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hteismixoo
in Renovation 3 years and 6 months ago
Replace Old Cast Iron Radiator with Flat Wall Mounted Unit
I am renovating a condo in a pre-war apartment building. I want to replace the old cast iron radiators with modern flat wall mounted units.…
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Guest User | 0 secs ago
Cornice
Anyone recently replace their cornice recently? Any recommendations of who to hire to repair or replace? If you have an idea ballpark costs, can you…
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qjwiaruzqstyo
in General Discussion 3 years and 6 months ago
Climate Saving Retrofit For Brownstone Heat/Hot Water
I have a four-story (plus basement), two-family brownstone in Clinton Hill. I’m looking to replace our hydronic (hot water) boiler and hot water heater with…
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stickerhappy
in General Discussion 3 years and 6 months ago
Whats needed for fire safety in and around boiler room?
So we have a fire extinguisher just outside the boiler room, a self closing metal door on the boiler room and smoke/carbon monoxide detectors too.…
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nathaniel 123
in General Discussion 3 years and 6 months ago
Townhouse brokers in NYC
We live in a two family townhouse on the Upper West Side. We are thinking of selling our duplex. Other than Vandenberg and Garfield are…
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michaelcoughlan
in General Discussion 3 years and 6 months ago
What should this mantel even look like?
I have – I think – a slate (possibly soapstone?) fireplace mantel that the previous owners kindly stripped. Thing is it looks horrible. Weird green…
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michaelsaur67
in General Discussion 3 years and 6 months ago
Critters rummaging in lawn
Recently, we often find our backyard lawn digged up quite extensively in the mornings (see pic). I have reseeded the lawn a few weeks back,…
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fmb78
in General Discussion 3 years and 6 months ago
Looking for someone to repair wooden doors on mantle / cabinet
We salvaged this mantlepiece some years ago, but have yet to repair and reinstall the doors. Does anybody have any recommendations as to who could…
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ifhahptzvoqsrbud
in General Discussion 3 years and 6 months ago
Recs for custom garbage enclosure?
I’m an owner in a small brownstone coop, and we’re looking for someone to design and build a garbage enclosure for the front of our…
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stickerhappy
in General Discussion 3 years and 7 months ago
Is it ok to put basement electrical meters behind a door panel?
We have a panel of smart electrical meters in the basement of a multifamily building. They’re in a finished basement so we’d like to add…
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cbd tinctures
in General Discussion 3 years and 6 months ago
Brownstone Living room doors for sale.
We are selling the pair of wooden living room doors that we will no longer need. We are doing a renovation and will open up…
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Guest User | 0 secs ago
Replace Sewer line inside cellar
The flooding caused by Ida cracked and damaged the concrete slab in my cellar right above the sewer pipe. This exposed the sewer line which…
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jrxhxneelbv
in Renovation 3 years and 6 months ago
Townhouse Items to go
The attached items are available almost immediately – house is in Harlem. Please contact me (clbachteler at gmail dot com) if you are interested. [EF2E5E78-6FB9-4504-A029-0631AA443DF9](//muut.com/u/brownstoner/s3/:brownstoner:KVYy:ef2e5e786fb94504a0290631aa443df9.jpeg.jpg)…
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alexwithak
in Heating and Cooling 3 years and 6 months ago
Experience with ductless heat pump systems
We’re in contract on a Brooklyn rowhouse and one of the things we’d like to do early on is install ductless heating/cooling. The newer heat…
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jrxhxneelbv
in Renovation 3 years and 7 months ago
Brownstone Gut Renovation
Hi – we’re just embarking on a gut renovation of a 20’ wide townhouse. It has a lot of original fixtures/ woodwork and we are…
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hayley.moynihan
in General Discussion 3 years and 6 months ago
Neighbor keeps parking in shared driveway blocking access to my garage
I own a house in Queens, NY. There’s a row of 7 houses which share the driveway in the back, and access to the garages…
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katerina
in General Discussion 3 years and 6 months ago
Windsor Terrace - fair asking price for a new development condo?
We are looking at a listing for a sponsor unit in a new building in Windsor Terrace, wondering what people think of the asking price,…
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eamonnsbest
in Bath & Kitchen 3 years and 6 months ago
Where to refinish a porcelain sink
We recently salvaged a porcelain pedestal sink and would like to refinish it. Any recommendations for good shops who do this locally? Thank you!
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