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yelenak
in Doors 13 years and 10 months ago
2 exit requirements
Hello, In the apartment that I rent and which is located on the ground floor in a 4 fam.brownstone,I have two doors (one of them is…
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Bar
in Painters and Painting & Stripping 13 years and 11 months ago
Need Plasterer/Painter recommendations
Have sagging parlor ceiling and walls that haven’t been painted in too long. Need personal recommendations for plasterer/painter who can restore, and won’t sheetrock. Thank…
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Sager
in Flooring 13 years and 10 months ago
Re-staining mid-century parquet floors
http://cdn.brownstoner.com/4e8a669227b96-.jpg I have parquet floors from the mid-60’s (they are actually more like solid wood tiles vs. the intricate, parquet floors from earlier in the…
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Seblicious
in General Contractors 14 years ago
Plaster Repair - Detailed Plaster Frieze
We are going to need to fix a cracked return pipe that runs behind a beautiful wall with an intricate plaster frieze. We are looking…
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jonasmundsson2
in Architectural Salvage 13 years and 10 months ago
Mantel for sale
http://cdn.brownstoner.com/4e8a3c765c213-.jpg Original wood mantel from 1899 South Slope frame house. 70″ tall by 56″ wide. $300 or best offer. jon.asmundsson2@gmail.com
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heightstoslope
in Facade and Brownstone Repair 13 years and 10 months ago
Who makes cornices?
I have a cornice (roughly 20 ft) that needs to be completely replaced, along with the gutter. It’s a non-landmarked building, but old and with…
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stmarksave
in Landmarks 13 years and 10 months ago
Landmarks and backyard building
Does it violate the Landmarks code to build a house on stilts in your backyard? Over at 97 St. Marks Ave, they’ve built an entire…
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Hunt4MiddleClass
in Doors 13 years and 10 months ago
Bi-fold door alternatives
We have two closets by the entrance to our bathroom that have those cheap wood plantation style bi-fold doors (with the little plastic peg that…
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lapinagile
in Building Code 13 years and 10 months ago
Legal two family ok without dividing wall?
http://cdn.brownstoner.com/4e89c4a9a2550-.jpg I just looked at a small three story townhouse that’s listed on DOB website as B3 TWO FAMILY CONVERTED FROM ONE FAMILY. The…
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Seblicious
in Brownstoner Renovation 13 years and 10 months ago
Brownstoner Shutters
We are looking to add traditional wooden shutters to our Park Slope brownstone. Bay style windows – we’d like to get split top/bottom so that…
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berniceshola
in Real Estate - Rentals 13 years and 10 months ago
Best month for renting out an apartment?
Hey all, question for other landlords out there. If you had to choose between January 1 and February 1 for planning to rent out an…
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M
in Appliances 13 years and 10 months ago
washer/dryer for sale
Selling Whirlpool Thin Twin MOD: LTG5243DQ1 stackable washer and dryer. Please contact if interested. thanks
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sniec
in Construction 13 years and 10 months ago
Roof Access and Bulkhead
What woud be the approximate cost of creating access to the roof, with stairs and a bulkhead, through the top floor apartment of a brick townhouse?
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lapinagile
in Building Code 13 years and 10 months ago
Legal two family ok without dividing wall?
http://cdn.brownstoner.com/4e89c4a9a2550-.jpg I just looked at a small three story townhouse that’s listed on DOB website as B3 TWO FAMILY CONVERTED FROM ONE FAMILY. The…
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Dehumidifier and Extenstion cord
We recently purchased a home and have a very moist basement. We just bought a dehumidifier for it, but we have no 3-prong outlets in…
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hillel
in Chimney and Fireplace 13 years and 10 months ago
chimney brick collapse
http://cdn.brownstoner.com/4e6ffab218a19-.jpg We live in a brownstone and use a gas fireplace in our kitchen. last Spring we heard bricks collapsing inside our wall and it…
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burral
in Brownstoner 13 years and 10 months ago
has anyone had trouble with Bridge Street development Corperation??
has anyone had trouble with Bridge street development Corperation??
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