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JimmyLegs
in Cellar 14 years ago
Legal to cover cellar walls with plastic sheeting?
Our cellar is mostly brick/stone walls and exposted joists. I want to cover up the walls and ceiling to keep dust off stuff we keep…
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bksilver
in Roofers 14 years ago
Vendor Warning & Inquiry: A-1 American Roofing & Chimney, Inc.
Despite A-1 claiming that they completed their contracted works 3 weeks ago, Friday’s rain brought a deluge of water that flooded 3 different units in…
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greencat
in Flooring 14 years ago
A pickle: Replacing a few tiles, or the entire kitchen floor?
Hi brownstoners- We thought that the kitchen floor just need a couple tiles glued down, and it seems that the contractor didn’t do a particularly…
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Kateruba
in Building Code 14 years ago
Using 2 family townhouse as a 3 family
Hello everyone! I am in the process of shopping for a townhouse in Bed Stuy. I came across a house that tickled my fancy that…
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Augustiner
in Cellar 14 years ago
make the cellar usable, your experiences
French drain, lowering floors, rearranging pipes, bringing light into the cellar … what have you done to make your cellar dry and and part of…
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JimmyLegs
in Cellar 14 years ago
Legal to cover cellar walls with plastic sheeting?
Our cellar is mostly brick/stone walls and exposted joists. I want to cover up the walls and ceiling to keep dust off stuff we keep…
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riis10
in Wood Restoration 14 years ago
Carpenter to re-do woodwork after window installation
Hi- Looking for recommendations for someone to re-build/match woodwork after we get front windows and center door to deck replaced. We are ot landmarked and…
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greencat
in Tile 14 years ago
Removing thin set, replacing tiles
Hi Brownstoners- We have a number of ceramic cracked tiles to replace in the kitchen — what is the best (or easiest rather) way to…
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simplesimon
in Radiators 14 years ago
Plumber tells me it's much better to use cast iron basboard rather than aluminum, due to other parts of the house are cast iron, is this true?
I understand the difference between the heating between cast iron and aluminum (cast iron slower to heat up and cool down and the opposite with…
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Attention2detail
in Landlord 14 years ago
fraudulent w2
Had such a nice write up about a problem with a tenant that submitted a false w2 form to me but I must have clicked…
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Pragonetti
in Plumbers and Plumbing 14 years ago
New steam boiler for 3 family?
We just had our seasonal boiler service. Our boiler is very old but has always been serviced and runs strong. They have informed that it…
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callalily
in Carpenters and Woodworkers 14 years ago
Source for old-fashioned slotted screws?
Anyone know an old hardware store in Brooklyn or other local source for slotted screws? I’m looking for regular small slotted wood screws to install…
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snarkolepctic
in Real Estate - Rentals 14 years ago
House rental rates in Ditmas Park area?
I rarely see house listings in the Ditmas Park area. Any clue what a nice house would rent for? I know people renting a triplex…
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bubu
in Skylight 14 years ago
Skylight for flat roof
My project is installing skylight on the flat roof. Velux is only for pitched roof. Anyone who have installed skylight on the flat roof? Please…
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minasimon
in Boiler Repair 14 years ago
Oil to Gas Boiler Conversion Recommendations
Has anyone participated in the NatGrid program and used any of their recommended vendors: Metropolitan Heat and Power of Coney Island Ave, Parkset Plumbing of…
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bigmaq
in Energy Efficiency 14 years ago
National Grid Energy Audit - Total cost of insulation
Greetings – I was under the impression that the National Grid Insulation Program paid for 1/2 of the “Total cost” of installing attic insulation. However,…
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xistent
in Doors & Windows 14 years ago
Sash Replacements or Brick to Brick Replacements
We need to replace windows in our landmark house. Trying to determine if we should get sash replacement kits , or a full brick to…
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deano
in Exteriors 14 years ago
indoor flooding - urgent repointing?
day 1 in new place, and heavy rains to test it. have just discovered that when roof gutter is swamped, violent cascades splatter down the…
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