Our first choice of contractor was a bit too expensive for our budget so we decided to bid out the job.
Brownstone Boys Renovation Diary: Contractor Shopping and How to Choose the Right One
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Brownstone Boys Renovation Diary: Approved!
We are happy to say that with the help from our amazing architect we have gotten approval on the project to start swinging hammers!
Brownstone Boys: Battle of Old Vs. New in the Bathrooms
So our challenge in adding a guest bathroom is to make something that will be brand new fit with the house and our style.
Apartments Replace Pre-Civil War Carpenter Gothic Church, One of Bed Stuy’s Oldest Buildings
The massive new building includes a new church, a condition of the property’s sale in 2015 to a developer for $1.6 million.
Brownstone Boys Reno: Goodbye Mudroom, Hello Deck
We plan on building a deck on the parlor level and the mudroom below it has been causing us a few problems.
Brownstone Boys Reno: Separating the Owner’s Duplex From the Garden Apartment
We need to build a wall to separate our apartment from the rental unit and we're trying to figure out where.
Ornate Bed Stuy Magnus Dahlander Renaissance Revival Brownstone With 7 Mantels Asks $3 Million
A bay and carvings give it some punch on the street, but that's nothing compared to the entry hall or double parlor.
Brownstone Boys Reno: When Dealing With the DOB, 1936 Came Back to Haunt Us!
We knew coming into this project that the house itself would present problems of its own, but expected that dealing with the DOB would be one of the more frustrating parts of the process.
Brownstone Boys Reno Conundrum: What’s More Important, the Kitchen or a Powder Room?
We’re leaning toward the larger kitchen and sacrificing the powder room to the renovation gods.
Brownstone Boys Renovation: Squeezing Our Dreams Into Our Budget
We want to reproduce some high-end designs we’ve stalked, using less-expensive and discounted materials.
