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murphy84
in General Discussion 6 years and 3 months ago
Bluestone patio
hi everyone, we had our trusted contractor install a new bluestone patio recently. everything is great except he filled the joints with polymeric sand (which…
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Arkady
in General Discussion 6 years and 3 months ago
Kitchen exhaust
Any recommendations for cleaning kitchen exhaust duct? It goes up a floor to the roof.
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miamia2211
in General Discussion 6 years and 3 months ago
Backyard Renovation Recommendation
I am interested in doing a backyard renovation, located in Queens. Does anyone have any recommendations for who to use? Interested in removing two trees,…
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robertbullock
in General Discussion 6 years and 3 months ago
Recommendation: Sam Chiu for HVAC repair
On the basis of previous B’stoner recommendations, I hired Sam to do maintenance/repair work on our Mitsubishi ducted minisplit system and he was great: professional,…
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benoit
in General Discussion 6 years and 4 months ago
Dirty neighbor backyard.
Hello . My neighbor does not maintain his backyard there are all the weeds growing like a jungle . And now got plenty of mosquitoes…
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Guest User | 0 secs ago
Finding Home Decor Blog
Hi people! I just bought a house and I’m wanting to know if anybody knows of any good home beautifying blogs or websites. Actually, I’m…
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jjbel
in General Discussion 6 years and 3 months ago
Solid Plumber Needed for last night's deluge
Colleagues, I need to find a solid plumber who knows some expert or out-of-the box solutions to dealing with the torrential downpoors we had last…
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randymcnally
in General Discussion 6 years and 4 months ago
Insurance Adjuster for Renovation Work Claim
Hi All – Thanks in advance for any insight! Per a previous post, our contractor walked out on the tail end of our gut job.…
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jserpico
in General Discussion 6 years and 3 months ago
Battery-operated smoke detectors
Are they in compliance with DOB codes? Thank you!
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jserpico
in General Discussion 6 years and 3 months ago
Battery-operated smoke detectors
Are they in compliance with DOB codes? Thank you!
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stevecym
in General Discussion 6 years and 3 months ago
doors
here is a picture of a pair of doors I rebuilt a couple of years ago. last summer, some kid vandalized them, pulling a piece…
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susannorget
in General Discussion 6 years and 3 months ago
PEX in a 3 Family Brownstone in BK
Hi I just saw a 3 family brownstone being renovated and noticed all the radiators were connected by red plastic tubes. I’m assuming this is…
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How to manage Amazon deliveries in a brownstone
Hello, I am renovating a brownstone and I am thinking of how I will manage deliveries from Amazon. My set-up is similar to most brownstones…
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inogqvwebuwuc
in General Discussion 6 years and 3 months ago
Cost of repairing foundation wall
Hello. I recently purchased a brownstone with a semi finished basement. However, the flooring was wood and buckling. I pulled it up and discovered moisture…
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stevecym
in General Discussion 6 years and 3 months ago
doors
here is a picture of a pair of doors I rebuilt a couple of years ago. last summer, some kid vandalized them, pulling a piece…
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hellotiramisuzi
in General Discussion 6 years and 3 months ago
Nails in walls with lead paint?
Hi all. I’ve recently moved into an old brownstone with my 1 year old. We had testing and tons of abatement done before we moved…
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hellotiramisuzi
in General Discussion 6 years and 3 months ago
Nails in walls with lead paint?
Hi all. I’ve recently moved into an old brownstone with my 1 year old. We had testing and tons of abatement done before we moved…
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panda10
in General Discussion 6 years and 5 months ago
Iron Works
Anyone recommend and Ironworks company? I need a new fence in front of my townhouse and new tree skirt. Thanks.
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