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renophyte
in For Sale 13 years and 7 months ago
Selling Hot Water Radiators
I just removed our hot water radiators and and am looking to sell them before we renovate. Most will fit under a window comfortably. Listed…
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ea3421
in Building Code 12 years and 10 months ago
Combustible material only allowed on 20% of roof surface?
I was thinking to cover my roof (~600 sq ft) in teak wood tiles (the one’s that snap together). I was told that only 20%…
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AsherBenjamin
in Conversion 12 years and 10 months ago
4 Family to 1 Family C O O Advice
We’ve owned our legal 4 Family house since the 90’s but have never had tenants and have always used it as a Single Family. Over…
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moodkill
in General Contractors 12 years and 10 months ago
Experience with Spinn Construction or Mario's General Contracting?
Hi all – I have a significant amount of renovation work to do (including gut reno of kitchen, moving walls, etc.) and have met with…
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ferney1c
in Agents and Brokers 12 years and 10 months ago
How to do a marketing survey on the rental market?
I would like to do a marketing survey on the rental market in Crown Heights. Is it really as simple as looking in the newspaper,…
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ferney1c
in Agents and Brokers 12 years and 10 months ago
How to do a marketing survey on the rental market?
I would like to do a marketing survey on the rental market in Crown Heights. Is it really as simple as looking in the newspaper,…
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notny
in Doors & Windows 12 years and 10 months ago
New Sun Glass Window Wholesalers
I’m considering ordering windows from this place. Can’t find much feedback online about them. Anyone know anything about them?
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mc33433
in Insurance 12 years and 10 months ago
Recommendation for Liability/Builder's Risk Insurance?
Was informed I will need these two policies as insurance rather than homeowner’s insurance while I gut renovate our newly purchased townhouse (not habitating until…
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krew5
in Construction 12 years and 10 months ago
Looking for good architect for carriage house
I recently purchased a Clinton Hill carriage house and need some good architects to check out. The space is pretty much a raw warehouse now,…
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brooklynmaterials
in Garden Design and Maintenance 12 years and 10 months ago
What type of metal wire/cable to use for training grapevines?
We have a few small grapevines we want to train so I was going to make a little trellis for them using wire/metal rope. What…
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Kate
in Lighting 12 years and 10 months ago
under cabinet lights - halogen versus xenon?
Can anyone tell me where to buy under the cabinet lights that are halogen, not xenon? We’re renovating our kitchen and my husband is currently…
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gingerbrownie
in Stores 12 years and 10 months ago
Best paint store?
I usually go to Pintchik as I like their staff, but does Lowe’s or HD have a better selection including paint chips? I am doing…
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Augustiner
in Plumbers and Plumbing 12 years and 10 months ago
ductless split: what makes it expensive?
I have been quoted about 9k per floor on a ductless split system. Too much for me at this point. The house is gutted and…
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acmeanvil
in Building Code 13 years ago
Decks and fire code
Hi All, We live on the top two floors of a townhouse, and the lower floor has a deck in the back (24’x12′) that is…
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auntfun5
in Appliances 12 years and 10 months ago
Appliance repairs
My fiance had a small fire yesterday in the oven in our kitchen. It’s a GE Profile freestanding gas range. He burned a pizza box…
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AsherBenjamin
in Conversion 12 years and 10 months ago
4 Family to 1 Family C O O Advice
We’ve owned our legal 4 Family house since the 90’s but have never had tenants and have always used it as a Single Family. Over…
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deancollins
in Architecture 12 years and 10 months ago
Am i being unreasonable?
Am i being unreasonable with my expectations that these architectural fees are out of whack? Basically we just purchased an adjoining studio in our building…
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radgirl
in Construction 12 years and 10 months ago
Cost of removing a dropped ceiling from a typical parlour floor & garden floor of a brownstone?
Anybody have an idea how much it costs to remove the dropped ceilings from each a typical parlour floor & garden floor of a brownstone?\…
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janzin
in General Contractors 12 years and 10 months ago
Frustrated trying to find contractor for bathroom remodel
I’m getting awfully frustrated trying to find a contractor to remodel our Windsor Terrace bathroom. Its a typical 5×10 apartment bathroom from the 1930’s and…
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