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tinychicken

in About Brooklyn 12 years and 3 months ago

looking for a hard wood floor installation guy

Looking for some recommendations for hardwood floor installation I found Carlos and Jose on here, but looking for more quotes. Anyone else have an AFFORDABLE…

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tinychicken

in About Brooklyn 12 years and 3 months ago

For Sale: Double vintage Farm Sink and Vintage bathtub.

Looking to sell this beautiful vintage double farm sink $200 and vintage bathtub $100 OBO. We salvaged them because we planned to get them reglazed…

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tinychicken

in About Brooklyn 12 years and 3 months ago

Looking for a Grout and Tile Guy (anyone have experience with epoxy grout?)

Looking for someone who can inexpensively lay down grout and tile in 3 bathrooms. Any one have a good, AFFORDABLE, reference? I am also very…

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radgirl

in Flooring 12 years and 5 months ago

Any Rec's for a Floor Finish guy...aside from Carlos?!

We just got our estimate back from the famous Carlos and it’s more than double what our guy quotes us. Problem is our guy (who…

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Updated 12 years and 3 months ago

xchx

in Brownstoner Renovation 12 years and 3 months ago

Contractor recommendation

I had a tough time finding someone to hang my cabinets and install my kitchen on a tight budget. The job involved plumbing for a…

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Updated 12 years and 3 months ago

somedude1

in Decks and Porches 12 years and 3 months ago

roof deck attaching hardware

hello all, I have designed a roof deck for my home (I’m an engineer, just not one that normally designs decks). I finished up all…

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Updated 12 years and 3 months ago

dkstyle24

in Brownstoner Renovation 12 years and 3 months ago

Kitchen Renovation Recommendation

I recently renovated my kitchen using a recommendation I found on Brownstoner for Mentor Frangu with Altina Tile Care. I feel like I have to…

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Updated 12 years and 3 months ago

NewOwner

in Doors 12 years and 3 months ago

Security door plus insect screen - it can't be that hard, can it?

Brownstoners, I would love your help. I would like to replace an existing screen door with a security door that also has an insect screen.…

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Updated 12 years and 3 months ago

katarusa

in About Brooklyn 12 years and 3 months ago

Best deal in kitchen appliances

Please recommend to get the best deal to obtain dishwasher.

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Updated 12 years and 3 months ago

bedstuywalla

in About Brooklyn 12 years and 3 months ago

URGENT rec on hot water heater install?

my water heater was damaged during the polar vortex. any recs on a brooklyn-based, licensed and affordable plumber/contractor to install the new one and remove…

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Updated 12 years and 3 months ago

northslopian

in Roofers 12 years and 3 months ago

What's up with the Con Ed bill?

Hs anyone else noticed a big uptick in their Con Ed bill since the last month? December’s bill was 50% more than November’s, and January’s…

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Updated 12 years and 3 months ago

oliver_nyc

in Roofers 12 years and 3 months ago

brownstone flower box / planter

hi – i’m looking for someone to build/install exterior window planter boxes on the parlor floor of a brownstone. the exterior ledge is very small…

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Updated 12 years and 3 months ago

deanbh

in Roofers 12 years and 3 months ago

Swinging bookcase

we are looking for someone to build a swinging book case like this, anyone on the list had something like this built for them? if…

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Updated 12 years and 3 months ago

slackjaw

in Brownstoner Renovation 12 years and 4 months ago

Engineer/contractor to inspect dilapidated townhouse

We are looking for someone who can inspect a (very) dilapidated townhouse in Crown Heights. We know it will need a lot of work, but…

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Updated 12 years and 3 months ago

petercavanagh

in Brownstoner Renovation 12 years and 4 months ago

digging out brownstone basement

I am Gut renovating my brownstone for the second time in 8 years. This time i am extending the basement and want to dig down…

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Updated 12 years and 3 months ago

katerube

in Plumbers and Plumbing 12 years and 3 months ago

Hot water - convert from oil to electric?

I own a two-family house in Brooklyn, and we’re having some issues with consistent hot water for our owners’ unit. It was fine up until…

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Updated 12 years and 3 months ago

mystiky

in Cellar 12 years and 10 months ago

Spray beams before closing ceiling in basement?

We are in the process of doing our basement (brick builiding from 1930). We demo’ed everything and now all of our new frames have been…

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Updated 12 years and 3 months ago

mayinbrklyn

in About Brooklyn 12 years and 3 months ago

Commercial Tenants

Just bought a mixed use in Bay Ridge. 1 family plus Dr. Office. What is the best way to find a commercial tenant? I’ve worked…

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tinlady

in Renovation 12 years and 3 months ago

Placement of Electric Outlet in Bathroom

We just removated a limestone in Prospect Lefferts. We tiled the wall in front of the sink from top to bottom with a beautiful penny…

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Updated 12 years and 3 months ago

pacJ

in Doors 12 years and 6 months ago

How do I lubricate this spring loaded hinge?

Dear Neighbors I tried WD40 in all possible places, but the internal spring still makes a god-awful sound, like strangling a cat. I feel like…

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Updated 12 years and 3 months ago

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