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yte
in Flooring 13 years and 3 months ago
ISO Pine Subflooring - 4.5" or better
Hello: I am in search of 4.5″ or larger pine subflooring to patch in some flooring in a old brownstone. Flooring is about 1″ thick…
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yte
in Flooring 13 years and 3 months ago
ISO Pine Subflooring - 4.5" or better
Hello: I am in search of 4.5″ or larger pine subflooring to patch in some flooring in a old brownstone. Flooring is about 1″ thick…
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asimplenoise
in Conversion 13 years and 11 months ago
Converting a 'so-so' 3 family to a 1 family
Was wondering if anyone could help me understand a range of cost to convert a row house set up as 3 apartments into a nice…
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xistent
in Garden 13 years and 3 months ago
Groundcover Advice Needed
I need to plant some grouncover on our yard and was hoping to get some suggestions and options. We want something to contain the dirt…
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lylet
in Garden 13 years and 3 months ago
Parking Space
A long saga, for sure. But I’ll try to be brief. Closed on an apt in a 24 unit building back in the summer of…
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guikazoid
in Carpenters and Woodworkers 13 years and 3 months ago
Carpentry classes
Can you guys recommend any establishments that offer weekend carpentry classes? I want to learn some of the basics on putting up drywall, framing, laying…
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mwr
in Boiler Repair 13 years and 3 months ago
Boiler off 0-PIS and low water light on
Hi, We recently bought a 2 family building. The heat has been working fine for the past week, but today it stopped. I went down…
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overherhead
in Architectural Salvage 13 years and 3 months ago
Free green marble tiles
http://cdn.brownstoner.com/50f81c026ff9a-.jpg I have 30 sq feet of green marble tiles. The parents very kindly donated them to help in my bathroom reno, but they are…
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overherhead
in Architectural Salvage 13 years and 3 months ago
Free green marble tiles
http://cdn.brownstoner.com/50f81c026ff9a-.jpg I have 30 sq feet of green marble tiles. The parents very kindly donated them to help in my bathroom reno, but they are…
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psp215
in Building Code 13 years and 3 months ago
Caught Between Dept of Buildings and National Grid
At the beginning of December our plumber self-certified his work (plumbing and gas) but due to a clerical error, the DoB did not grant us…
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windmill
in Roofers 13 years and 3 months ago
Appraisal Fee?
Hi all, In the process of buying a house in Brooklyn and the mortgage company originally quoted us $550 for an appraisal. Now the mortgage…
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fractalogical
in Fire 13 years and 3 months ago
Public records of neighborhood fires?
I have witnessed one fire and heard of another on my block in the past ten years. Is there a public record of fires available?…
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bkvfx
in Architectural Salvage 13 years and 3 months ago
AWOL plumber advice
hello, I’m looking for some advice on a renovation situation. we are around 90% done with a home reno. we are nearing final…
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jbaum
in Electricians 13 years and 3 months ago
Cat 6/Terminations
I need someone who can simple finish/terminate a couple of cat6 cable connections. We ran new cable as part of a renovation, but the contractor…
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gpoint
in Pest Control 14 years ago
Bed Bugs
Has anyone used Swat Pest Control??
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TracyT
in Bath & Kitchen 13 years and 5 months ago
cost of bathroom renovation?
We’d like to renovate our old bathroom–really just a half bath–with new flooring, new sink, new toilet. Need to remove wood wainscotting in terrible shape…
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jodileone
in Chimney and Fireplace 13 years and 3 months ago
Cracks in Clay Chimney Flue: Need Advice on Options
We live in a 4 story brownstone, use gas heat for steam boiler and have no working fireplaces. We have had a ‘gas-like’ smell in…
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dylan621
in Roofers 13 years and 11 months ago
Roofing Estimate Too Good to Be True?
I got an estimate for a new flat roof on a 25×50 building for $4,000 with a 7yr warranty. That’s less than half the estimate…
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