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Arkady
in General Discussion 4 years and 8 months ago
Renter Insurance
Looking for high-end renter insurance. Any suggestions? TIA
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Arkady
in General Discussion 4 years and 8 months ago
Renter Insurance
Looking for high-end renter insurance. Any suggestions? TIA
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ouvghkukffop
in General Discussion 4 years and 8 months ago
Remove kitchen/bath - recs sought
We are purchasing a home that has a small studio unit. Before we move in, we’d like to remove that unit, which primarily involves removal…
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Guest User | 0 secs ago
Mini Split AC recommendations
Hi neighbors, We are looking to get a mini-split AC unit installed in the bedroom of our garden apartment. I found a referral on an…
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jon124
in General Discussion 4 years and 8 months ago
Union Installed Before the Water Meter
Good morning, hoping for some advice. DEP came to repair the grey meter box outside of our home. Upon entering our basement , the DEP…
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jon124
in General Discussion 4 years and 8 months ago
Union Installed Before the Water Meter
Good morning, hoping for some advice. DEP came to repair the grey meter box outside of our home. Upon entering our basement , the DEP…
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deancollins
in Garden 14 years and 4 months ago
Reccomendation of Metrobox
I just noticed Metrobox is advertising on Brownstoner (why wouldnt they….perfect match). I’ve been meaning to mention in the forum for a few months that we…
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dkfndtxstrg
in General Discussion 4 years and 8 months ago
Farrow & Ball paint with Benjamin Moore Primer?
Hi all – is it ok to use a non-F&B primer with F&B paints? We had specified F&B paints with our team, but just noticed…
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workisfun
in General Discussion 4 years and 9 months ago
Gutter
My roof of ~1200sqft pitches to the rear corner, pours into the downspout of ~25ft and feeds into the main line of the house and…
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brownstone89
in General Discussion 4 years and 8 months ago
How do you go about proving a tenant
is not providing access to go into their apartment to do fixes needed to cure an HPD violation?
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arewedoneyet
in General Discussion 4 years and 8 months ago
Neighbor trespassing?
Hi all, we bought a townhouse that is the last on the block so the lot line runs along the back of other houses on…
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Guest User | 0 secs ago
Wood fence installation recommendations?
So my father-in-law and I just spent the past few days putting up a 17-foot-wide cedar fence between my yard and the neighbors’– and I’d…
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lkrshacmzcy
in General Discussion 4 years and 8 months ago
LL152 Inspections
I would like to hear how everyone’s inspections have been going; from the homeowner perspective. We just started after a long back-and-forth internally amongst us…
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flzpjicx
in Plumbing 4 years and 8 months ago
Clogged backyard drain
Hi, I recently moved into a Bed-Stuy brownstone.The drain in the backyard area under my deck is clogged — draining slowly, sometimes backing up for…
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CHM
in General Discussion 4 years and 9 months ago
iso carpenter or woodworker who specailizes in custom molding
Hello all, I need to replace some door/window casings in a house that’s over a 100 years old so the regular molding companies like Dykes…
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olnqydhyugz
in General Discussion 4 years and 8 months ago
Gas Line Inspection
I own and occupy my single family home. Recently National Grid came to inspect the gas connection (is this part of LL152?) and said that…
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Guest User | 0 secs ago
Backyard Cleanup
Hi all, We’d like to cleanup our backyard by removing all existing plants and dirt, and power wash the ground. No need to change landscape.…
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dkfndtxstrg
in General Discussion 4 years and 8 months ago
Whole House Water Filter recommedation
We are planning on installing a whole house water filter. Would anyone who has installed a whole house water filter be willing to share their…
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