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mlight
in Sidewalks 12 years and 1 month ago
City spray painted marks on sidewalk??
Hello all! The city came by a few weeks ago and spray painted various marks (mostly arrows) in various different colors on the sidewalk. Colors…
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xchx
in About Brooklyn 12 years and 1 month ago
Bricks/pavers
Does anyone have a pile of bricks or other pavers sitting around that they’d like to get rid of? Thinking of building a patio this…
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repairstuff
in About Brooklyn 12 years and 1 month ago
Commercial Grade Washers/Dryers for Co-op Building
Hi All, I’m curious if anyone has had to look in to buying commercial grade washers and dryers for a multi-unit building. The woman researching…
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vttobk
in General Contractors 12 years and 10 months ago
Contractor/subcontractor problems
We undertook a renovation 18 months ago, and moved in (and had mostly finished) in September 2012. Our HVAC sub has since disappeared – initialy…
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ferney1c
in Interior Decorators and Designers 12 years and 1 month ago
I need help designing a renovation.
I realize I need guidance concerning where to put things in my upcoming renovation. I am trying to put ideas together but I am somewhat…
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lynathon41
in Facade and Brownstone Repair 12 years and 1 month ago
Repairing one step on a brownstone stoop?
HI Can anyone advise me how to get one step repaired? Everyone I contact says the whole stoop must be redone, when only one step…
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brooklyngal7
in Tile 12 years and 1 month ago
Corner round tiles for old bathroom
Hi, I’m trying to replace some tiles in my 105-year-old bathroom. I need only 4 of them, They go on a corner and are therefore…
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slick
in Brownstoner 12 years and 1 month ago
new water heater
Hi. My current hot water heater has been diagnosed on life support. It looks like I need a new one. The current one is roughly…
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ronman
in Roofers 12 years and 1 month ago
White Marble Mantle
White Marble mantle approx 64 inch in width. Email me at sebb_23@msndotcom
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housepoor
in Plumbing 12 years and 1 month ago
Back flow preventer for sprinker line
I was told that I needed a back flow preventer for the separate line feeding my fire sprinkler system. Do sprinkler feeds also require back…
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ashiny
in Building Code 12 years and 1 month ago
Confused: Cellar or Basement?
My husband inherited this low-stoop townhouse in Brooklyn from his grandfather few years ago. Recently We’ve been thinking about renovating what we call the “garden…
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suzy
in About Brooklyn 12 years and 1 month ago
getting rid of radiators
We have a bunch of old radiators sitting in our backyard– they didn’t fit into our heating plan (wrong size for new room layout) when…
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slick
in Brownstoner 12 years and 1 month ago
new water heater
Hi. My current hot water heater has been diagnosed on life support. It looks like I need a new one. The current one is roughly…
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skeer126
in About Brooklyn 12 years and 1 month ago
Creating uniformity on my block
I really like the block I am going to be living on which is greene ave in bed stuy. It is very uniform row housing…
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skeer126
in Brownstoner Renovation 12 years and 1 month ago
Exposed duct work for HVAC- Please help!!
I am moving in my brownstone on May 1st and I don’t have central air. I am going to be installing Mitsubishi mr slims in…
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housepoor
in Plumbing 12 years and 1 month ago
Back flow preventer for sprinker line
I was told that I needed a back flow preventer for the separate line feeding my fire sprinkler system. Do sprinkler feeds also require back…
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ajeb
in Legal 12 years and 1 month ago
legal rights on lot line windows/ landmarking a building
Hi, Our 4 condo free standing warehouse building, over 100 years old, has windows on both sides, on lot lines. The empty lot next door…
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hea
in Roofers 12 years and 1 month ago
Landmark alteration violations -- prior to purchase
Hi Brownstoners – My family purchased a landmarked commercial property close to 20 years ago. At the time of purchase, there were no outstanding landmark…
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