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bedstuytownhouse
in Brownstoner Renovation 12 years and 8 months ago
CURB ALERT - Glacier Bay sink w Kohler faucet, West Elm bathroom cabinet
Both have been sitting in the cellar so are dusty but otherwise fine. Jefferson Ave b/t Tompkins / Throop near the pink brownstone half way…
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columbia
in Building Code 12 years and 8 months ago
Permit Required for Sunroom "Addition"
Can anyone provide guidance or personal history regarding building a Sunroom addition on a ground floor condo. Aside from Condo approval, would permits need to…
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hullsean
in About Brooklyn 12 years and 8 months ago
new landlord - resources & howto?
Hi all… Am really enjoying this forum. Lot of great help from folks out there. So thx in advance. I’m about to purchase a multi-family…
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reupjosh
in Brownstoner Renovation 12 years and 8 months ago
Facade paint removal
We have a 4 story brick co-op that has a nasty brown coat of paint on the whole front exterior. Ideally we’d like to strip…
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clumpo
in Exterminator 14 years and 2 months ago
Seeking advice on Bedbug remedy for household with young children.
We recently discovered a bedbug in the upper duplex of our brownstone building. We are the owners and occupy the unit. A dog inspection indicated…
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allisonjackson
in About Brooklyn 12 years and 8 months ago
How to treat bed bugs
When you get up in the morning and you find a lot of bite marks on your body then there is a bad news for…
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allisonjackson
in About Brooklyn 12 years and 8 months ago
How to treat bed bugs
When you get up in the morning and you find a lot of bite marks on your body then there is a bad news for…
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hullsean
in Brownstoner Renovation 12 years and 8 months ago
cost of new boilers
Hi all, I’m evaluating a townhouse in Brooklyn. It’s boilers were replaced new in 1989\. There are 5 in total. One per unit + common.…
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jeanmarine2
in Construction 12 years and 9 months ago
How do you know whether to give up on your contractor
I’m not happy with our contractor but not sure whether to give up on him or work it through. This is a kitchen/deck+stairs+patio/window-door conversion job…
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kimplicated
in Bath & Kitchen 12 years and 8 months ago
Play Architect with our Kitchen…Please?
We’re renovating a kitchen in a detached BK house. Exciting and exhausting! We haven’t hit a design we’re happy with, so your ideas are desperately…
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pepinohill
in Bath & Kitchen 12 years and 10 months ago
Contractor Recommendation: Chris Lombardi, STELLAR Bathroom Renovation
http://cdn.brownstoner.com/51b927f516ce2-.jpg Chris Lombardi and his small team did a STELLAR job on our bathroom renovation! We found Chris via Brownstoner. Someone on the site wrote…
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Pat
in Facade and Brownstone Repair 12 years and 8 months ago
Cement Pigment
I am looking for brownstone color pigment to add to cement to make small repairs to stoop steps. Have tried Pintchik in addition to HD…
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yoomit
in About Brooklyn 12 years and 8 months ago
dry ice in bklyn?
anyone know where i can get some dry ice in bklyn?
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JenKG
in Flooring 12 years and 8 months ago
ISO floor co for laminate flooring in basement
I need to redo the floors in my basement, which are presently covered with laminate flooring. I’d like to install new laminate that looks as…
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m926bk
in Landlord 12 years and 8 months ago
Renters Rights in a Market Rate Apartment (Notice)
Backstory: For three years, I have rented a unit from a shareholder in a co-op. The leases were pretty standard-looking one year leases, although there…
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yoomit
in About Brooklyn 12 years and 8 months ago
dry ice in bklyn?
anyone know where i can get some dry ice in bklyn?
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jjq
in About Brooklyn 12 years and 8 months ago
Brownstone Door Specialist
Im looking for a carpenter in the Bay Ridge area who specializes in exterior Brownstone French Door entry ways, period vestibule carpentry, and interior wooden…
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hullsean
in Brownstoner Renovation 12 years and 8 months ago
cost of new boilers
Hi all, I’m evaluating a townhouse in Brooklyn. It’s boilers were replaced new in 1989\. There are 5 in total. One per unit + common.…
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