Forum
Looking for advice about a home improvement project? Want to talk about what’s going on in your neighborhood? Start here.
Find older conversations in our Forum Archive.
Latest Discussions
Post a Topic
najamlovesameer
in General Discussion 4 years and 11 months ago
Trash and Snow Removal
I am looking for someone to take out the trash and shovel the snow at my two-family in South Slope this winter since I won’t…
0
wjbehrle
in General Discussion 4 years and 11 months ago
Considerations, costs, and rec's for staging (and photographing) a house ...
If anyone has any insight into the home staging process, I would very much appreciate hearing them. A few things I’m wondering: -Are more folks…
0
wjbehrle
in General Discussion 4 years and 11 months ago
Considerations, costs, and rec's for staging (and photographing) a house ...
If anyone has any insight into the home staging process, I would very much appreciate hearing them. A few things I’m wondering: -Are more folks…
0
Guest User | 0 secs ago
How to hire for a grab bag of miscellaneous jobs?
Just closed on our (first) house and have a bunch of small-ish jobs to get done, like: Sealing / weatherstripping the front and back doors…
0
thompson.molly99
in General Discussion 4 years and 11 months ago
will a stop work order prevent me from getting another permit for unrelated work
I have a swo my property but I don’t want to address it. If I want to get a permit to remodel the facade of…
0
benbushwick
in General Discussion 4 years and 11 months ago
Selling my Brownstone 14.5K to research the tile
My real estate lawyer and the other buyer lawyer are asking 14500.00 $ to do some research for to find the title of the house…
8
citizenjane
in General Discussion 4 years and 11 months ago
Seeking moth exterminator recs ASAP
Hi neighbors, We seem to have moths in our house. We are using a “ZappBug” oven to bake our woolen clothes (>120F) and rugs, cleaning…
8
anotherposter
in General Discussion 4 years and 11 months ago
Custom light fixtures
Hey folks, years ago I had some custom (basically variations on other stuff in the shop) lights made but that shop on Bowery is gone.…
15
ubyktozj
in General Discussion 4 years and 11 months ago
Design Within Reach Mapp Table for sale
Mapp Table 36 X 92 for sale $500 cash. Must pick up tomorrow between 8-11 A.M. in Cobble Hill. Legs have been taken off for…
1
ubyktozj
in General Discussion 4 years and 11 months ago
Design Within Reach Mapp Table for sale
Mapp Table 36 X 92 for sale $500 cash. Must pick up tomorrow between 8-11 A.M. in Cobble Hill. Legs have been taken off for…
0
brokelyn
in General Discussion 4 years and 11 months ago
Proposed law requiring sprinklers in brownstones
Hello everyone, My block association recently found out about a proposed law that would require houses above 40 feet tall (which most 4-story brownstones are)…
54
ebp
in General Discussion 4 years and 11 months ago
Marble fireplace surround restoration?
[IMG_1019](//muut.com/u/brownstoner/s3/:brownstoner:o0KH:img_1019.jpg.jpg) Hi, I’d like to find someone who could polish, regrout, and generally restore this original marble fireplace surround. Any suggestions of who might do…
0
citizenjane
in General Discussion 7 years and 7 months ago
Seeking tile installer with experience in cement tiles (unfinished)
Hi everyone, We would like to install cement tiles (unfinished) on a bathroom floor and are searching for reasonably priced tile installers who have experience…
2
ebp
in General Discussion 7 years ago
ISO: Cement Tile Installer Recommendation
I’m looking to install cement tile in my entryway. I need a true tile expert with experience specifically with cement tile (popular in Europe and…
2
stickerhappy
in General Discussion 4 years and 11 months ago
Painting old linoleum?
Our common hall stairs look horrible. They are wood underneath but at some point many years ago they were covered with one type of weird…
0
Nigel
in General Discussion 4 years and 11 months ago
Fireplaces - decorative inserts for original gas fires
Any takers for these fireplace inserts – in excellent condition – both are 31 inches square. [119696A6-2725-4CDF-A9D5-6800E9E96E96](//muut.com/u/brownstoner/s3/:brownstoner:PwFX:119696a627254cdfa9d56800e9e96e96.jpeg.jpg) [252D9CEB-1BE7-4EC8-B617-F6B5DC7F34A2](//muut.com/u/brownstoner/s3/:brownstoner:d7IX:252d9ceb1be74ec8b617f6b5dc7f34a2.jpeg.jpg)
0
Nigel
in General Discussion 4 years and 11 months ago
Fireplaces - decorative inserts for original gas fires
Any takers for these fireplace inserts – in excellent condition – both are 31 inches square. [119696A6-2725-4CDF-A9D5-6800E9E96E96](//muut.com/u/brownstoner/s3/:brownstoner:PwFX:119696a627254cdfa9d56800e9e96e96.jpeg.jpg) [252D9CEB-1BE7-4EC8-B617-F6B5DC7F34A2](//muut.com/u/brownstoner/s3/:brownstoner:d7IX:252d9ceb1be74ec8b617f6b5dc7f34a2.jpeg.jpg)
0
Nigel
in General Discussion 4 years and 11 months ago
serpentine door handles
We are restoring the front door and vestibule area of a park slope townhouse and would like to obtain matching set of serpentine door pulls…
15
Can’t find the topic you’re looking for?
Find answers, ask questions, and connect with our Brownstoner community.