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cherylandmichelle
in Masonry 12 years and 8 months ago
Recommendation for design and installation of non-combustible deck
My husband and I are looking to replace the stairs leading from our back door to our yard with a permitted deck — 8′ x…
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mm212
in Interior Decorators and Designers 12 years and 8 months ago
window treatments - experience with Smith & Noble, Hunter Douglas or The Shade Store
I’m looking for a company to do custom window treatments for a number of windows in my home. Some very basic, others a bit more…
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kellyj
in Heating 12 years and 8 months ago
Forced Air Oil Heating
What are my options with this current system? What is the most economical and practical way to upgrade a 4 story, 3-family brownstone and switch…
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guikazoid
in Schools 12 years and 8 months ago
Removing SSheetrock from cellar
I’d like to remove the sheetrock from the ceiling and 2 walls in my cellar. The cellar is approximately 600 sf. How much should something…
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kellyj
in Plumbers and Plumbing 12 years and 8 months ago
Splitting water for rental units cost
My husband and I are looking at brownstones to buy and keep coming across single families that have been converted to multi-family units by the…
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kwolly
in Heating 12 years and 8 months ago
Replacing baseboard fin-tube radiators
We are looking to replace our baseboard radiators as they are beat up and keep falling off. We are on the top floor of brownstone.…
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peztops
in Heating 12 years and 8 months ago
Advice on installing wall-mounted bathroom heater
We have no heating pipe or radiator in our bathroom, plus we have a skylight, so it gets freezing in winter. I’m looking into wall-mounted…
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kellyj
in Heating 12 years and 8 months ago
Forced Air Oil Heating
What are my options with this current system? What is the most economical and practical way to upgrade a 4 story, 3-family brownstone and switch…
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prepuofa
in Construction 12 years and 11 months ago
How do you convert a rooftop hatch and submarine style ladder to a true rooftop stairwell and roof access?
My condo building in Bushwick, Brooklyn has roof top access via a rooftop hatch and a submarine style ladder that runs 12-18 feet from a…
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concernedcitizen
in Bath & Kitchen 12 years and 8 months ago
Pocket door stop
Anyone know where I can find a double pocket door stop?
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jmax
in Decorative 12 years and 8 months ago
Drapes
I’m looking for someone to make and hang custom drapes in our apartment in Boerum Hill. I’d be grateful for any (reasonably affordable) recommendations. Thanks.
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MAC
in Painters and Painting & Stripping 12 years and 8 months ago
Shelter? or Hotel?
Does anyone know what is going with the new building on Clifton and Bedford Avenues? I saw them moving in some mattresses earlier today?
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evie
in Bath & Kitchen 12 years and 8 months ago
Highly recommend KF Kitchen Cabinets.
We purchased our kitchen cabinets from **KF Cabinets** on 3rd Ave in Brooklyn as well as our granite countertop and were extremely pleased from start…
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terryhoppy
in For Sale 12 years and 8 months ago
need recommendation
i would like to have the iron bars on my windows and iron gate sandblasted, remove old paint and repainted. does anyone have a recommendation…
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terryhoppy
in Brownstoner Renovation 12 years and 9 months ago
lead paint removal
has anyone used soy gel or lead out to remove paint which may contain lead? If so, how did it work and what was the…
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westminster
in Building Code 12 years and 8 months ago
Permit for Tearing Down Garage?
We would like to tear down a two-car garage in back of our house. We would not be rebuilding the garage but rather using the footprint…
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tingeyplumbing
in Furnace Repair 12 years and 8 months ago
Oil furnaces - advantages and disadvantages
**Furnace repair and installation** is no easy job if you want to do it yourself, especially now when the cold weather is just around the…
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ea3421
in Cellar 12 years and 8 months ago
sub-cellar
Anyone here have a sub-cellar? How far does the DOB allow one to dig down for these, as they dont take up FAR?
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