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crat
in Plumbers and Plumbing 13 years and 10 months ago
Pervasive urine smell in bathroom.
Ever since some repairs were made to the bathroom above mine, there has been a strong smell of urine down here. The repairs necessitated cutting…
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xistent
in Antiques 13 years and 9 months ago
Antique Pocket Door Pulls
http://cdn.brownstoner.com/4ea86d9d828d7-.jpg Trying to fins an old pair of oval pocket door pulls to match the one already in place. New brass ones are out of…
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oldtimer
in Carpenters and Woodworkers 13 years and 9 months ago
book shelves
My book shelves are a mixture of cheap cabinets from the usual cheap cabinet shops and the street. I want to install adjustable bookshelves on…
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mica
in Sidewalks 13 years and 9 months ago
Sidewalk Repairs- sidewalk elevated by city tree
A city tree has elevated sidewalk tiles in front of my building on three sides. This is a high traffic street. The building is first…
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FishieFishie
in Painters and Painting & Stripping 13 years and 9 months ago
Looking for a CHEAP painter
I’ve sometimes seen posts here recommending wonderful painters, but right now my main consideration is price. Do you have anyone competent who you recommend who…
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FishieFishie
in Painters and Painting & Stripping 13 years and 9 months ago
New variation of paint?
I thought this might be of interest. I was planning some touch-ups and discovered that Ace has a variety of paint that incorporates Scotchgard, or…
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jaxhouse
in Mortgage 13 years and 9 months ago
Coop Refinancing - Commercial Mortgage Reference?
Hi Brownstoners – Our coop is looking to refi – but are having trouble finding a commercial mortgage broker to help us. We have…
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guikazoid
in Heating 13 years and 9 months ago
Replacing old thermostat
http://cdn.brownstoner.com/4eaf20337a248-.jpg We currently have an old school Honeywell thermostat (picture attached). I want to replace it with a more modern programmable thermostat HAI Omnistat 2…
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slvillager
in Brownstoner Renovation 13 years and 9 months ago
Glass out wall?
We have an exterior wall on a legal extension down to the metal framing at the moment– and the light is fantastic. So how much…
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jane moffat
in Brownstoner Renovation 13 years and 9 months ago
Does anyone have experience with Lead Out paint stripper?
Hi All, I am wondering if anyone has any experience with Lead Out paint stripper – which theoretically bonds to the lead particles (or something..)…
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sandra
in Painters and Painting & Stripping 13 years and 9 months ago
Im stripping a million layers of paint off my banister.
Can anyone recommend the best stripper to use? I have to do it in place unfortunatly so no dipping for me.
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CHAOCguy
in General Contractors 14 years and 1 month ago
Small Bathroom in the Clinton Hill Coops Needs Renovation
Does anyone know of a good, reasonably priced contractor that can do a facelift renovation on our tiny Clinton Hill Coop bathroom? We are really…
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jgordon
in Facade and Brownstone Repair 13 years and 9 months ago
need someone to fix iron post attached to brownstone steps
We live in a brownstone with the usual outdoor staircase going up to the parlor floor. The railings are iron and they begin at the…
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Medge
in Agents and Brokers 13 years and 9 months ago
Broker recommendations
hi! My husband and I are looking to purchase a multi-family brownstone in clinton hill/bed-stuy area. Can anyone recommend a good broker or agency to…
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mike482
in Carpenters and Woodworkers 13 years and 9 months ago
Looking for a carpenter
Hi. I’m looking for a reasonably priced carpenter to do some work in my brownstone. I have a friend who is helping me to remove…
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shk
in Roofers 13 years and 9 months ago
Streamline metal wall cladding over seepy brick external wall?
Our three story brick rowhouse adjoins a two story building on one side and the exposed 3rd story wall lets moisture through in addition to…
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Isabelle
in Handymen and Odd Jobs 13 years and 9 months ago
Resizing a cabinet
I need to have a formica clad cabinet cut down by about 2 inches (from the top) which would involve removing the top and cutting…
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ejalbk
in Flooring 13 years and 9 months ago
Looking for Opinions on Rejuvenate for Floors
Went to Amazon to check on reviews for Rejuvenate and have never seen such a split in opinion. Almost half the reviews were 5 stars…
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