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riinehart
in Other 13 years and 1 month ago
Get a structural engineer before nearby condo heavy drilling begins?
Hi all, any thoughts on this appreciated: We just bought a 3-family house and there is a 7-story condo set to be built directly…
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kls
in Brownstoner Renovation 13 years and 1 month ago
Facade & stoop update / repair
We bought a house in Gowanus/ South Slope that sadly had been stripped of every detail. We are now finally looking at adding some back…
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Amym718
in Bath & Kitchen 13 years and 1 month ago
Are heat lamps allowed in NYC?
I’m thinking about the hotel bathroom kind, not the LA restaurant terrace kind. It might be a good solution for our chilly top-fl bathroom, but…
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deepBTUz
in Garden Design and Maintenance 13 years and 1 month ago
What is reasonable to pay for yard care?
I am in Greenpoint, and am having my yard serviced by the women who designed it. It is a friend of a friend situatiion. Am…
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SG
in Architectural Salvage 13 years and 8 months ago
For Sale: Metal Spiral Stair with Oak Treads - $675
http://cdn.brownstoner.com/502e7ae4d0b85-.jpg Metal Spiral Stair with 30″ wide Oak treads, was set up with 13 treads at 8.75″ rise, but is adjustable. Currently disassembled and ready…
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lsap
in Garden Design and Maintenance 13 years and 1 month ago
Bathroom floor installation/ seeking recommendations
I am looking for a recommendation for someone to take out our old tile floor in a bathroom and re-tile it. We had a very…
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slvillager
in Insurance 13 years and 3 months ago
cost of insurance on four family building
we have a 4 family that we occupy presently, but we are considering moving out and renting the property out in full. what kind of…
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laxman
in Heating and Cooling 13 years and 1 month ago
Mini-split installer recommendation
Am looking to put in a 24000 BTU mini-split in our apartment. Any installer recos?
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slipperysloper
in Building Code 13 years and 1 month ago
changing windows in extension?
We are in Park Slope landmark territory. We have an extension for which we’d like to change the windows and doors. Specifically we want to…
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minasimon
in Plumbers and Plumbing 13 years and 1 month ago
Sprinkler System Requirements
We just moved into a three family home with a working sprinkler system in the hallways and certain rooms. We got inspected by DOB who…
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ivy
in Brownstoner Renovation 13 years and 1 month ago
Kitchen Reno - Galley Layout Small Space
http://cdn.brownstoner.com/51375e41f19eb-.png Hello, We are purchasing a townhouse with a galley kitchen are a hoping to do some work to open the kitchen area and allow…
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patient boy
in Appliances 14 years and 5 months ago
Dryer vent cleaning?
I have a gas-fired dryer that is heating but not drying nearly as well as it used to. I suspect that the venting pipe to…
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gretschgirl
in Insulation 13 years and 10 months ago
how to check insulation?
Hi Everyone, Does anyone know how to check what actual insulation is installed around windows/balcony doors, and in walls? We had an energy audit with…
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Be Positive
in Brownstoner 13 years and 4 months ago
Condo Building Insulation
We live in a newly renovated pre-war condo building. We just discovered that our outer walls within our apartment were not insulated properly and some…
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Amym718
in Bath & Kitchen 13 years and 1 month ago
Are heat lamps allowed in NYC?
I’m thinking about the hotel bathroom kind, not the LA restaurant terrace kind. It might be a good solution for our chilly top-fl bathroom, but…
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nancy sullivqn
in Dept. of Buildings (DOB) 13 years and 1 month ago
bedrooms / living space permitted in English basement?
Hello, I would like to know what DOB regulations are regarding bedrooms/living space in an English basement. This is regarding a 3 family brick building…
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rustydevon
in Architecture 13 years and 1 month ago
Brownstone Door Widths, and the DOB
We’re going into meeting #4 with our plan examiner, trying to clear all of the objections on our Alt 1 application. Our home is a…
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yu
in Brownstoner Renovation 13 years and 1 month ago
very curious about park slope's pricing
so there are pockets in Park Slope with townhouses that costs < $2 mil? Is it because of their size? http://streeteasy.com/nyc/sale/679794-townhouse-372-6th-street-park-slope-brooklyn thanks.
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johnhazard
in Brownstoner Renovation 13 years and 1 month ago
Restrictions and Rent: Renovating English Basement in Prospect Lefferts?
Interested in renovating an English basement for rent in Prospect Lefferts (about 1000 sq. ft). What are the restictions? How much do these rent for?
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