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bedstuywalla

in Carpenters and Woodworkers 14 years and 10 months ago

IKEA kitchen install and flooring refinish subcontractor

Hello fellow B-stoners! Hoping you can help me find a reasonably priced subcontractor/carpenter for two (with a possible third) upcoming jobs in Bedford-Stuyvesant. The first…

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Updated 11 years and 7 months ago

morganave

in Carpenters and Woodworkers 14 years and 8 months ago

Murphy Bed Repair ?

Hello – I have a six year old Murphy Bed that a cabinet maker installed using the “Create-A-Bed” mechanism. It was attached to the wall…

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Updated 11 years and 7 months ago

anon200

in Roofers 11 years and 7 months ago

Double pane window condensation

Anyone have any experience with removing condensation from between the two panes of double pane windows? We have a number of windows that have broken…

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Updated 11 years and 7 months ago

meme2

in About Brooklyn 11 years and 7 months ago

re attach gutter and small repointing job

hello, Need help the ice las year pulled away the gutter from the facade in the back . And we have cap stones and the…

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crackedstucco

in Brownstoner Renovation 11 years and 7 months ago

Project manager / Construction manager wanted

Hi all – our condominium in Brownstone Brooklyn is currently searching for a part time Project Manager / Construction Manager / Supervisor between the Board…

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Updated 11 years and 7 months ago

fitch

in About Brooklyn 11 years and 7 months ago

Ikea Butcherblock Countertop

Here’s a longshot. Anyone happen to have an extra 73 1/4″ Numerar Ikea Butcherblock countertop slab in oak, birch or beech they are looking to…

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Updated 11 years and 7 months ago

fitch

in About Brooklyn 11 years and 7 months ago

Ikea Butcherblock Countertop

Here’s a longshot. Anyone happen to have an extra 73 1/4″ Numerar Ikea Butcherblock countertop slab in oak, birch or beech they are looking to…

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fitch

in Bath & Kitchen 11 years and 7 months ago

Generic Hotpoint Appliances

Hi All, Does anyone know if there is a place or a person that will either buy and remove or just pick up perfectly fine…

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mimimaloo

in Flooring 11 years and 7 months ago

Floor Refinishing / Restoration Referral for Carlos Wood Floors

Note: I accidentally inserted this review in Roofing. I hope this one is now in Flooring! Long Story with a Happy Ending: We have a…

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MJP

in Handymen and Odd Jobs 11 years and 7 months ago

Recs for Maintenance Company for Small Co-Op

Hello – We are a small (3 unit) self-managed co-op and currently are looking at working with a company for preventative mainentance (annual boiler servicing,…

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MJP

in Handymen and Odd Jobs 11 years and 7 months ago

Recs for Maintenance Company for Small Co-Op

Hello – We are a small (3 unit) self-managed co-op and currently are looking at working with a company for preventative mainentance (annual boiler servicing,…

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zhideng

in Brownstoner Renovation 11 years and 7 months ago

Frameless glass screen shower

I am looking for a for glass screen for my shower. The shower spans the width of the room and I don’t want a door…

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Updated 11 years and 7 months ago

bkthorp

in Heating and Air Conditioning 11 years and 7 months ago

National Grid shut off our gas. Advice?

Hello all: My partner and I bought a flip two-family brownstone last fall, and since then we’ve struggled mightily to convince Nat’l Grid to install…

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Updated 11 years and 7 months ago

ventilated

in Plumbers and Plumbing 11 years and 7 months ago

Thermostatic Mixing Valves

Is there a way to add a thermostatic mixing valve outside the shower wall? I’m asking on behalf of an elderly friend living in a…

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bedstykirk

in About Brooklyn 11 years and 7 months ago

Bay Window (Tin) - repair/refinshed

I have several small dents in my bay window. What’s the best do it yourself approach to get resolved. Are they any you tubes vids…

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bedstykirk

in About Brooklyn 11 years and 7 months ago

Bay Window (Tin) - repair/refinshed

I have several small dents in my bay window. What’s the best do it yourself approach to get resolved. Are they any you tubes vids…

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bxre

in Plumbers and Plumbing 11 years and 7 months ago

Boiler Installation BRONX

Hello Brownstoner’s, I’m new to the forum. My name is Vinny and I’m a licensed real estate broker from the Bronx. I manage an 8…

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Updated 11 years and 7 months ago

ptlnyc

in About Brooklyn 11 years and 7 months ago

Cement floor for basement

Our basement needs a cement floor,some repointing and sealing of walls. Anyone have any recommendations, thoughts on the whole process?

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ptlnyc

in About Brooklyn 11 years and 7 months ago

Cement floor for basement

Our basement needs a cement floor,some repointing and sealing of walls. Anyone have any recommendations, thoughts on the whole process?

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maggiewinter

in Brownstoner Renovation 11 years and 7 months ago

Stoop and Parlor entry

I am looking to recreate the parlor floor entry for my Park Slope brownstone, which will involve building either a metalwork or masonry stairway, and…

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Updated 11 years and 7 months ago

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