try the tinkers wagon:

www.thetinkerswagon.com

Posted by: jasonstonestreet at May 4, 2009 6:00 PM in response to new kitchen cabinet doors

try the tinkers wagon. www.thetinkerswagon.com.

they've done all my wood.

Posted by: jasonstonestreet at April 9, 2009 9:18 PM in response to Refinishing brownstone door

try the tinker's wagon. www.thetinkerswagon.com. We use them for years for all of our small jobs and woodwork.

Posted by: jasonstonestreet at March 8, 2009 4:26 PM in response to Someone to drill/hinge new door

try this company:

the tinker's wagon. www.thetinkerswagon.com

j

Posted by: jasonstonestreet at March 6, 2009 10:20 PM in response to Wooden Windows

I use the Tinker's Wagon. www.thetinkerswagon.com.

Posted by: jasonstonestreet at March 4, 2009 7:07 PM in response to Front Doors

I 'ave a Koala that'll do it for free if he gets to eat some bush an' leaves.

Posted by: jasonstonestreet at March 3, 2009 8:57 PM in response to Electrical connection question -

take a look at this website:

www.thetinkerswagon.com

or 347-813-9635

professional & great service.

Posted by: jasonstonestreet at February 24, 2009 10:42 PM in response to need handyman/handicapped bars

take a look at this website. small company, the owner does a lot of different woodworking things for me -

www.thetinkerswagon.com

j

Posted by: jasonstonestreet at February 22, 2009 7:58 PM in response to Woodworker to Copy Table Legs?

check www.thetinkerswagon.com. I used them for IT wiring. Its a small company and the owner does this kind of stuff himself.

Posted by: jasonstonestreet at February 18, 2009 4:38 PM in response to cat 5 connections

call this guy. small outift. the owner knows wood. I've seen old panels he's restored and moldings he's made to replace missing. reasonable. www.thetinkerswagon.com. 347-813-9635.

jason

Posted by: jasonstonestreet at February 16, 2009 9:54 PM in response to Restore or Replace?

call this guy. small outift. the owner knows wood. I've seen old panels he's restored and moldings he's made to replace missing. reasonable. www.thetinkerswagon.com. 347-813-9635.

jason

Posted by: jasonstonestreet at February 16, 2009 9:54 PM in response to Restore or Replace?

they had secret rooms in which to hide in house used along the underground railroad. National Register of Hysteric Places inclusion next.

Maybe bootleggers. Any Kennedys ever own the place?
j

Posted by: jasonstonestreet at January 31, 2009 1:26 AM in response to Mysterious tunnel

This guy does a lot of woodwork. I've seen some wainscott he's done and I know he has some pictures of the project which included a lot of white oak molding. detailed. careful. skilled.

His site:

www.thetinkerswagon.com

a wide range of talent.

j

Posted by: jasonstonestreet at January 27, 2009 10:05 AM in response to Small Carpentry Project(s)

we use this company for handyman work. the owner was a maintenance mechanic in commercial real estate. he does a lot of stuff for us. the guy that works for him is great with plaster.

here is the site:

www.thetinkerswagon.com

j

Posted by: jasonstonestreet at January 27, 2009 10:00 AM in response to Painting/Lite Const. Needed

talk to steve that runs this company:

thetinkerswagon.com

he knows a lot about wood.

j

Posted by: jasonstonestreet at January 21, 2009 10:00 PM in response to Pickling a Floor?

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Posted by: jasonstonestreet at January 21, 2009 9:58 PM in response to baluster/stair spindle help

i know the post is old, but I see no comments so try this -

thetinkerswagon.com the owner has a lot of experience in office buildings and hanging things in houses - including for me. he does by the hour too.
j

Posted by: jasonstonestreet at January 17, 2009 2:16 AM in response to Mounting / Hanging Skills

Try these guys:

TheTinkerswagon.com

the wall/plaster guy on staff is great. steve the owner can take care of anything else.

Posted by: jasonstonestreet at January 17, 2009 2:12 AM in response to Need contractor for minor reno

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Posted by: jasonstonestreet at January 10, 2009 10:08 PM in response to carpenter for small job

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Posted by: jasonstonestreet at January 10, 2009 10:06 PM in response to carpenter for small job

try this small company:

www.thetinkerswagon.com its one guy with someone working with him doing plaster work. good work. resonable prices.

