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in Carpenters and Woodworkers 12 years and 4 months ago
Getting dipped floors leveled.
I am seeking referrals for good GCs with experience in leveling dipped floors. I have a 100+ year-old wood frame home. The floors on…
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JulietPegrum
in Handymen and Odd Jobs 14 years and 1 month ago
Recommendations for drywall + door installation
http://cdn.brownstoner.com/4e00c9c341de9- We have a 5ft w x 81″ interior opening that we want to drywall half of and install a flat flush door on the…
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deepBTUz
in Garden Design and Maintenance 12 years and 4 months ago
What is reasonable to pay for yard care?
I am in Greenpoint, and am having my yard serviced by the women who designed it. It is a friend of a friend situatiion. Am…
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lsap
in Garden Design and Maintenance 12 years and 4 months ago
Bathroom floor installation/ seeking recommendations
I am looking for a recommendation for someone to take out our old tile floor in a bathroom and re-tile it. We had a very…
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coopfornow
in Inspection 12 years and 7 months ago
mold inspection
Can anyone recommend a mold inspection company? I am getting no response when I call Oasis. All the companies i find when I look on…
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odonata
in Brownstoner Renovation 12 years and 5 months ago
Is there a good contractor for bluestone sidewalk renovation
Good contractor for bluestone sidewalk repair
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villagebrstoner
in Insurance 12 years and 4 months ago
Need advice on insurance
Does anyone know of a good insurance company with reasonable premium to cover brownstone insurance? We have a small mix-used building, residential + commercial. Our…
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ProspectWitch
in Masonry 12 years and 4 months ago
Mason Needed
I am looking for a mason to repair a parapet (I think that’s what its called…facade above the level of the roof). Only looking for…
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slipperysloper
in Building Code 12 years and 4 months ago
changing windows in extension?
We are in Park Slope landmark territory. We have an extension for which we’d like to change the windows and doors. Specifically we want to…
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terryhoppy
in Building Code 12 years and 4 months ago
outdoor shed
i would like to re-build the outside shed attached to my brownstone located in the backyard. Any recommendations who does this type of work. The…
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riinehart
in Other 12 years and 4 months ago
Get a structural engineer before nearby condo heavy drilling begins?
Hi all, any thoughts on this appreciated: We just bought a 3-family house and there is a 7-story condo set to be built directly…
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kls
in Brownstoner Renovation 12 years and 4 months ago
Facade & stoop update / repair
We bought a house in Gowanus/ South Slope that sadly had been stripped of every detail. We are now finally looking at adding some back…
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Amym718
in Bath & Kitchen 12 years and 4 months ago
Are heat lamps allowed in NYC?
I’m thinking about the hotel bathroom kind, not the LA restaurant terrace kind. It might be a good solution for our chilly top-fl bathroom, but…
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deepBTUz
in Garden Design and Maintenance 12 years and 4 months ago
What is reasonable to pay for yard care?
I am in Greenpoint, and am having my yard serviced by the women who designed it. It is a friend of a friend situatiion. Am…
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SG
in Architectural Salvage 12 years and 11 months ago
For Sale: Metal Spiral Stair with Oak Treads - $675
http://cdn.brownstoner.com/502e7ae4d0b85-.jpg Metal Spiral Stair with 30″ wide Oak treads, was set up with 13 treads at 8.75″ rise, but is adjustable. Currently disassembled and ready…
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lsap
in Garden Design and Maintenance 12 years and 4 months ago
Bathroom floor installation/ seeking recommendations
I am looking for a recommendation for someone to take out our old tile floor in a bathroom and re-tile it. We had a very…
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slvillager
in Insurance 12 years and 6 months ago
cost of insurance on four family building
we have a 4 family that we occupy presently, but we are considering moving out and renting the property out in full. what kind of…
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laxman
in Heating and Cooling 12 years and 4 months ago
Mini-split installer recommendation
Am looking to put in a 24000 BTU mini-split in our apartment. Any installer recos?
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