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xistent

in Flooring 13 years and 10 months ago

Bamboo Floor Buckling

In October we had an engineered bamboo click floating floor (from Cali Bamboo) installed in our English basement (50% below grade) in our brownstone. Our…

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baker7771

in About Brooklyn 13 years and 10 months ago

Restoring Trust: A Dialogue on Police & Community Relations - Next Monday @ Congregation Beth Elohim

http://cdn.brownstoner.com/4fc652851dc1c-.png Dear fellow Brooklynite, I’m writing about any important town hall event on community and police relations that is taking place next Monday, June 4th…

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Updated 13 years and 10 months ago

kgate

in Conversion 13 years and 10 months ago

Changing Clapboard house into Brick or Brownstone

http://cdn.brownstoner.com/4fc7931e0ff31-.jpg Hello all.    Is it possible to turn a clapboard wood house into a brick or brownstone house by just changing the facade?  In other…

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Updated 13 years and 10 months ago

coopfornow

in Flooring 13 years and 10 months ago

Floors stripping and waxing

Can somebody recommend a company to do a stone floor cleaning/stripping/waxing for a 100 unit coop building? I found none in the archives and the…

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Updated 13 years and 10 months ago

coopfornow

in Flooring 13 years and 10 months ago

Floors stripping and waxing

Can somebody recommend a company to do a stone floor cleaning/stripping/waxing for a 100 unit coop building? I found none in the archives and the…

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Suzanne

in Painters, Strippers and Stainers 13 years and 10 months ago

stripping floor molding that may have lead

I just bought a 1950s coop unit, and need to replace the floor molding.  It’s nothing special, but it’s ugly and broken in a few…

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Updated 13 years and 10 months ago

kgate

in Conversion 13 years and 10 months ago

Changing Clapboard house into Brick or Brownstone

http://cdn.brownstoner.com/4fc7931e0ff31-.jpg Hello all.    Is it possible to turn a clapboard wood house into a brick or brownstone house by just changing the facade?  In other…

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theoperadiva

in Dept. of Buildings (DOB) 13 years and 10 months ago

Asbestos inspection recommendation and pricing?

We are doing an asbestos inspection for our 3 story brownstone, and we’re looking for information on what we should expect in terms of pricing.…

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Updated 13 years and 10 months ago

bk_homeslice

in Architecture 13 years and 10 months ago

Floorplan suggestions

http://cdn.brownstoner.com/4fc6d1aa5d855-.jpg Hey Everyone, We are looking to get some suggestions and input on floorplans for a 3 story 2 family house.  We will occupy the…

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ssuarez

in Construction 13 years and 10 months ago

Cost of rear addition to a brownstone

Is there a general rule of thumb for adding a rear addition to a brownstone (i.e. cost / foot) , and does that estimated price…

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Updated 13 years and 10 months ago

atriuum

in Landlord 13 years and 10 months ago

What are the documents that a smart landlord would include in the Lease agreement when signing a new tenant? Which riders should one include etc.? Where can I buy premade documents of this sort?

I have a vacancy and was wondering would you guys think is a good lease document for a 2-3 room subway apartment. I don’t want…

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Updated 13 years and 10 months ago

baker7771

in About Brooklyn 13 years and 10 months ago

Restoring Trust: A Dialogue on Police & Community Relations - Next Monday @ Congregation Beth Elohim

http://cdn.brownstoner.com/4fc652851dc1c-.png Dear fellow Brooklynite, I’m writing about any important town hall event on community and police relations that is taking place next Monday, June 4th…

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LostBread

in Brownstoner Renovation 13 years and 10 months ago

Kiln-Re-enameling a Cast Iron Tub?

Hi–Does anyone know of a service that will pick up and actually re-enamel a cast iron tub (in a kiln, not with a spray?). I’d…

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johnmarrison

in Bath & Kitchen 13 years and 10 months ago

Installing farmhouse or apron sink?

Hi all, I would like to install a farmhouse sink (30″ by 18″ and 10″ deep) for my kitchen. I am wondering if I have…

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vttobk

in Decks and Porches 13 years and 10 months ago

Stairs for deck

We are putting in a steel deck with ipe on the parlor floor of our house and would like to have wood covered steps going…

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Updated 13 years and 10 months ago

lgb

in General Contractors 13 years and 10 months ago

Looking for contractor for kitchen co-op renovation in Kensington

I’m looking for a licensed contractor for a gut renovation of a small kitchen in a co-op building in Kensington.  Any recommendations?  Since I work…

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Updated 13 years and 10 months ago

ilovestoops

in Moving and Storage 13 years and 10 months ago

need rec for long distance moving company

I thought maybe someone on Brownstoner had used a long distance (Austin-NYC in my case) moving company that they would recommend.  Also, please mention any…

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stickerhappy

in Decks and Porches 13 years and 10 months ago

Composite decks- worth it? What's your experience?

We have a composite deck in our yard that I want to enlarge, but the same material (color, texture) is not available anymore so w’e’re…

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msaige

in Carpenters and Woodworkers 13 years and 11 months ago

Kitchen Island?

Can anyone recommend a carpenter or cabinet maker to build a kitchen island?

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dz9001

in Zoning 13 years and 10 months ago

Spa in cellar legal?

Currently, I have a spa on the ground floor in c1-2 in R4 zoning.  Is it legal to make a spa in cellar because I…

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Updated 13 years and 10 months ago

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