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xiuxiuxiu
in Doors 13 years and 5 months ago
Handyman rec - Iron Gate, Soundproofing, Etc.
I would recommend Anthony Nottellin. He fixed our iron gate to the garden apartment of our brownstone, did some ironwork on our landing and steps…
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mumbles21
in Carpenters and Woodworkers 13 years and 5 months ago
Vintage door restoration
Does anyone have any recommendations on someone reasonably priced and fairly quick with turnaround on restoring old wood doors (everything from sanding, replacing rotten wood,…
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dchitayat
in Architecture 13 years and 6 months ago
What are my options in putting together a team to renoavate my Brownstone?
We bought a brownstone recently in Park Slope and plan to do pretty extensive renovations. These include removing a couple walls, a new kitchen, adding…
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jmz
in Plumbers and Plumbing 13 years and 6 months ago
Ballpark figures for plumbing work?
We’re about to go in contract on a brownstone, and are trying to figure out how to budget. Can anyone offer ballpark figures on the…
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brooklynvivian
in Landlord 13 years and 5 months ago
Can someone recommend a good general contractor who can do small jobs as well as big ones?
Can someone recommend a good general contractor who can do small jobs as well as big ones?
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FishieFishie
in Flooring 13 years and 7 months ago
Plea for more detailed recs...and my floor repair search
This forum design seems better suited for quick Q&A rather than discussion, but I’ll include this anyway. For those of you who want to cut…
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kellyj
in Bath & Kitchen 13 years and 5 months ago
Bathroom expansion
We are looking at a brownstone to buy right now that has the classic teeny tiny bathroom (with some updates). Lord knows how they fit…
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mumbles21
in Carpenters and Woodworkers 13 years and 5 months ago
Vintage door restoration
Does anyone have any recommendations on someone reasonably priced and fairly quick with turnaround on restoring old wood doors (everything from sanding, replacing rotten wood,…
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jl128
in Plumbers and Plumbing 13 years and 5 months ago
HOT WATER COMING OUT OF COLD TAPS
We are having hot water — very hot water — come out of our cold water taps. What is happening?
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CGmodern
in Landlord 13 years and 5 months ago
month to moth after lease expires?
hi all- I could’ve swore there was some kind of rule or law about when a tenants lease expires…that it atomatically goes to a month…
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11216mac
in About Brooklyn 13 years and 5 months ago
87 Macdonough St
http://cdn.brownstoner.com/5086b2fa99b31-.jpg Does anyone know what is happening at 87 MacDonough St, The Ladies Tent Lodge? I see that they have divided the land with a…
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cobbledhill
in Brownstoner Renovation 13 years and 5 months ago
Entry way flooring dilemma in brownstone
Hello fellow Brownstoners. I am in need of design device. Currently in the middle of a large -scale renovation (well, it feels large to me)…
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r-squared
in Landmarks 13 years and 5 months ago
Landmark district garage renovation
I’m looking to upgrade a garage in a landmarked area (Ditmas Park), which might involve replacing the door. The garage is at the end of…
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coopfornow
in Alarm 13 years and 5 months ago
Alarm for fire escape
Anybody has an idea about how to put an alarm on fire escapes? Something not hurrendously expensive, and not related to off-site monitoring. Basically just…
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bk_bstoner1
in Bath & Kitchen 13 years and 8 months ago
Kitchen Reno rec
Howdy Stoners, just wanted to recommend Shifra Construction for doing a very good job with my kitchen reno project (demo of old kitchen, tiles, sheetrock,…
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bk_bstoner1
in Landlord 13 years and 7 months ago
Tenant Screening companies?
Hi B’stoners! Can anyone recommend a good company that I could use to conduct tenant checks (background/credit, etc.)? Thanks so much,
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chrisinbrooklyn
in Lighting 13 years and 5 months ago
Clinton Hill Coop
My wife and I are considering buying an apartment at Clinton Hill Co-op. We’d love to hear from anyone who lives there about what it’s…
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bamfc
in Bath & Kitchen 13 years and 5 months ago
FS: Slipper Tub, all fixtures, pedestal sink
http://cdn.brownstoner.com/5089d8caeab43-.jpg New and never used slipper tub with all faucets, overflow, etc. Also matching pedestal sink with faucets. $2000 or Best Offer text…
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