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markwalker
in General Discussion 1 year and 8 months ago
Extra Victorian style Tile FS (and other remodeling left overs)
We have a quantity of unused Victorian embossed frieze tiles available. They are 4 x 5-5/8 inches size in a lovely shell and ribbon design,…
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Guest User | 0 secs ago
Pet safe exterminator
Hi, We are in a two family house and our upstairs tenants have seen a mouse. We need to find a good exterminator but we…
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eatshoppaybills
in General Discussion 1 year and 8 months ago
Carpenter recommendation for wood paneling?
We’re looking to add wood paneling to the bottom third of our guest room’s walls and searching for a carpenter (or some other type of…
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Guest User | 0 secs ago
Plumber rec for oil boiler replacement?
We’ve got a fairly old oil boiler in our brownstone which wasn’t maintained all that well in the past. It works well enough but is…
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winbrown
in General Discussion 1 year and 8 months ago
downspout/drain inspection
Hi! Anyone have a reco for someone to come stick a camera down the downspouts, find out where they go (sewer? back yard? some other…
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gururoofing
in Exteriors 2 years and 3 months ago
Rear wall insulation and siding
Hi, We are planning to repair and thorocoat the brick rear wall of our house. I am wondering if we should add insulation and new…
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jon.mez1
in General Discussion 1 year and 8 months ago
Green Energy :: Solar/ Wind :: Recommendations :: HVAC stystem
We upgraded our house to an HVAC system away from Gas use and I was told this is very economical. But reality is, that we…
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markwalker
in General Discussion 1 year and 8 months ago
Extra Victorian style Tile FS (and other remodeling left overs)
We have a quantity of unused Victorian embossed frieze tiles available. They are 4 x 5-5/8 inches size in a lovely shell and ribbon design,…
0
trini73diva
in General Discussion 1 year and 8 months ago
Evicting tenant
Does anyone have any advice on how to go about telling a tenant who has been there for about two years that you want the…
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arewedoneyet
in General Discussion 1 year and 8 months ago
Roofer recommendations
Hi, we’re looking for roofer recommendations for new roofing for our coop and need three bids. We’ve worked with Premier and had good experiences although…
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southsloppy
in General Discussion 1 year and 8 months ago
Gutter Repair
Our Gutter needs attention: some attempt was made at installing a smaller gutter inside the original one. The problem is that with the ever increasing…
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jon.mez1
in General Discussion 1 year and 8 months ago
Green Energy :: Solar/ Wind :: Recommendations :: HVAC stystem
We upgraded our house to an HVAC system away from Gas use and I was told this is very economical. But reality is, that we…
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robertbullock
in General Discussion 1 year and 8 months ago
Plumber recommendation for Duravit wall mount toilet?
Hi, we have a great plumber, Willie Puig, for our occasional plumbing problems but he doesn’t know anything about wall mount toilets. One of ours…
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southsloppy
in General Discussion 1 year and 8 months ago
Gutter Repair
Our Gutter needs attention: some attempt was made at installing a smaller gutter inside the original one. The problem is that with the ever increasing…
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WonTon
in General Discussion 1 year and 8 months ago
Remove iron security gate and replace double hung window with casement
I’d really like to get rid of the ugly iron security grated door that swings out onto the fire escape outside my bedroom window. It…
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trini73diva
in General Discussion 1 year and 8 months ago
Evicting tenant
Does anyone have any advice on how to go about telling a tenant who has been there for about two years that you want the…
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trini73diva
in General Discussion 1 year and 8 months ago
Rewiring house
How long was the process of rewiring your house? How many floors? Did they break holes and snake the wiring or break the walls from…
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Guest User | 0 secs ago
worker doing personal chore while on the clock
We are in the uncomfortable position of living in upstate NY while our house in Greenpoint is being gut-renovated. I like the GC and trust…
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