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Super for 3 Family

I’m wondering if anyone knows someone reliable that could perform a Super role for a 3 family in Clinton Hill. It would involve keeping an…

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Updated 4 years and 7 months ago

trini73diva

in General Discussion 4 years and 7 months ago

Tile work

Can anyone recommend some to remove the old back splash and put up the new one?

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Updated 4 years and 7 months ago

brokelyn

in Dept. of Buildings (DOB) 5 years and 4 months ago

Local Law 152 Gas Inspection - Plumber Recommendation

Hello 3- and multi-family homeowners, I followed a previous thread about this so just wanted to circle back and tell the Forum that I found…

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Updated 4 years and 7 months ago

DouglasAlan

in General Discussion 4 years and 7 months ago

New Siding Over Existing Shingles

The back of my townhouse is sided with basically roofing shingles. We just got an estimate for vinyl siding, and he said he can go…

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Updated 4 years and 7 months ago

alexwithak

in Home Buying 4 years and 7 months ago

Contractor vs Architect Pre-Offer

We’ve been looking at houses and are serious enough that we want to have an architect or contractor we can call on to do a…

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Updated 4 years and 7 months ago

suebklyn

in General Discussion 4 years and 8 months ago

Painter who removes layers of old paint from woodwork

Looking for a recommendation for a painter who can remove layers and layers of paint from original woodwork and plaster then apply paint.

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Guest User | 0 secs ago

Temporary Roof Deck Solution?

Hi! We had a leak from our roof deck, which is an extension over the room below. Our contractor fixed it but found that the…

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Updated 4 years and 7 months ago

migueltorres

in Bath & Kitchen 4 years and 7 months ago

Adding pull-out trash and recycling drawer under counter

There is a large gap in the base cabinets of our kitchen where the previous owners had a wine cooler (pictures below). The gap is…

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shaterras01

in General Discussion 4 years and 7 months ago

California Stucco repair recommendation (Exterior)

Hi! I had a roofing leak that is in the process of getting fixed, but the roofer told me that while they do stucco work,…

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Updated 4 years and 7 months ago

solehappy

in General Discussion 4 years and 7 months ago

getting started with a potential addition of a new floor

i am not really sure how to get started thinking about this project. there are obviously huge issues with engineers, architects, contractors, etc that all…

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Updated 4 years and 7 months ago

stickerhappy

in General Discussion 4 years and 7 months ago

Removing old masking tape and residue from finished old pine floors?

Does anyone have advice on how to cleanly remove old masking tape and tape residue from an old finished pine floor? I want to clean…

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Updated 4 years and 7 months ago

mwallen587@gmail.com

in General Discussion 4 years and 7 months ago

Architect

Looking for advice. I hired an Architect to build a deck that involved obtaining permits from DOB and LPC. The project was completed with all…

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Updated 4 years and 7 months ago

cate

in General Discussion 4 years and 7 months ago

Best type of insulation for cold water pipes?

Hi all. We need to insulate the cold water pipes in our cellar because the condensation is making the cellar damp. The pipes are a…

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Updated 4 years and 7 months ago

housepoor

in Dept. of Buildings (DOB) 4 years and 7 months ago

Fire extinguisher requirements in multi-family

I recently bought a multi-family building and the prior owner had a number of fire extinguishers hung up in the cellar. None seem to have…

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Updated 4 years and 7 months ago

true

in General Discussion 4 years and 7 months ago

Best places to buy interior trim & moulding?

We have inspiration specs & dimensions picked out for our space and now need to buy the actual interior trim & moulding. Any recommendations? (An…

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Updated 4 years and 7 months ago

cece

in General Discussion 4 years and 7 months ago

Floating shelves in kitchen

I’m looking for someone to install two sets of floating shelves in our kitchen. We’d like to use reclaimed wood. I can procure the wood,…

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Updated 4 years and 7 months ago

Guest User | 0 secs ago

Soundproof Cont.

Janedrew, JoeBushwick, it seems you are still able to reply to my thread, though I am not! I received a similarly jaw-dropping quote for around…

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Updated 4 years and 7 months ago

arewedoneyet

in General Discussion 4 years and 8 months ago

DOB strategy advice - re-post

Hi – we are doing a major renovation and have some slightly up for interpretation code issues that, if handled wrong, could snowball into a…

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Updated 4 years and 7 months ago

dlamoreux1

in General Discussion 4 years and 7 months ago

Kitchen Cabinet Finisher/Painter

Am installing wood cabinets that are being installed unfinished/un-painted and wondering if anyone has a recommendation for a reasonably priced and and skilled finisher ?

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Updated 4 years and 7 months ago

arewedoneyet

in General Discussion 4 years and 7 months ago

Demo recommendations

Hi – we’re demo’ing the interior of a 3 story townhouse. It’s not a total gut but we’re taking a lot out and got a…

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Updated 4 years and 7 months ago

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