Try Wellbilt construction, they have done a great total gut job in woodside for me which consists of 6 apt and basement. best part the have lic plumber and lic elect. trades on board which helped us bring the project within budget. email billy at
wellbiltcmpm@gmail.com good luck!

Posted by: theart at February 28, 2010 6:15 PM in response to Looking for a General Contractor

or email him at LCLGCI@GMAIL

Posted by: theart at January 4, 2010 11:03 PM in response to Gut Renovation GC Suggestions?

opps its 917-340-5739

Posted by: theart at January 4, 2010 11:01 PM in response to Gut Renovation GC Suggestions?

Try WL Construction, they worked on my sister pvt house in bay ridge 2 family about $100 psf. All the finish were homedepot standards since it's for rentals.
call BB lam
917-340-5759

Posted by: theart at January 4, 2010 11:00 PM in response to Gut Renovation GC Suggestions?

yeah i got the bosch 7.5 per min and save me half in gas bill for hot water and you can now save the boiler for heat.

Posted by: theart at December 18, 2009 7:35 PM in response to Hot Water Problem

try H20 Pro plumbing at h20proinc@gmail.com they are cheap and fast.

Posted by: theart at November 30, 2009 2:30 AM in response to Plumber Recomendation

lead for 5'x7' $800
and labor $1,200

Posted by: theart at September 9, 2009 4:42 PM in response to Shower pan builder needed

vinca is right, should of include that sow into plans but now you gotta suck it up. DOB will hit hard and one violation will follow along with others. you will pay hard in the long run. Just do it legally!

Posted by: theart at September 9, 2009 4:21 PM in response to Messy DOB Situation with Ext.

Like bobjohn said, DOB permits and even it means changing an water fixture. NYC is in need of money and i'm sure they will be more then happy to issue SWO and violations.

Posted by: theart at September 9, 2009 4:14 PM in response to Plumbing/Electrical 101

Uh: if the building the appraiser sees doesn't match the plans the DOB has, it could very well get in the way of getting a mortgage.

Some future buyer's bank will insist that it be torn down or certified.

Posted by: serpentor at September 10, 2009 3:24 PM in response to Messy DOB Situation with Ext.

The NHS class starts Monday. (Attendance at Thursday's orientation meeting is not required.) You could call Monday morning, see if they still have room.

Posted by: mopar at September 12, 2009 10:23 AM in response to Plumbing/Electrical 101

Don’t blame the inspector, since it is not the inspectors job to look for past filings with the DOB.

Don’t blame your lawyer, because if the previous owners, (who I assume constructed the extension) did not furnish your lawyer with an old survey, there would be no way for the lawyer or the Title Company to know that the extension was added.

You may be able to go after the sellers for failing to disclose the illegal extension at the time of sale. That is if you purchased the house after they passed the full disclosure law and you did not sign your rights away.

As for your Contractor/Architect Pair, That's some team. Count your fingers after you shake hands with them. From what you are saying, it appears that they skirted or made light of the problems in order to get you to start the job. Now midway into the job they are trying to fleece you for more money with no promise that the additional monies will solve the problem.

First and foremost, your Architect should have investigated the extension and laid out to you all the options and costs when you first hired them to draw the plans.

The DOB is notorious for losing plans. However, your architect must have reviewed the Sanborn maps which shows the building envelope as well as the DOB site which shows all of the filings. The architect would have immediately seen that there was no extension on those Sanborn maps and no filing for an extension on the DOB site and should have alerted you to the facts and the pros and cons to resolve the issue at that time.

You also state that the Architect left out the extension when they filed the plans and that the Architect told you that it may need to be torn down, this tells me that the Architect knew that it was an illegal extension and chose to leave it out of the plans, this certainly was not in your best interest, what was the architect thinking, that it will magically get approved or that no one would pick up on it, pretty deceptive.

By the architect telling you that it may need to be torn down, I must assume that the reason for that is the Architect knows that the FAR and or Zoning would not permit the extension as of right. Now I get the sense that you are being set up for another fleecing, because the $12,000 will not get you the extension legalized if it cannot be done as of right.

If this is the case, your only other option would be to go for a variance. The additional $12,000 in fees may be only a down payment towards the cost of a variance and the likelihood of you prevailing would be slim to nil.

Posted by: jre at September 12, 2009 9:55 PM in response to Messy DOB Situation with Ext.

Call Peter Dymond (914)826-0181. He runs a crew for a large plumbing contractor and takes on jobs like this nights and weekends. His work is impeccable. He works efficiently and is reasonably priced.

Posted by: HDL at November 30, 2009 10:58 AM in response to Plumber Recomendation

as always, I'm recommending my very awesome plumbers, Aladdin Plumbing Corp: http://aladdinplumbingcorp.com/
They are consummate professionals always, fair and honest.

Posted by: herkimermaid at November 30, 2009 1:26 PM in response to Plumber Recomendation

As a longtime Brownstoner forum lurker, I have hired recommended people with mixed results but I just hired Peter Dymond to fix a broken waste pipe for a washer dryer on HDL's recommendation and I couldn't be happier. The work is magnificent and the price was beyond fair. Just a really nice guy as well. His details:

(914)826-0181
ukpdymond@gmail.com

Posted by: Apun at December 2, 2009 12:26 AM in response to Plumber Recomendation

Thanks for all the input.

Posted by: perach at December 19, 2009 3:28 PM in response to Hot Water Problem

opps its 917-340-5739

Posted by: theart at January 4, 2010 11:01 PM in response to Gut Renovation GC Suggestions?

or email him at LCLGCI@GMAIL

Posted by: theart at January 4, 2010 11:03 PM in response to Gut Renovation GC Suggestions?

My brownstone gut in Windsor Terrace was completed by All Renovation. I interviewed 4 GC's and All Renovation was the only company to supply me with a professional itemized estimate and time line. They also provided previous client site visits and a list of references. In addition I was also invited to walked through an existing brownstone gut job they had going at the time I interviewed them, which was extremely helpful. My contact was Pietro, you can reach him at 718-351-4099 or through his website http://www.allrenovationllc.com

Best,
Allan S.

Posted by: allans at February 28, 2010 8:34 PM in response to Looking for a General Contractor