Posted by: jasonstonestreet at January 10, 2009 10:05 PM in response to carpenter for small job

the tinkers wagon. They do a lot of this kind of work at reasonable prices. thetinkerswagon.com
347-813-9635.

Jason

Posted by: jasonstonestreet at January 9, 2009 8:43 PM in response to Resurfacing walls

the tinkers wagon. carpentry and handymen. 347-813-9653. Great work. Reasonable.

jason

Posted by: jasonstonestreet at January 9, 2009 8:26 PM in response to Plumer for small projects?

these floors should be finished first. most of these cleaners are for use on finished floors.

Posted by: jasonstonestreet at January 8, 2009 10:03 AM in response to cleaning parquet floors

try this guy:

www:thetinkerswagon.com

I bet he can do it

Posted by: jasonstonestreet at January 8, 2009 9:59 AM in response to Master Plumber, somebody help!

you can go to HD and pick one of those heaters that run on propane. they are for construction areas. also a kerosene force air fired heater.

Posted by: jasonstonestreet at January 8, 2009 9:57 AM in response to How to Heat During Construction

you can go to HD and pick one of those heaters that run on propane. they are for construction areas. also a kerosene force air fired heater.

Posted by: jasonstonestreet at January 8, 2009 9:56 AM in response to How to Heat During Construction

I use this guy. he has a professional painter on staff and they do the work together - so the boss is always around. He siad work is slow this week.

www.thetinkerswagon.com or 347-813-9635

good luck.

jason

Posted by: jasonstonestreet at December 24, 2008 11:46 AM in response to Painters Wanting work over christmas

try calling this guy. he's not a plumber per se, but has done this stuff for a long time. We use him for a lot of jobs and if he doesn't take care of the problem - he doesn't charge -

www.thetinkerswagon.com.

good luck

jason

Posted by: jasonstonestreet at December 24, 2008 11:40 AM in response to Cold Radiator

try calling this guy. he's not a plumber per se, but has done this stuff for a long time. We use him for a lot of jobs and if he doesn't take care of the problem - he doesn't charge -

www.thetinkerswagon.com.

good luck

jason

Posted by: jasonstonestreet at December 24, 2008 11:40 AM in response to Cold Radiator

the tinkers wagon 347-813-9635. they can help you.

Posted by: jasonstonestreet at December 10, 2008 12:38 AM in response to Leaking Radiator

First a camera should be send down to have a looksee.

But there is soemthing else. email this guy: Service@thetinkerswagon.com. he was telling me about a project he knows were they ran a balloon into the pipe, filled it with concrete and then they blew the balloon up, in effect relining the pipe. I am sure he'd tell you who did this - if it wasn't him.

Posted by: jasonstonestreet at December 10, 2008 12:35 AM in response to Cracked sewer pipe

try this company. they do great work.

www.thetinkerswagon.com.

347-813-9635

Posted by: jasonstonestreet at December 8, 2008 11:01 AM in response to BASEMENT STAIRCASE QUOTE

try calling these folks, The Tinkers Wagon, 347-813-9635. They do interior contracting and though they are not plumbers, they can handle these kinds of repairs at a lot less cost than plumber.

they have a website: www.thetinkerswagon.com

Posted by: jasonstonestreet at December 8, 2008 10:55 AM in response to Leaking Radiator

try this company:

www.thetinkerswagon.com

they fix alot of this stuff.

Posted by: jasonstonestreet at December 8, 2008 9:24 AM in response to Cabinet hinges (hydraulic?) need fixin'

It seems worth it to me to factor in the expense (both to the OP and to the rest of the ecosystem) of throwing out the existing molding.

A whole brownstone's worth of molding could easily be a ton of garbage. Careful demo and a dumpster could cost many thousands of dollars (more if you live in a permity-type neighborhood), and for what?

A landfill is a little bit more full. Great.

Posted by: vanburenproud at February 17, 2009 9:31 AM in response to Restore or Replace?

