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in Doors 13 years and 10 months ago
Entry Doors For English Basement
We are renovating our English basement (partially below grade) in our brownstone to make it liveable space. We need to replace the entry door in…
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poppington
in Roofers 13 years and 10 months ago
Roofing Material Choice: Asphalt Paper versus EPDM (aka Rubber Roof)
My wife and I just closed on a Brownstone and need to re-roof. Across the rooftops on our block, and most blocks I have lived…
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jb312
in Construction 13 years and 10 months ago
Lumberyard?
What lumberyards convenient to the south slope have people had good experiences with? I’m doing a fencing project in the next couple of weeks, and…
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holly
in Landlord 13 years and 10 months ago
In a 3-fam dwelg where i live in middle apt., the female tenant of first floor constantly uses 45-min showers. What's the etiquette for informing her this isn't tolerable?
Thought I asked?!? I am a LL of a 3 fam dwelg (not brownstone) & my question is what’s the protocol to advising a tenant…
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in Brownstoner Renovation 13 years and 10 months ago
Asbestos Removal needed
I currently have about 20′ feet of asbestos covering my pipes in the basement. I was quoted $1800 to remove it by Liam Hogan at…
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jb312
in Brownstoner 13 years and 10 months ago
What's up with forum traffic?
Is it just me, or are there many fewer responses post re-design? What’s up?
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Cocg
in Inspection 13 years and 10 months ago
Best place for a car inspection?
Any suggestions for where to get a car inspected? Across the web I’ve seen good reviews of Nam’s on Baltic, but the phone number no…
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jb312
in Construction 13 years and 10 months ago
Lumberyard?
What lumberyards convenient to the south slope have people had good experiences with? I’m doing a fencing project in the next couple of weeks, and…
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joesalem
in Architectural Salvage 13 years and 10 months ago
5 PANEL POCKET DOORS
http://cdn.brownstoner.com/4e1c802382d1d-.jpg A pair of pocket doors for sale. They’re in very good condition. They are stripped and sanded. The dimensions are 82″ by 30″ by…
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caruso151
in Construction 13 years and 10 months ago
7th Ave & 19th Street Beer Garden?
My husband said he saw people working on the site on 7th Avenue between 19th and 20th that was reportedly going to be a beer…
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GBanner
in Energy Efficiency 13 years and 10 months ago
White roof - what kind of roof do I have?
My building is hoping to paint or coat our black roof white – we want to keep the building cooler, reduce the heat island effect,…
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yanks21
in Plumbers and Plumbing 13 years and 10 months ago
Recs for exterior drain issues?
The drains in the backyard and shaftway drain suuuuper slowly during and after a decent rain- a good 3 inch pool of water hangs around…
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architerp
in Masonry 13 years and 10 months ago
Free Reddish/Brownish Stones for Pick-Up
Anyone willing to pick-up the stones can have them for free. I removed them from my driveway a few weeks ago and they’ve been sitting…
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daveinbedstuy
in Quality of Life 13 years and 10 months ago
Why aren't the first few threads on the Home page appearing on time?
This seems like an analog type problem in a digital world. It started yesterday. Rather annoying.
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wiley
in Boiler Repair 13 years and 10 months ago
asbestos abatement for boiler
I’ replacing my boiler – my old boiler has some asbestos insulation lining that needs to be removed. I’m guessing it’s about 20 square feet.…
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daveinbedstuy
in Quality of Life 13 years and 10 months ago
Why aren't the first few threads on the Home page appearing on time?
This seems like an analog type problem in a digital world. It started yesterday. Rather annoying.
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bedstuytownhouse
in Landlord 13 years and 10 months ago
Are you able to move to evict tenants for using drugs?
Our next door neighbor, who is quite a bit older, has tenants that are smoking a lot of marijuana in the evenings to the point…
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orrsuz
in Brownstoner Renovation 13 years and 10 months ago
Recs to refinish cast iron tubs
We have a cast iron tub which we want to refinish (inside and out), any recommendations for someone who does this? Thanks
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