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deva
in General Discussion 1 year and 11 months ago
Need Expert in Split System AC
Dear Community, Need your help. Installed a split AC system in my upstairs unit. Never used it since we installed it two years ago and…
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markwalker
in General Discussion 1 year and 11 months ago
Question about Kitchen Faucets
Do you know how to figure out the correct “reach” of a kitchen faucet? This is for a undermount sink. We would want the water…
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housepoor
in Heating and Cooling 1 year and 11 months ago
Does a furnace have to be registered or inspected?
I have a hot air furnace in a 10 unit building. The former owner insisted that the furnace does not have to be registered with…
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alexisf
in Renovation 1 year and 11 months ago
Architect advice on egress door - NYC
Hi, would any registered architect or building inspector be willing to look at a schematic and tell me whether or not a proposed new door…
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alexisf
in Dept. of Buildings (DOB) 1 year and 11 months ago
Compliant Egress Door Question for RA
Hi, would any registered architect or building inspector be willing to look at a schematic and tell me whether or not a proposed new door…
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jrs84o
in General Discussion 1 year and 11 months ago
CofO or No CofO-- Whats More "Valuable"
So, just as a thought experiment, lets say someone was thinking about selling a three story Brooklyn Limestone after many years of use. Along the…
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Guest User | 0 secs ago
are ADUs (Accessory Dwelling Unit) legal in Brooklyn NY?
has anyone made one or have experience in making one? I have a 40 x 100 lot house with a backyard that has ample space…
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jrs84o
in General Discussion 2 years ago
Heatpumps in Summer
So, several owners on my block are doing gut-renovations and from the looks of it, installing heatpumps as the only heating source to free up…
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augiesasso
in General Discussion 1 year and 11 months ago
Replacing pancake electrical junction box
I need advice on replacing this old junction box. It’s in the basement ceiling. Once the box is replaced, I’ll put a small pull chain…
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slleiter
in General Discussion 1 year and 11 months ago
Basic architect needs - recommendations?
We recently purchased a double duplex four story brownstone and want to convert to an owner’s triplex over a simple (separate garden level apartment). The…
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Amym718
in General Discussion 2 years ago
ISO new home for interior parlour doors, Take Two!
I posted about these doors 3.5 years ago…and then did nothing. So here I am again. To quote myself, we love all the details in…
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Guest User | 0 secs ago
Beautiful fireplace mantel for sale on Facebook Marketplace
This isn’t my posting, but I came across it while looking for something a lot smaller. Someone is asking $1500 for this absolutely beautiful wooden…
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nsallison
in General Discussion 2 years ago
How should one prove that a wood burning fireplace is up to code?
Need help – We have 3 wood burning fireplaces in our apartment. Last winter the building asked the cooperators to stop using all fireplaces because…
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ny11231
in General Discussion 2 years ago
Built-In Bookshelves
We’re putting floor-to-ceiling bookshelves in our brownstone living room. Wondering if people recommend using natural finished wood or painting them white? I generally prefer natural…
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workisfun
in General Discussion 2 years ago
How to buy PART of neighboring property
Hi. I live in a semidetached home with a semidetached garage in the back. I am possibly interested in offering to buy the garage (~20×24’),…
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deva
in General Discussion 2 years ago
Affordable Backyard Help
I would like to plant some easy to maintain plants in my backyard. Anyone has a good gardener to recommend? I don’t need anything fancy.…
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angela7606
in General Discussion 2 years ago
Do I need to heat my unfinished cellar?
Would love input. I’m gutting a townhouse. Was planning on ditching steam heat boiler system and going with heat pump mini splits. Then in passing…
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deanna.retzer
in General Discussion 2 years ago
American Water Resources sewer line…
I had a horrible experience with American Water Resources… after paying their premium for 10+ years they just outright denied my claim without any explanation/evidence…
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