:50 PM in response to House of the Day: 242 Washington Avenue
THANKS! Do you recall if it takes a 220 or 110 line?
Posted by: gkw at January 27, 2008 10:43 AM in response to BEST non vented washer dryer combo
Why is this humorous? I posted this and it is a genuine post to recommend some people who do great work for cheap - what everyone is always looking for in this city. I don't understand what the problem is frankly.
Posted by: gkw at January 28, 2008 3:43 PM in response to Great contractors/handymen to reccommend
Well one thing I can say is don't listen to anything Ysabelle says - as far as I have been able to tell from his posts on this site, he is a shyster.
If anyone wants to any more info about Trinidad, you can post your email here and I'll contact you with my phone #.
Posted by: gkw at January 29, 2008 10:24 AM in response to Great contractors/handymen to reccommend
What, I can't believe I'm responding to you, but it seems your rage is really misdirected. This whole debacle is the fault of a small number of people who have made millions and millions - the rest of the country, including many people on brownstoner, are left to clean up their mess. It's just gross.
Posted by: gkw at July 15, 2008 11:41 AM in response to Tuesday Links
hideous.
Posted by: gkw at July 15, 2008 1:01 PM in response to Co-op of the Day: 15 Clark Street, #2C
It's not just the decor - the living room is narrow and awkward, walls need to knocked down. And if it's so flooded with light, why does every ceiling light need to be turned on in the daytime in order to take the photos? Could be a nice layout if you knocked out the bedroom next to the living room and knocked down the wall btw kitchen and dining.
Posted by: gkw at July 15, 2008 1:46 PM in response to Co-op of the Day: 15 Clark Street, #2C
smatchums - agreed. I think the apt as-is is hideous and overpriced. Just saying it needs more than simple upgrades and to be really nice would need one less bedroom, or at least a much smaller one.
Posted by: gkw at July 15, 2008 1:58 PM in response to Co-op of the Day: 15 Clark Street, #2C
It is actually kind of sweet that the owner sent this in.
Posted by: gkw at December 4, 2007 11:21 AM in response to Bathroom Reno #9: Connected In Crown Heights