I like the name of the construction company -
certainly better than, "Nuthin Construction Co.".

Posted by: kelly at November 5, 2009 5:44 PM in response to Development Watch: 580 Carroll Gets Its Glass On

Note steps 5/6 at the bottom of the page:
http://www.ehow.com/how_4499916_remove-lacquer-finish-from-brass.html
Also:
http://www.ehow.com/how_2126150_use-ammonia-clean-tarnished-brass.html

Posted by: kelly at September 27, 2009 9:35 AM in response to Toning Shiny Fixtures Down

http://www.nyc.gov/html/records/html/taxphotos/home.shtml

Posted by: kelly at September 27, 2009 9:28 AM in response to Old 30's Photos of B'stones?

I think the source for a lot of these stock period component pieces is:

http://www.juliusblum.com

Of course you need someone to do the labor!

But the catalogue is fun to look thru.

Posted by: kelly at September 16, 2009 11:05 AM in response to Cast Iron Fence: We Can Rebuild It

That...or the whole post is a creative attempt to get people to the showroom on Douglass St.

Posted by: kelly at September 14, 2009 9:11 AM in response to Atlas Shelving System for Sale

...as in ponzi scheme?

Posted by: kelly at August 2, 2009 11:25 AM in response to Direct Buy

They're called "can farmers".

Posted by: kelly at August 2, 2009 9:55 AM in response to Donate Aluminum Cans

...the leaves are NOT violet leaves, but the flower kind of is...
scilla and ipheion have those long slender leaves but I don't think they come in purple...

Posted by: kelly at July 31, 2009 9:34 AM in response to Period Wallpaper?

The flowers might be violets...

Posted by: kelly at July 31, 2009 9:30 AM in response to Period Wallpaper?

There was an article in the Times on Monday about this:

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/14/us/14meth.html?_r=1

Posted by: kelly at July 16, 2009 10:57 AM in response to Crystal Meth Lab in Slope Bstone

Well, then, if that's true it probable won't last that long.

Posted by: kelly at July 15, 2009 5:58 PM in response to Neighbor's Huge Tent

Funny thing...does this ring a bell?:

July 4, 2009
Backyard large tent for party

Hi, this may be off topic, but Im looking to rent a 20 by 20 tent to put in a back yard for a wedding, to protect against rain. Does anyone know an inexpensive place. So far my consults seem pretty pricy..

Thanks! Happy 4th!

Posted by guest at 6:10 PM | Comments (1)

COMMENTS

screw renting just buy.

http://www.northerntool.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/product_6970_200312379_200312379

http://www.northerntool.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/product_6970_200322687_200322687

Posted by: armchairwarrior at July 4, 2009 9:17 PM

Posted by: kelly at July 15, 2009 3:16 PM in response to Neighbor's Huge Tent

Perhaps the weight of stepping into the tub and/or filling it with bath water is causing the tile to move, shift and pop?

Posted by: kelly at July 7, 2009 9:00 AM in response to Tile and Caulking

FYI, it's Traemand:
http://www.traemand.com/Public/index.asp

Also
The Kitchen Couple:
http://www.thekitchencouple.com/

(Sorry, haven't used either, but in the research phase.)

Posted by: kelly at June 16, 2009 1:01 PM in response to Ikea Kitchen

Viburnum, I think.

Posted by: kelly at May 14, 2009 1:59 PM in response to Another flower identification

FEMA will insure it.

Posted by: kelly at May 12, 2009 9:49 AM in response to Can't Get Insured Near Water

C'mon y'all - Pete's Waterfront Ale House!

Posted by: kelly at April 13, 2009 1:45 PM in response to Nominate Your Favorite Restaurants

I wish I had a tree house...

Posted by: kelly at April 11, 2009 10:08 AM in response to Exterior House Painter needed

Gee - maybe if they pitched it as having world class views of a superfund site...d'ya think?

Posted by: kelly at April 10, 2009 10:14 AM in response to Satori Developers Try for a Mulligan

Maybe out of the way...and definitely expensive...but very fresh and not your average assortment:

Grdn
103 Hoyt St (Atlantic/Pacific)

www.grdnbklyn.com

Posted by: kelly at April 8, 2009 6:13 PM in response to Buying cut flowers in Brooklyn

Pieris Japonica

Posted by: kelly at April 7, 2009 12:08 PM in response to what's this plant?

HA HA HA!
Way to go!

Posted by: kelly at April 6, 2009 9:32 AM in response to Clawfoot Tub 4 Sale

Definitely check out Sweet Peet.

