honeycut's Profile
- Michelle
- 1995
- 2007
- Brooklyn
- House
- Creative Director
- Female
Author's Posts
April 19, 2008
end of season boiler question
Now that we've spent our first winter as homeowners with a new boiler, what sort of maintenance do we need to do when we turn off the heat? do we need to drain the boiler and the radiators? thanks, and happy spring!
December 17, 2007
Curious flooring uncovered
We pulled up some old sheet linoleum in the entrance hall and upstairs hall of our 1890's 2 family and found this underneath and we're wondering if anyone else has this flooring, what it is (it seems like a very thick type of linoleum, it's not tiles, and has this curious inlay of glittery gold stars (with real glitter!). We like it, it's kind of quirky and cool, and want to clean it up (there's some old paint and adhesive in some spots) but don't want to damage it. Any advice? (and please excuse the dirty floor...we're renovating!) thanks everyone!
Author's Comments
hooray! so glad it's coming along! Toto is wonderful! So wonderful that when we lived in the neighborhood we had our wedding party there. and our friends and family are still talking about how much they loved it, and beg us to take them whenever they come into town. Good luck to Peter and Toto!
Posted by: honeycut at September 14, 2007 8:04 PM in response to StreetLevel: Italian Grub on 3rd Avenue
Nick at LeakMaster Roofing just replaced ours (along with our roof) and he's great, reliable, and affordable. (see his ad over to the right). We were really happy with his service.
Posted by: honeycut at September 16, 2007 3:47 PM in response to Skylights
I live a few blocks away on Snyder and have been really happy with our decision to buy our home here. The neighborhood is warm and alive, and we have not regretted our decision.
Posted by: honeycut at October 1, 2007 6:33 PM in response to Prospect Lefferts Garden South
May I recommend that you recycle the old carpeting instead of simply adding it to a landfill by throwing it out? This amazing service: www.carpetcycle.com will send a man with a van out to pick up your old carpeting (check out their website for details) and they only charge $100 to cover the truck and the tolls (they are NJ-based). They took over 2,000 square feet of old carpeting and padding from me, and I would encourage everyone to try to recycle their old carpeting and other old building materials whenever possible.
Posted by: honeycut at October 3, 2007 3:51 PM in response to Super Handyman Needed - New Homeowner
Just to be clear, carpetcycle won't actually remove the carpeting/padding....they'll just take it away once you rip it all out! hope you didn't misunderstand my posting (secretly was posting during work so I might have been vague)
Posted by: honeycut at October 3, 2007 7:22 PM in response to Super Handyman Needed - New Homeowner
Like hangonsloopy linked to -- I recommend NHS as well. I've been attending the NHS of East Flatbush Home Maintenance Training class for the past few weeks and it's great. The course will last 10 weeks/$150.00 and the instructor is amazing and is a great resource to ask tons of your own home-related questions to while you're learning the basics. There's also an advanced class that I will probably try to take. They also offer landlord training and other courses. It's an amazing group! Good luck!
Posted by: honeycut at October 4, 2007 4:02 PM in response to Information about home repair/maintenance classes
I also used John and he was great. I don't think it's fair to suspect all reco's as being self-serving. His price was fair and he did a terrific job cleaning up after.
Posted by: honeycut at October 11, 2007 5:31 PM in response to Asbestos Removal from Old Furnace
reminds me of my mom who used to put pink flamingos in our front yard rock garden in this small village in wisconsin where everyone called the city on their neighbors if their grass was too long or too weedy. she said it was just a nicer way to 'flip em the bird', so to speak! ah, mom.
Posted by: honeycut at October 11, 2007 7:42 PM in response to Tuesday Links
thanks for posting the info on 3rd Ward, this is a great idea, and most likely a very useful facility to many New Yorkers!
Posted by: honeycut at October 14, 2007 8:19 PM in response to Workshop/Woodshop Cooperative in Bklyn?
Responses to Author's Forum Comments
The best licensed home inspector in Brooklyn is Tim Curran at Safe Haven Inspections. All your questions will be expertly answered and he goes out of his way for his clients. It doesn't matter really if the property is new or old - he knows it all. His specialty, though, is brownstones and older buildings.
917-450-8230 or 718-745-6517.
Posted by: nkirsch at March 5, 2008 5:34 PM in response to home inspector
I switched from Animal Kind to Hope Vet.
390 Atlantic Ave between Hoyt and Bond
Wonderful people, my cat even liked it there.
Posted by: chill225 at March 18, 2008 8:19 PM in response to Any neighborhood vets for new puppy?
Are you getting a pit bull with a 30lb chain & lock for his neck? Just asking to see how well you will fit into your "hood".
Posted by: guest at March 18, 2008 9:35 PM in response to Any neighborhood vets for new puppy?
We just switched from Hope Vet to Vinegar Hill Vet Group in Dumbo.
The wait time at Hope was astronomical. I mean, seriously, is this vet that great that I should waste my entire Saturday so she can spend 5 minutes with my cat? Geez.
Vinegar Hill just opened so they're pretty quiet and the vet there is great - used to be at St. Marks in E. Village. Reasonable price too.
Posted by: guest at March 19, 2008 1:52 PM in response to Any neighborhood vets for new puppy?
oh, and he charged about $850, if I recall correctly, and we were able to use his inspection as part of our final negotiations at closing. As first time homebuyers, Tim's service was very reassuring to us and we'll certainly use him again.
Posted by: honeycut at March 30, 2008 1:17 PM in response to House Inspection
6:30 what are you implying?
Posted by: guest at March 30, 2008 8:06 PM in response to House Inspection
the whole "accusing anyone with a referral of being the person being referred" has seriously jumped the shark.
it's not "funny" nor "clever" anymore.
grow up.
Posted by: guest at March 30, 2008 10:31 PM in response to House Inspection
Is it just me, or does anyone else want a slightly alarmist home inspector?
Posted by: guest at March 31, 2008 12:26 PM in response to House Inspection
I'm with you, 12;26. Slightly alarmist is good. Diligent, thorough, extra careful, those are qualities I want in an inspector. Honeycut's posts seem to suggest Curran is within this range, and I am not trying to comment negatively on him in anyway (I have no experience with him). But I guess the real point is, if someone tried to sell me on an inspector, "realist, not alarmist" would send me running the other way.
Posted by: slopefarm at March 31, 2008 12:50 PM in response to House Inspection
The definition of "alarmist" is, I think, relative to the experience and knowledge level of the buyer. I've seen an inspector come up with 20 pages of minutiae that would scare the pants off of any first time home buyer. They are referred to as "deal killers" and I saw real estate agents ban them once!! When each individual point is addressed, 90% of them are ridiculous. He's justifying his fee. A good inspector really has to complete his job by informing the buyer of the impact and cost of each thing that comes up on his list
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at March 31, 2008 5:16 PM in response to House Inspection
Hi, call Gateway Plumbing. (aka Master Plvmber on this forum). He is nice, honest, super smart and they do maintenance too.
Posted by: honeycut at September 4, 2007 10:58 AM in response to Old old boiler/furnace