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jtula
in Landlord 10 years and 10 months ago
Landlord Right of Entry
We have one rental unit in our house. Our tenants informed us that they need to move out 5 months before the lease is up.…
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jlqnsny
in Building Code 10 years and 10 months ago
full bathroom in the cellar, interpretation of buildings bulletin 2011-010
The Buildings Bulletin 2011-011 indicated it is possible to legally create a bathroom in the cellar containing 3 fixtures. We have spoke to 2 builders,…
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katdov
in About Brooklyn 10 years and 10 months ago
Changing a Dr's office to residential
Hello There’s a house I’m looking at which is a legal 2 family with a doctor’s office (S2 classification). Anyone know how difficult it is…
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zlt99
in Landlord 10 years and 10 months ago
Average Rent for a 1BR
We have a two family house and our rental unit is currently a 2 BR. We are thinking of taking over one of the bedrooms…
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baba
in About Brooklyn 10 years and 10 months ago
anyone have pine tongue and groove subfloor?
i’m almost done with a renovation where i’m reusing the old pine subfloor on top of newly installed plywood. we’re a little short and wanted…
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dawntawn
in Lighting 10 years and 10 months ago
Where to search for lighting fixtures?
Hi All, We need to replace a lot of fixtures, our style is clean/industrial or simple period pieces that would fit in a 100+ year…
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Rick
in Decorative 10 years and 10 months ago
Tin Ceiling Medallions
I’m installing some pressed tin ceilings. Years ago I bought a couple round tin medallions ( see pic ). I want to purchase a few…
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slope2009
in About Brooklyn 10 years and 10 months ago
Architect Fees
Hi, We are about to embark on a home renovation and will be meeting with architects next month. We know some charge a percentage and…
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zlt99
in Bath & Kitchen 10 years and 10 months ago
Kitchen Cabinets Made in the USA
We need to put in new cabinets in a rental unit. I would like to get wood cabinets made in the USA that aren’t too…
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deanbh
in Plumbing 10 years and 10 months ago
Water bills?
Hey folks just reaching out to get a feel from the group if I’m just being cheap but in the process of doing the books…
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jty2
in Heating and Cooling 10 years and 10 months ago
Boiler maintenance
Does anyone have a recommendation for someone to use for maintenance on my radiator/radiant heat system? Also, I want to have new Wifi thermostats installed.…
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4668squarefeet
in Brownstoner Renovation 11 years and 2 months ago
Mason recs
Looking for any recs/referrals for a mason to repoint the brick on the back of our house. Thanks in advance!
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rh
in About Brooklyn 10 years and 10 months ago
Stained Glass Repair Referral
I just wanted to give a shout out to Sunburst Studio on 3rd Ave and 16th St. Peter saved my ass when I picked up…
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pruitth
in General Discussion 10 years and 10 months ago
Pointers for beginners
Could anyone point us to books/guides/website/resources on the basics for home maintenance? It seems easy to find info when there is a specific repair to…
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rustydevon
in Architectural Salvage 13 years and 5 months ago
New Brownstone owner looking for Mantel
http://cdn.brownstoner.com/4fae93dc5b1a0-.jpg Hello Brownstoner community, My wife and I are new owners of an Italianette Brownstone in Clinton Hill. At some point our front parlor lost…
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dawntawn
in Lighting 10 years and 10 months ago
Where to search for lighting fixtures?
Hi All, We need to replace a lot of fixtures, our style is clean/industrial or simple period pieces that would fit in a 100+ year…
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Rick
in Decorative 10 years and 10 months ago
Tin Ceiling Medallions
I’m installing some pressed tin ceilings. Years ago I bought a couple round tin medallions ( see pic ). I want to purchase a few…
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landlord
in Heating 10 years and 10 months ago
Commercial Thermostat
I have an old thermostat in my 6 family mixed use building that I would like to replace. It has a dial and pins that…
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