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Moving a, heavy, countertop
Hi. We have mostly moved and one of the final pieces to come over is a heavy, prob 350lbs, countertop and 3 sections of drawers…
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slimc
in General Discussion 5 years and 3 months ago
ROOF REPAIRS
I posted a few months ago about this problem. I’m including photos this time for clarification. I need to hire someone to repair the top…
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thompson.molly99
in General Discussion 5 years and 3 months ago
quartz saddles
does anyone know where I can find quartz saddles like these? not absolute black but black with some design on them. https://imgur.com/a/K5ulCNu [Saddle](//muut.com/u/brownstoner/s2/:brownstoner:pmF4:saddle.jpg.jpg)
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cynthiab
in General Discussion 5 years and 3 months ago
Who does mantle fixing + installation these days?
I discovered through this forum that Manny passed away. Anyone know who else does this kind of work? I have a mantle in pieces I…
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mutley
in Roofing 5 years and 4 months ago
Water leak from my ceiling when it snows
I have a brownstone with a flat roof. Anytime it snows, I get a water leak where water starts dripping from my ceiling. I do…
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Guest User | 0 secs ago
Help! Water Damage
Hi guys, I have a big issue and I need a help ASAP. I’ve got my basement and one room on the 1st floor damaged…
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tristianismyrealtor
in General Discussion 5 years and 4 months ago
As a follow up to my post about needing our sewer line replaced:
We ended up using Harris Water Main, and I’d highly recommend them. They coordinate everything, are efficient, knowledgeable, responsive. Their experience with permitting streamlines the…
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James
in General Discussion 5 years and 4 months ago
2 gorgeous glass paneled pocket doors--free to anyone who will get them.
Hi all- We have 2 pocket doors that need a home. When this house was “modernized”, they ran plumbing lines through the wall where they…
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Guest User | 0 secs ago
Help! Water Damage
Hi guys, I have a big issue and I need a help ASAP. I’ve got my basement and one room on the 1st floor damaged…
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christinamove
in General Discussion 5 years and 4 months ago
Rain Barrel Winter
This is the first winter I haven’t drained the garden rain barrel. The timing has just been off to do it. Reading the web, most…
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wavelengthafb
in General Discussion 5 years and 4 months ago
Free Large Original Door with glass
Hi was just gifted an original wood door (with glass) that is too large for our space. Free to anyone who can pickup. Hoping it…
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wavelengthafb
in General Discussion 5 years and 4 months ago
Free Large Original Door with glass
Hi was just gifted an original wood door (with glass) that is too large for our space. Free to anyone who can pickup. Hoping it…
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christinamove
in General Discussion 5 years and 4 months ago
Rain Barrel Winter
This is the first winter I haven’t drained the garden rain barrel. The timing has just been off to do it. Reading the web, most…
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James
in General Discussion 5 years and 4 months ago
2 gorgeous glass paneled pocket doors--free to anyone who will get them.
Hi all- We have 2 pocket doors that need a home. When this house was “modernized”, they ran plumbing lines through the wall where they…
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hkapstein
in General Discussion 5 years and 4 months ago
Parquet Border
So I’m thinking about installing an 1890s style parquet border in a room that dos not have original flooring. It seems it is common for…
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hkapstein
in General Discussion 5 years and 4 months ago
Fire Proof Doors, how many minutes
In a 3 or 4 family converted dwelling such as a brownstone, how many minutes fireproof are the apt doors supposed to be? I saw…
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stickerhappy
in General Discussion 5 years and 4 months ago
Painting old linoleum?
Our common hall stairs look horrible. They are wood underneath but at some point many years ago they were covered with one type of weird…
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cate
in General Discussion 5 years and 4 months ago
Matching Mortar to Bricks
Urbandad posted “A soft mortar should be used with the older bricks which are softer. We mixed some type N mortar ourselves down to Type…
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