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leftbankdesign
in Home Buying 10 years and 11 months ago
SRO status
Hey Forum – We are looking at a brownstone for sale. The broker says it has SRO status, with no CNOH, but when I check…
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preservando
in Renovation 10 years and 11 months ago
Brick Facade Restoration Gone Bad
My building is located in a NYC landmark district and a permit for minor work is required when performing restoration work. I faced a recent…
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Arkady
in About Brooklyn 10 years and 11 months ago
Iron work
Props to Lopopolo who did work for me today. Very well done intricate stuff, reasonably priced, arrived in a timely manner.
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DouglasAlan
in About Brooklyn 10 years and 11 months ago
Salt tearing up my new sidewalk - What should I use this year?
I got a new concrete sidewalk poured a couple years ago, and winter was not kind to it. I used a number of different de-icing…
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yahem
in About Brooklyn 10 years and 11 months ago
Radiator Covers
Hello there – We are looking for someone to build 3 or 4 radiator covers. I am sure this has been posted here but can’t…
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whomever
in Brownstoner Renovation 10 years and 11 months ago
Asbestos removal
Hi. I just bought a brownstone in bed-stuy. The Con Ed guy was over to wire up the meters; he looked around and said “you…
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ccochar
in For Sale 10 years and 11 months ago
Claw-foot Tub and Sink for Sale - $200 for both
Hi everyone, We’re looking to sell a tub with some really nifty feet, as well as a pedestal sink. $200 for both, or $150 tub…
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happymike
in About Brooklyn 11 years and 8 months ago
Reasonable prices to renovate a frame house in brooklyn (psf)
I have a 2500 square foot 25 foot wide frame house with a lot of original detailing, but that needs a pretty extensive overhaul. Not…
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reno62
in Brownstoner Renovation 10 years and 11 months ago
DOB Structural Inspections Quote
Appropriate range of fees for Structural Special Inspections required by DOB? Just received a quote for 18,000 to inspect gut renovation of townhouse (new stairs,…
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bbbad
in About Brooklyn 11 years ago
Engineer vs. Architect or both?
Hi, I bought a gut reno townhouse in Bedstuy and I need a profesional who can oversee it and give me advised in the work…
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murlsquirrel
in Brownstoner Renovation 11 years ago
Contractor Recommendation or be your own GC?
A little backround: I am an interior designer who works for a design build firm so I am often involved in much more than just…
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stickerhappy
in Garden Design and Maintenance 10 years and 11 months ago
Depth of soil needed to cover possibly lead-contaminated soil? Soil supply recs?
We built raised bed planters in our yard on top of soil that may have lead in it. We didn’t test it, but our neighbor…
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bumbletree
in About Brooklyn 10 years and 11 months ago
"guest" of our renter is trying to establish residence - advise needed asap
We’ve been renting out a furnished room in a finished garden level floor (he qualifies as a “boarder” in DoB terms) to someone we met…
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mezzogrl
in Heating and Air Conditioning 11 years and 6 months ago
HVAC Recommendation
We are renovating a two-unit row home with forced air. The ducts need major work and we desperately want to increase the efficiency of the…
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minasimon
in Heating 10 years and 11 months ago
Nest thermostat Installer
For those using Nest now, any problems or areas of concern? Any recommends for an installer?
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DouglasAlan
in About Brooklyn 10 years and 11 months ago
Salt tearing up my new sidewalk - What should I use this year?
I got a new concrete sidewalk poured a couple years ago, and winter was not kind to it. I used a number of different de-icing…
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yahem
in Marble 10 years and 11 months ago
Advice on cleaning an antique marble fireplace
Hello all – We are looking for help/advice cleaning our old fireplace. We’re trying to replace the top and think we’d get a better match…
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mretman
in Doors & Windows 11 years ago
Looking for a finish carpenter with excellent skills restoring windows
We’ve had somebody from Bay Ridge window come out and look at our windows to give us a quote on replacing them. We love our…
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