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stevestevens628
in General Discussion 2 years and 8 months ago
Is there a way to get rid of bed bugs without getting rid of your stuff?
If so how.
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DazednConfused
in General Discussion 2 years and 9 months ago
Does deregistering from HPD clear old violations?
Pretty much the title. We own a two-family and are occupying one of the units, so afaik we are considered a “private dwelling” and do…
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justinromeu26
in General Discussion 2 years and 8 months ago
Protecting Yourself from Shoddy Contractors
People who perform shoddy work often do not follow manufacturer’s directions or industry standards. Over the years i have both supervised people who insist on…
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jose3505
in General Discussion 2 years and 8 months ago
Steam heat rebalancing/troubleshooting
I have a steam heat system in our 4 story building. Our top floor tenant complained that the apartment does not get adequate heat. When…
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justinromeu26
in General Discussion 2 years and 9 months ago
Where to start when considering buying a "flipped" house in Brooklyn?
Today there will be an open house in Bed Sty. A reader here sent me an inquiry about my services and sent the address of…
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bdz
in General Discussion 4 years ago
Air vents cleaning recommendation needed
We have forced air heating and would like to have the vents cleaned before the season starts. Has anyone used a service recently that they…
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xuytbjicwnofjdde
in General Discussion 2 years and 9 months ago
Package receiving solution for landmarked district?
I’m sure this is a common question – my search of the forum didn’t yield anything ground breaking though. Just wondering what are the latest…
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kenzdesigns
in Heating and Cooling 8 years and 3 months ago
Annual maintenance for Mitsubishi mini split system
The company that installed our HVAC system (48k btu Mitsubishi hyper heat, with 4 wall units inside plus one 24k btu concealed ducted unit for…
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santos
in General Discussion 2 years and 9 months ago
doors
Those are doors manufactured by us. Some of these doors are replicas that we have built. [20221013_144356](//muut.com/u/brownstoner/s3/:brownstoner:vJ4g:20221013_144356.jpg.jpg) [20221021_094803](//muut.com/u/brownstoner/s3/:brownstoner:vjs6:20221021_094803.jpg.jpg) [20220719_120131](//muut.com/u/brownstoner/s3/:brownstoner:TWE2:20220719_120131.jpg.jpg) [20220614_125135](//muut.com/u/brownstoner/s3/:brownstoner:oek8:20220614_125135.jpg.jpg) [20220517_162005](//muut.com/u/brownstoner/s3/:brownstoner:nY6u:20220517_162005.jpg.jpg) [20220309_145459](//muut.com/u/brownstoner/s3/:brownstoner:1NA6:20220309_145459.jpg.jpg) [20211221_145240](//muut.com/u/brownstoner/s3/:brownstoner:BJg2:20211221_145240.jpg.jpg)
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jondee
in General Discussion 2 years and 9 months ago
Replacement glass on patio door
Anyone know where i can find replacement glass for a door? I need the glass to have a u factor rating of .27.
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cinquelee26
in General Discussion 2 years and 10 months ago
Landmark Window Replacement
I am researching companies to replace landmark windows in Cobble Hill. I have gotten wildly different estimates: WindowFix and NYHistorical Windows around $60,000 and WindowsWeAre…
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prolinenj
in General Discussion 2 years and 9 months ago
Rooftop Addition
Hello all, Thank you in advance for your guidance. We are exploring the possibility of doing a rooftop addition on our Brooklyn townhouse. As far…
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winbrown
in General Discussion 2 years and 9 months ago
Iron Worker
Hey – anyone have a reco for someone to remove some iron bars from my windows?
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pitythefool
in General Discussion 2 years and 9 months ago
To Grind or Not --Repointing Advice
Hey Brownstoners. We need to repoint our back wall and got an estimate for machine grinding. Is that the way that most high quality contractors…
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NewOwner
in General Discussion 2 years and 9 months ago
New electric dryer - upgrading to 220v?
Hi , all. Our old gas dryer bit the dust and given the overall efforts for us to move to electric, I’m looking at electric…
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oxalis100
in General Discussion 2 years and 9 months ago
Combined Boiler temperature
My Weil-McLain hi efficiency boiler (2/3 years old) supplies hot water both to my radiators and for my hot water. Is there a specific temperature…
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ixmfrteyhywobz
in General Discussion 2 years and 9 months ago
Contractor recommendations for finishing cellar
We have a 19’x45′ rowhouse in PS close to 5th Avenue. The cellar floods occasionally, especially with the bigger named storms. There seems to be…
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8104012
in General Discussion 2 years and 9 months ago
8 Family Building - Main Entry Door Replacement
Hello, We currently have a wooden door on the front of our attached 8 family walkup and it sucks. Swells all the time and often…
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greenworks
in General Discussion 2 years and 9 months ago
Help! Heating plumber - hot water system radiator pipes need to be moved - fast!
We have some hot water radiator pipes between first and second floor that need to be moved in our kitchen. We had hoped to put…
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