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kiki

in Heating 13 years and 5 months ago

noisy pipes

My pipes are banging when the heat goes on, and in the middle of the night. . . Recommendations for steam heat specialist to inspect…

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Updated 12 years and 3 months ago

rockesen

in About Brooklyn 12 years and 4 months ago

Property Management

Hey everyone, Does anyone have recommendations on a good property management company? I’m on the condo board for my building and we have been very…

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Updated 12 years and 3 months ago

ktn

in Brownstoner Renovation 14 years and 1 month ago

looking for rustic/modern interior mailboxes for four level brownstone- any suggestions??

We’ve been looking for the “right” interior mailboxes for a couple of months now and haven’t found any that arent hideous… if you know of…

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Updated 12 years and 3 months ago

abuell86

in Cellar 12 years and 3 months ago

Clarification of Certificate of Livable Space

My property has a cellar that is fully below curb level. However, the front of the building has a large cut-out with a staircase that…

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Updated 12 years and 3 months ago

brooklyn72

in Insurance 12 years and 3 months ago

Property insurance

We are about to renew our property insurance and was wondering if someone could help me figure out if our premium is reasonable. The house…

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Updated 12 years and 3 months ago

hidavi

in Boiler Repair 12 years and 3 months ago

Anyone have experience dealing with coned and oil-to-gas changes?

so the house in question already had a 1.5″ gas line and the large gas meter, so the licensed plumber just swapped the boiler, recreated…

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lp2014

in Brownstoner Renovation 12 years and 3 months ago

Basement Renovation

We needed to have our basement renovated. I knew no one to do the job and found Rosul through other posts on the various sites.…

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allyslope

in About Brooklyn 12 years and 3 months ago

Final DOB inspection who should be there?

Final DOB inspection who should be there? GC, Architect, home owner? GC is telling the architect should be the only one there. The architect and…

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rcc147

in Renovation 12 years and 3 months ago

How to restore Black Slate Fireplace

I’m trying to restore a couple of 1880’s black slate fireplaces. It took about 2 weeks to remove the many layers of paint and now…

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Updated 12 years and 3 months ago

mpcserv

in Handymen and Odd Jobs 13 years and 11 months ago

need a handyman who can do both light construction repair and electric. in brklyn hts coop. all recc welcome

need bathroom medicine cabinet with self contained lighting removed, and replaced by smaller cabinet and stand alone light fixture. wall will need to be patched…

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Updated 12 years and 3 months ago

deva

in Handymen and Odd Jobs 12 years and 6 months ago

Highly Recommend a Handyman

I would like to highly recommend a handyman I’ve been using for my rental properties. His name is Emilio and his humber is 347-419-8746\. Emidio…

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Updated 12 years and 3 months ago

jmassage58

in Plumbers and Plumbing 12 years and 3 months ago

Sewage water leaching through basement party wall

We own and live in a mult-family row house in Bed-Stuy. The garden level is an occupied rental for which we provide storage and a…

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Updated 12 years and 3 months ago

brooklyn72

in Insurance 12 years and 3 months ago

Property insurance

We are about to renew our property insurance and was wondering if someone could help me figure out if our premium is reasonable. The house…

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jmassage58

in Plumbers and Plumbing 12 years and 3 months ago

Sewage water leaching through basement party wall

We own and live in a mult-family row house in Bed-Stuy. The garden level is an occupied rental for which we provide storage and a…

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mrsbereket

in About Brooklyn 12 years and 3 months ago

Raised concrete front yard help?

We’re buying a house that has a concrete front yard and I’d like to take out at least a portion of it to create a…

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nyc_sport

in Boiler Repair 12 years and 3 months ago

Hole Repair in Antique Radiator

I have two 100+-year old hot water radiators that were intended to be a significant focal point of a redecoration. Turns out that there are…

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Updated 12 years and 3 months ago

orrsuz

in Swimming Pools, Spas and Saunas 12 years and 3 months ago

Natural swimming pool design/build

My in-laws recently purchased a house in Accord NY and are interested in converting the existing pond into a natural swimming pool. Can anyone recommend…

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Updated 12 years and 3 months ago

ermagod

in Landlord 12 years and 3 months ago

Rules or Formulas for New Rent Upon Vacancy Decontrol?

A few weeks ago one of our rent **control** tenants passed away at the ripe old age of 94\. I just spent a couple of…

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Updated 12 years and 3 months ago

abuell86

in Cellar 12 years and 3 months ago

Clarification of Certificate of Livable Space

My property has a cellar that is fully below curb level. However, the front of the building has a large cut-out with a staircase that…

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stickerhappy

in Masonry 12 years and 3 months ago

What to do with this wall under stoop?

This is one of the walls of the vestibule under my brownstone front stoop. It looks like brick that had been covered with cement– it…

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Updated 12 years and 3 months ago

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