OP, someone is taking you for a ride. This is like saying "I don't like the color my walls are painted -- should I repaint them or demolish the room and build another?"

I sincerely doubt even the cheapest, off-the-shelf pine molding at Home Depot plus the cost of installation could be less expensive than stripping your existing molding. Plus, needless to say, it will look wrong and cheap.

What's more, even if you went the Martha Stewart route and had the wood custom-milled to match the profile of your existing molding, you would have to paint it anyway, since the wood won't match your doors, won't be the kind of wood they used back then since it's no longer available, and won't be the quality you want.

It is a misconception that all old houses had unpainted, varnished wood. Some did, some didn't. Wood was often painted in the Colonial era and again in the 1910s. Varnished woodwork was popular from the 1870s through the 1890s. And one house could mix several different kinds of wood, some painted with fake wood grain, some varnished.

If your house has a mix of both, why not strip the wood in the parlor (where the best wood is likely to be) and paint it elsewhere? Off-white woodwork with colored or pastel walls is a popular look at the moment.

Joe Salem is frequently recommended on this forum. Maybe he'll give you a better quote. 718-755-6527.

Lastly, it's not just a question of the expense. If you have something original and it's in good condition, why would you want to replace it with something fake? It's tasteless.

Posted by: mopar at February 17, 2009 2:12 PM in response to Restore or Replace?

You're getting a lot of good advice here. We just spent about 80 hours to strip 70 linear feet of 100+ year old woodwork in on room, and then turned around and repainted it.

Why? Because the many layers of underlying paint, including cheap latex, would have been a bad base for new paint.

We used oil primer and a light-colored paint from Farrow and Ball for the woodwork and slightly darker paint for the walls and love the look. Very elegant.

Varnished wood is highly overrated, IMO, and replacing old molding with new stock close with to achieve a look similar to what you have will be dangerous to your walls and expensive.

If you have time on your hands, limited funds and be trusted to work with sharp profile scrapers and a tool like the the Silent Paint Remover (infrared), you can do this yourself. With any luck, you will find varnish as the first layer, and your paint, all 20 layers, will come off in one sheet.

Posted by: renomandru at February 17, 2009 2:54 PM in response to Restore or Replace?

I don't think $20 to $25 per linear ft. is right, it's less than that and probably close to $15.oo shop around, replacing is not cheaper ,it's alot more.

Posted by: rano at February 17, 2009 6:56 PM in response to Restore or Replace?

Sounds like you have original doors. One cost effective option would be to strip one door and see what type of wood it is. If it is a nice hardwood worth staining/varnishing, do that with all the doors. You can then repaint the moldings a color that you like, so long as they don't already have a very bad paint job (i.e. so long as they are smooth).

Posted by: 1842 at February 18, 2009 2:48 PM in response to Restore or Replace?

DONT WASTE your time with wood. I have a lot of experience with rooftop gardening, stick to plastic containers - preferably ones that are UV resistant. If you have to make boxes then use plastic wood - there are really nice 100% recycled plastic planks available

Posted by: bruin357 at February 19, 2009 2:46 AM in response to Restore or Replace?

My day job is certified system engineer, and I could fix you up.

Above posters, by and large, are correct.

Bruce Freilich, pres. MCSE
Jersey Data Management
We Listen, We Think, We Build
bruce@jerseydata.net
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cell 609-540-3175

Posted by: brucef at February 21, 2009 4:07 AM in response to cat 5 connections

vinca, well, for one thing, the brackets would have to be approx 15" long, and bear a decent amount of weight; also, I'm assuming the that decent legs for what was, probably, a $200 table ten years ago can't cost that much; just seems like the best solution.

Posted by: BrooklynCouch at February 24, 2009 7:16 AM in response to Woodworker to Copy Table Legs?

I can help www.mtbgroupllc.com just call I can be there within 24 HRS.

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Posted by: mtbgroup at February 26, 2009 2:27 AM in response to need handyman/handicapped bars

I second Omar, he did our front doors restoration, and also a lot of other specialist woodworking aroiund the house. He's great to deal with.

Posted by: hc at March 6, 2009 5:17 PM in response to Front Doors