Pre-approval for investment prop

I haven't tried this in a brownstone, but an unvented icynene roof is worth looking into.
http://www.icynene.com/

It is a great product.

Posted by: sososlo at August 25, 2009 9:43 AM in response to Attic Insulation & Venting

Hello,
Long time reader, very infrequent contributor.

I don't know the people selling

I do agree that the bathroom is in an odd location.

I'm surprised that even when Mr. B thinks that the price is just about right that the pricing voting tool is never even close to the asking price.

Is every property listed priced more than it is worth?

Posted by: sososlo at July 2, 2009 1:02 PM in response to Co-op of the Day: 201 Clinton Avenue, #15E

Joan McDonald is very talented and good to work with.

She really helped us to create a low-maintenance garden. I installed a timed, drip irrigation system and now I (basically) don't have to do any yardwork or watering.

Posted by: sososlo at June 16, 2009 2:46 PM in response to Backyard designer

Joan McDonald is very talented and good to work with.

She really helped us to create a low-maintenance garden. I installed a timed, drip irrigation system and now I (basically) don't have to do any yardwork or watering.

Posted by: sososlo at June 16, 2009 2:45 PM in response to Backyard designer

Hi, I'm a long time lurker, first time poster.
I think, although I am not 100% sure, that the DOB may allow a non-compliant bathroom as long as there is another compliant bathroom in the apartment that can be reached by a person in a wheelchair.

Posted by: sososlo at June 9, 2009 1:23 PM in response to DOB Handicap Hell

My roof did not have as much height as yours, so I decided to insulate without venting, since there would have been minimal space for air to flow above the insulation.

I also had Federated come to check out my house but came to believe that they put in the vents in part to give themselves a big hole to work with when pumping in the insulation. Think twice about allowing them to cut big holes that could a source of future roof leaks.

I decided to go with Brooklyn Insulation, who works primarily with cellulose. They were excellent, fast, and less expensive. http://www.brooklyninsulation.com/

By the way, it appears that cellulose can handle crawl space moisture much better than fiberglass, which helped convince me that the venting was not necessary.

I would still like to get a "whole house" fan to vent hot air from the house through the crawl space, but that is a future project.

Posted by: renomandru at August 25, 2009 11:56 AM in response to Attic Insulation & Venting

I also used Federal Conservation, with fiberglass fill. For an 18 foot wide, typical townhouse, they put in two mushroom vents. One at each end of the roof, with tons of roofing cement to waterproof around the hole they cut out.

In retrospect, I think they overfilled. They filled the attic space FULL up to the underside of flat roof, instead of filling it to just few inches below the joists. Now I'm worried there's no space under for the hot air to migrate to the mushrooms, but the guy did say that the heat would dissipate through the fibers and find it's way out.

Electric fan would probably help, but I didn't have the stomach for putting in another device.

Posted by: vicki_vale at August 25, 2009 7:05 PM in response to Attic Insulation & Venting