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Japanese knotweed

My husband and I looked at a potential investment property in Fort Greene this morning. When we went out to look at the big, tri-level…

Cost to evict month to month tenant in brooklyn

Hi, how much should I expect to spend to evict my month to month no lease tenants. Reason I want them out is because they…

What wood to use on Parlor floor

We are about to replace our parlor floors. Originally I wanted to do an exact duplicate of what we currently have to maintain the look…

Required height of handrails - exterior staircase

Anyone know how high DOB requires handrails for a short exterior staircase? I need new handrails for a exterior front door staircase…. 4 steps. I…

engineer to assess building/roof/leaks

hey – can anyone recommend an engineer who specializes in roofing and leak investigations? we need someone to assess our building as a whole and…

Need a good demo company for 2200 SF frame house in Brooklyn. Any suggestion?

Walls with decades of layers of paint - scrape/sand/patch/paint or skim coat?

We’re renovating an apt that has layer upon layer of paint on the walls. In some rooms there is even paint OVER woven wallpaper (whyyyy???).…

2 fam home being used as 1?

A home I am looking at is currently set up as a 1 family home with the 3 bedrooms on the 2nd floor and living/dinning/kitchen…

Split a Brownstone?

Looking to purchase a 4 story Brownstone/Townhouse in Brownstone BK (Carroll Gardens, Cobble Hill, Fort Greene, etc) with another buyer. Two floors each. We have…

Contractor Recommendation

I wish to recommend J.D. Interiors Inc for the excellent work they have done for me over the years–from steel beam work (removing brick load-bearing…

Contractor Recommendation

I wish to recommend J.D. Interiors Inc for the excellent work they have done for me over the years–from steel beam work (removing brick load-bearing…

Basement Hatches?

Wondering where folks get their front and rear flat basement hatches these days, and what I might expect to pay for them. Have seen a…

Basement Hatches?

Wondering where folks get their front and rear flat basement hatches these days, and what I might expect to pay for them. Have seen a…

Exterior painter recommendations

I am looking for any recommendations for a painter to paint exterior window transoms and brickmoulds. Anyone have anyone dependable they would recommend?

Exterior painter recommendations

I am looking for any recommendations for a painter to paint exterior window transoms and brickmoulds. Anyone have anyone dependable they would recommend?

Access Control System

We are in the middle of a gut renovation and are looking for someone who can install a system containing a door bell/video camera/intercom, and…

Access Control System

We are in the middle of a gut renovation and are looking for someone who can install a system containing a door bell/video camera/intercom, and…

Finish work on gut renovation

We are pretty happy with the outcome of our gut renovation but our contractor can’t seem to get the finish work to a high standard…

Scaffolding to do brick work on 4-story brownstone

I need to have some masonry work (brick repointing) done on the side of my building. I do not have access to the ground below.…

Bathroom Design

Hello, I’m moved on bathroom design (whole bathrooms, showers, showers, faucets, sinks, mosaic). I have zero involvement in this field and I was thinking about…