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NeoGrec
in General Discussion 8 years ago
Window Cleaning Recommendation
A few weeks ago someone asked for a window cleaner recommendation but the thread is now closed for comments (why?). Anyway, we have used Simon’s…
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tsarina
in General Discussion 8 years ago
Fire engine RED 5 story fire escape
My neighbor is painting his fire escape FIRE ENGINE RED! it is 5 stories high and extremely prominent from my windows in the bedroom and…
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poise
in General Discussion 8 years ago
contractor for stoop restoration?
Have you had your stoop restored in the last few years and been satisfied with the work? My building is in Cobble Hill. I’m looking…
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guikazoid
in General Discussion 8 years ago
Water in basement (Monday's storm)
Here’s a video of water coming into my basement – https://goo.gl/wWCQyP. You can actually hear it gurgling. I think it may be coming from my…
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consultmbr
in General Discussion 8 years ago
Engineering process
When drawing plans for an alteration to an existing building, does a Structural Engineer need/required to visit the subject premise in order to draw plans…
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Guest User | 0 secs ago
New Perfection white enamel stove with oven
Hello, Im new to this, just broke my foot and so Im doing some research to ease the boredom, We recently purchased a church built…
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rwood
in Plumbing 8 years ago
In between floors plumbing, who do I call?
Hello, Our tenants Clawfoot plumbing pipe that joins into the floor and sends the dirty water to the waste line is cracked in the tile…
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bk123
in General Discussion 8 years ago
Stairwell skylight- energy code?
I converted a 2 fam to 3 under the 68 code and the app’d plans show 1/8″ wire glass for the stairwell skylight. This is…
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bk123
in General Discussion 8 years ago
Stairwell skylight- energy code?
I converted a 2 fam to 3 under the 68 code and the app’d plans show 1/8″ wire glass for the stairwell skylight. This is…
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Guest User | 0 secs ago
Removing load bearing walls on parlor floor - cost?
We want to demolish two walls on our brownstone parlor floor — the one that runs front to back of the house (parallel to the…
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Guest User | 0 secs ago
Removing load bearing walls on parlor floor - cost?
We want to demolish two walls on our brownstone parlor floor — the one that runs front to back of the house (parallel to the…
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upstreamaccess
in General Discussion 8 years ago
We Recommend a Contractor
Our contractor performed a comprehensive renovation of our 4500 square foot home 8 years ago and has since worked on many additional projects. He consistently…
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eekjgosvtkh
in Renovation 8 years and 1 month ago
Crown Moulding
I have a small 5 family apartment building in the bronx. I would like to make some small changes in order to up the buildings…
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afrodytka8585
in General Discussion 8 years ago
Deck/terrace installer
I am looking for a reputable and reasonab;y priced contractor to build a parlor level deck/terrace, in Bed Stuy/Clinton Hill vicinity. Thanks
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afrodytka8585
in General Discussion 8 years ago
Deck/terrace installer
I am looking for a reputable and reasonab;y priced contractor to build a parlor level deck/terrace, in Bed Stuy/Clinton Hill vicinity. Thanks
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avrex
in General Discussion 8 years ago
Newel post
[IMG_20180126_000612_729](//muut.com/u/brownstoner/s3/:brownstoner:gPpA:img_20180126_000612_729.jpg.jpg) Another day in the shop
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avrex
in General Discussion 8 years ago
Newel post
[IMG_20180126_000612_729](//muut.com/u/brownstoner/s3/:brownstoner:gPpA:img_20180126_000612_729.jpg.jpg) Another day in the shop
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Guest User | 0 secs ago
ISO person to stain wooden deck
We need to have our wooden deck stained. It’s a simple job that doesn’t require a specialist, but I’m looking for a rather thorough execution…
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