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jland

in Electricians 12 years and 5 months ago

Is Citi Wide Electric still in business?

We had them do some work in our Brownstone a few years ago, and now we need something attended to.  Been leaving messages since the…

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mimimimi

in DIY 12 years and 5 months ago

working with contractor if we want to do some work ourselves

My husband and I are planning to redo our kitchen and bathroom. We are pretty handy and can do some of the work ourselves but…

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bubu

in Tile 12 years and 11 months ago

Bathroom tile installer needed

80-100 subway tile need to be installed in my bathroom. Please share professinal, reasonable tile installer asap.    thanks

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Updated 12 years and 5 months ago

andersoncm

in Co-Op Related 12 years and 5 months ago

Property Management

Hi- I am looking for an excellent yet affordable company to manage my small co-op. Does anyone have a company to recommend? Or, the converse,…

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keal66

in Co-Op Related 12 years and 5 months ago

New home sales in Stuyvesant Heights neighborhood

Anyone knows what are the current trend on home sales in _Stuyvesant Heights_ neighborhood?

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mag

in Insulation 12 years and 5 months ago

Property Tax Reassessment After Adding Extension

We are very tempted to put an extension to the back of our building, two floors (small brownstone, not landmarked). Of course we would use…

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Updated 12 years and 5 months ago

jeanmarine2

in Decks and Porches 12 years and 5 months ago

Non-Combustible Deck - Materials and Pricing/ plus terrace materials

Any thoughts on non-combustible deck materials for a legal 3-family with a deck being built off a pretty high parlor floor (in front it’s a…

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Updated 12 years and 5 months ago

keenermania

in Brownstoner Renovation 12 years and 9 months ago

Tile Recommendation Mentor of Altina Tile Care

http://cdn.brownstoner.com/50745688a9a52-.jpg We just finished re-doing the upstairs bathroom of our house on Sherman Street in Windsor Terrace and we’d like to recommend Mentor Frangu of…

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Updated 12 years and 5 months ago

msre

in Tile 12 years and 7 months ago

Seeking excellent tile installer

Our bathroom renovation has been delayed, and now my contractor’s highly recommended tile guy is unavailable.  We are using Subway Ceramics 3×6 tile which are…

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Updated 12 years and 5 months ago

wanderer

in Building Code 12 years and 5 months ago

Are a kitchen and full bath below grade in a 2-fam used as a 1-fam always a code violation?

House is a 2-fam used as a 1-fam. Kitchen + one full bathroom are in an extension of the main building, on the lowest floor…

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Updated 12 years and 5 months ago

wanderer

in Building Code 12 years and 5 months ago

Buying with an illegal space and maybe further violations?

We just got an offer accepted on a Brooklyn townhouse, but it has some issues and we are not sure what to think of them. We…

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Updated 12 years and 5 months ago

deano

in Plumbers and Plumbing 12 years and 5 months ago

rust in my hot water?

I have two 50 gallon generic gas heaters, age unknown, for some reason plumbed in series (not the usual parallel).  No leaks, still functioning normally.…

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Updated 12 years and 5 months ago

bocuckoo

in Sidewalks 12 years and 5 months ago

Does anyone in the community have rec's for a backyard shed builder?

Pretty simple design.  ~8x8x8. Thanks.

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Updated 12 years and 5 months ago

kwilbur

in Brownstoner Renovation 12 years and 5 months ago

We are looking for someone to help us with our rehang or fix doors that do not close.

We are looking for someone that can help us with several doors that do not close or remain closed in our brownstone in bed-stuy.  We…

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Updated 12 years and 5 months ago

ejalbk

in Quality of Life 12 years and 5 months ago

Downtown Brooklyn Is Next:

Very quietly, the price of muni meters was almost doubled in Manhattan south of 96th St as of late last month to $3.50 an hour…

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Updated 12 years and 5 months ago

anotherposter

in For Sale 12 years and 5 months ago

ice machine for sale

We are getting rid of our Scotsman SCCG50, with pump and stainless steel door.   We had it about 1.5 years and the noise got…

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wanderer

in Building Code 12 years and 5 months ago

If a shed is registered as 1 of 2 buildings on a lot, can you get an authorization to make it liveable?

A shed in the back of the yard of a house we’re thinking of buying has been turned by current owner into a “guest bedroom”…

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Updated 12 years and 5 months ago

wanderer

in Building Code 12 years and 5 months ago

Are a kitchen and full bath below grade in a 2-fam used as a 1-fam always a code violation?

House is a 2-fam used as a 1-fam. Kitchen + one full bathroom are in an extension of the main building, on the lowest floor…

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wanderer

in Building Code 12 years and 5 months ago

If a shed is registered as 1 of 2 buildings on a lot, can you get an authorization to make it liveable?

A shed in the back of the yard of a house we’re thinking of buying has been turned by current owner into a “guest bedroom”…

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wanderer

in Building Code 12 years and 5 months ago

Buying with an illegal space and maybe further violations?

We just got an offer accepted on a Brooklyn townhouse, but it has some issues and we are not sure what to think of them. We…

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