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Augustiner
in Cellar 13 years and 7 months ago
make the cellar usable, your experiences
French drain, lowering floors, rearranging pipes, bringing light into the cellar … what have you done to make your cellar dry and and part of…
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JimmyLegs
in Cellar 13 years and 7 months ago
Legal to cover cellar walls with plastic sheeting?
Our cellar is mostly brick/stone walls and exposted joists. I want to cover up the walls and ceiling to keep dust off stuff we keep…
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riis10
in Wood Restoration 13 years and 8 months ago
Carpenter to re-do woodwork after window installation
Hi- Looking for recommendations for someone to re-build/match woodwork after we get front windows and center door to deck replaced. We are ot landmarked and…
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greencat
in Tile 13 years and 8 months ago
Removing thin set, replacing tiles
Hi Brownstoners- We have a number of ceramic cracked tiles to replace in the kitchen — what is the best (or easiest rather) way to…
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simplesimon
in Radiators 13 years and 7 months ago
Plumber tells me it's much better to use cast iron basboard rather than aluminum, due to other parts of the house are cast iron, is this true?
I understand the difference between the heating between cast iron and aluminum (cast iron slower to heat up and cool down and the opposite with…
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Attention2detail
in Landlord 13 years and 8 months ago
fraudulent w2
Had such a nice write up about a problem with a tenant that submitted a false w2 form to me but I must have clicked…
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Pragonetti
in Plumbers and Plumbing 13 years and 8 months ago
New steam boiler for 3 family?
We just had our seasonal boiler service. Our boiler is very old but has always been serviced and runs strong. They have informed that it…
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callalily
in Carpenters and Woodworkers 13 years and 8 months ago
Source for old-fashioned slotted screws?
Anyone know an old hardware store in Brooklyn or other local source for slotted screws? I’m looking for regular small slotted wood screws to install…
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snarkolepctic
in Real Estate - Rentals 13 years and 8 months ago
House rental rates in Ditmas Park area?
I rarely see house listings in the Ditmas Park area. Any clue what a nice house would rent for? I know people renting a triplex…
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bubu
in Skylight 13 years and 8 months ago
Skylight for flat roof
My project is installing skylight on the flat roof. Velux is only for pitched roof. Anyone who have installed skylight on the flat roof? Please…
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minasimon
in Boiler Repair 13 years and 8 months ago
Oil to Gas Boiler Conversion Recommendations
Has anyone participated in the NatGrid program and used any of their recommended vendors: Metropolitan Heat and Power of Coney Island Ave, Parkset Plumbing of…
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bigmaq
in Energy Efficiency 13 years and 8 months ago
National Grid Energy Audit - Total cost of insulation
Greetings – I was under the impression that the National Grid Insulation Program paid for 1/2 of the “Total cost” of installing attic insulation. However,…
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xistent
in Doors & Windows 13 years and 8 months ago
Sash Replacements or Brick to Brick Replacements
We need to replace windows in our landmark house. Trying to determine if we should get sash replacement kits , or a full brick to…
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deano
in Exteriors 13 years and 8 months ago
indoor flooding - urgent repointing?
day 1 in new place, and heavy rains to test it. have just discovered that when roof gutter is swamped, violent cascades splatter down the…
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ejalbk
in Fire 13 years and 8 months ago
NYFD Signage & Posting Requirements?
I’ve just spent a fruitless hour on the NYFD website, followed by several equally frustrating calls to NYFD trying to find out what we need…
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minasimon
in Boiler Repair 13 years and 8 months ago
Oil to Gas Boiler Conversion Recommendations
Has anyone participated in the NatGrid program and used any of their recommended vendors: Metropolitan Heat and Power of Coney Island Ave, Parkset Plumbing of…
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Suzanne
in Co-Op Related 13 years and 8 months ago
seller's agreement to pay maint
If you have been part of a deal in which the seller of a coop agrees to pay x months of maintenance, how do the…
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sunspot19
in Insurance 13 years and 8 months ago
Insurance - replacement value and price per square foot
So I am quite confused. I have seen lots of posts about setting your insurance based on replacement value and that different firms will come…
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