Here;s the link for the closest distributor in Brooklyn:
http://www.sweetpeetli.com/

Here's the link to the product:
http://www.sweetpeet.com/

Posted by: kelly at April 6, 2009 9:26 AM in response to truck load mulch

Exactly....like Rick said.
In fact it looks like carpeting was installed previously and that molding was placed 'on top' it.
You could either reinstall the molding or add a strip of shoe molding.

Posted by: kelly at April 6, 2009 9:19 AM in response to Opinions/Suggestions- 2nd photo

greendemolitions.org

Posted by: kelly at March 11, 2009 6:17 PM in response to Cabinet recycling

This appeared on the post about grinding the stainless sink:

New York Solar Systems LLC is a Brooklyn Company that specializes in high efficiency heating systems and solar thermal installations for domestic water and space heating. We are not from Chester, N.Y. In Genaro's house we only installed the boiler not the radiant heat.

Posted by: bernieklinger at February 21, 2009 11:55 PM

Posted by: kelly at February 22, 2009 9:09 AM in response to My Boiler: a Sports Car Engine!

It may be worth fighting because, if I remember correctly, the dollar amount of the fine increases based on the number of tickets that have been issued to the address...

Posted by: kelly at February 10, 2009 3:56 PM in response to Sanitation Hearing

Haha - two doors down from Black Mountain Wine Bar and soon-to-be meth clinic/oyster bar!

Posted by: kelly at December 15, 2008 1:28 PM in response to House of the Day: 419 Union Street

You're saying the replacement windows will be metal and wood...do you mean metal clad on the outside and wood on the inside?
If so, perhaps you have the option of ordering the windows with the inside primed ONLY, and then you can paint whatever color you'd like?

Posted by: kelly at December 10, 2008 9:21 AM in response to white or bronze windows?

Yes, there was an article in the NYTimes on November 23rd of this year.
Hopefully the link will work:

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/23/nyregion/23tunnel.html?scp=13&sq=water%20tunnel%20work&st=cse

Posted by: kelly at December 4, 2008 11:54 AM in response to Inside Third & Bond: Week 64

Great - thank you. Just what I was looking for.

Posted by: reagan9000 at September 27, 2009 9:04 PM in response to Old 30's Photos of B'stones?

There are common solvents to remove lacquer, the commonest of which is called lacquer thinner aka acetone. As for dulling, many agents will work (besides expensive "dulling" solutions -- just an excuse to charge you up the wassoo) and I've always been happy with the results I've gotten from using -- no kiddin' -- oven cleaner.

Posted by: grand army at September 27, 2009 9:29 PM in response to Toning Shiny Fixtures Down

Excellent find. I ordered pics of my commercial park slope brownstone in the 1940's.
Can't wait to see it.

Posted by: landlord at September 28, 2009 10:08 PM in response to Old 30's Photos of B'stones?

Hi JCBstoner,
good luck on selling your shelving system. I own a beautiful system in Walnut,similar to the one in your living room. If your system for sale was walnut, instead of what looks to be maple, I would consider it. I think you should be able to sell just under $10,000 in this difficult environment, so don't sell out. I do not frequent these so called "hip" brooklyn websites and am saddened at the self-consciously populist viciousness of the attacks on you. They are obviously people who do most of their shopping at flea markets and have not been out pricing high quality built in cabinets that can run over $1,100 per linear foot. Atlas is the modernist alternative to built ins with regard to quality and the price reflects it. Ironically, you are supporting the local Brooklyn economy when you buy Atlas. You save in the long run because you can take them with you if you move.

Posted by: TTMan at November 16, 2009 11:56 AM in response to Atlas Shelving System for Sale

Hi JCBstoner,
good luck on selling your shelving system. I own a beautiful system in Walnut,similar to the one in your living room. If your system for sale was walnut, instead of what looks to be maple, I would consider it. I think you should be able to sell just under $10,000 in this difficult environment, so don't sell out. I do not frequent these so called "hip" brooklyn websites and am saddened at the self-consciously populist viciousness of the attacks on you. They are obviously people who do most of their shopping at flea markets and have not been out pricing high quality built in cabinets that can run over $1,100 per linear foot. Atlas is the modernist alternative to built ins with regard to quality and the price reflects it. Ironically, you are supporting the local Brooklyn economy when you buy Atlas. You save in the long run because you can take them with you if you move.

Posted by: TTMan at November 16, 2009 11:56 AM in response to Atlas Shelving System for Sale