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ISO electrician who specializes in rewiring older homes
Looking for electricians who would be good at rewiring a house from 1899 with asbestos plaster (perhaps you’ve seen my other post?)… The plan is…
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Guest User | 0 secs ago
Asbestos Abatement - full or partial?
We recently found out that our house has asbestos plaster in all the original walls. We are devastated, both because the price of abating the…
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lucie
in General Discussion 5 years and 11 months ago
Electrical inspection and old light fixtures.
We are collecting bids and taking inventory for electrical service upgrade. We several light fixtures that are pretty old. Everything is working but I have…
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decorativeshutters12
in General Discussion 5 years and 11 months ago
Tenant Law question
Long time lurker here with finally a reason to write. Several months ago my partner and I rented an apartment in a two family home.…
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angelique.m.west
in General Discussion 5 years and 11 months ago
Door Repair
We are seeking a vendor to repair the front doors to our building. The doors are very heavy and made of steel and haven’t closed…
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crhorsken
in General Discussion 5 years and 11 months ago
50k Bathroom???
I am new to the world of home renovations by high end GC’s so I have no idea if this is the “norm”. I got…
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rwood
in General Discussion 5 years and 11 months ago
Painting walls semi-gloss for rental?
I’m reading online for recommended paint to use on a rental (walls). Some recommend semi-gloss because of the ease of cleaning. I thought semi-gloss is…
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bbrc
in Renovation 5 years and 11 months ago
Open-concept remorse?
We’re renovating (not gutting) a 2-family brownstone (20×55) that has 2 identical floor-through units, and we are really struggling to decide which, if any, walls…
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kerry
in General Discussion 6 years ago
Bathroom Heater
Hi, I Shifted to my new house. I need to buy bathroom heater for my bathroom . Pease suggest me a good bathroom heater.
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santos
in General Discussion 5 years and 11 months ago
Door repairment . Before and after
Jod was done by us. [20191126_163403](//muut.com/u/brownstoner/s3/:brownstoner:xdiY:20191126_163403.jpg.jpg)
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Guest User | 0 secs ago
IN NEED OF RELIABLE PLUMBER ASAP
Interested in a reliable plumber!!! I need to swap out and replace shower bodies in an old brownstone. I have been through various plumbers over…
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shannon11201
in General Discussion 5 years and 11 months ago
Electrician comfortable with Nest doorbell wiring
Hello all, We went all in on Nest products for better or for worse. I now have 2 Nest “Hello” doorbells on my brownstone that…
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adam
in General Discussion 5 years and 11 months ago
'Clear path' on roof: steel fabricator recommendations?
In closing out old open permits on my 2-story+basement brownstone, the final DOB inspection resulted in a fire code violation for lack of a clear…
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Guest User | 0 secs ago
Snow preparation
Any recommendations on which brand of salt/ice melt and shovel to get (especially for stoop and sidewalk)? Also any tips and things in general that…
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Guest User | 0 secs ago
Basement flooding
Hi all, Need some help – we bought a two family flip in Bushwick about a year ago. Recently, after heavy rain (like today), water…
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Guest User | 0 secs ago
Basement flooding
Hi all, Need some help – we bought a two family flip in Bushwick about a year ago. Recently, after heavy rain (like today), water…
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brooklyndekave
in General Discussion 5 years and 11 months ago
Homeless shelter Lexington Avenue
I learned this weekend that the BRC shelter on Lexington avenue will be changed from a women’s shelter to a shelter exclusively for men with…
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oe0025
in General Discussion 5 years and 11 months ago
Mark Strand Theater
Does anyone know when ground was broke on this building?
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