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Guest User | 0 secs ago
clothing hanger pole paint is chipping
any suggestions for this besides painting it again? If I paint it again I feel it will evulventualyl start chipping when I slide my hangers
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Guest User | 0 secs ago
clothing hanger pole paint is chipping
any suggestions for this besides painting it again? If I paint it again I feel it will evulventualyl start chipping when I slide my hangers
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homely
in General Discussion 6 years and 2 months ago
Seeking Successful Property Tax Challenge
I challenge my property tax every year and lose, so this year I plan to take it to the courts. Anyone have experience with this.…
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mhquinones
in Brownstoner Renovation 10 years and 2 months ago
Another Question on Renovation Costs
Hi Everyone, Before I begin, thank you for any and all responses I get. I know this is the umpteenth time this question has been…
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Guest User | 0 secs ago
Snow preparation
Any recommendations on which brand of salt/ice melt and shovel to get (especially for stoop and sidewalk)? Also any tips and things in general that…
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Guest User | 0 secs ago
Tax implications of **wildly inaccurate Alt2 reno estimate?
Hi All – I know there are some very detailed and lively discussions about tax implications of Alt1 and Alt 2 permits. I have a…
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homely
in General Discussion 6 years and 3 months ago
Will DOB let a neighbor put a construction fence on my property?
A neighbor is putting up a full-width extension, or trying to. I notice that on the DOB Now website, they have applied for a fence…
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RobertGMarvin
in General Discussion 6 years and 3 months ago
Water Dripping Through Skylight During Heavy Snow
Facebook sent me a “memory” today of a post I put on our neighborhood [PLG] page four years ago. I thought it might be worth…
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elizabethJane
in General Discussion 6 years and 2 months ago
Need Recommendation for Paint Stripper off-site
I don’t know if this service exists — I am looking for someone to come to my house in Brooklyn, remove some closet doors and…
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nednedx
in General Discussion 6 years and 3 months ago
Home Insurance agency recommendation
Hi, looking for homeowner insurance recommendations for a BK brownstone
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Guest User | 0 secs ago
Suing the developer due to smell and other issues
We purchased a gut-renovated wood frame townhouse in Crown Heights in November. Unfortunately we have two major problems ostensively related to the neighbor’s townhouse immediately…
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jaywhy
in General Discussion 6 years and 3 months ago
Need someone for in wall speaker wiring and an ethernet jack
Hi- I want to run speaker wire from my amp through the walls to the speaker location. I also want to pull a cable run…
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Guest User | 0 secs ago
Buying a BK townhouse that was renovated without permits
We have been looking for a townhome in Bed Stuy, Crown Heights or Bushwick and literally everything we see has something wrong most of the…
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Guest User | 0 secs ago
Using a B2 - 2 Family as a single family or converting with DOB
We are looking to buy a home in Bushwick that is currently classifed as at B2-2 Family home with the DOF – the home does…
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garaypetra17
in General Discussion 6 years and 3 months ago
Property Tax Miscalculation?
Hi all, I am a new homeowner in Brooklyn, and this is my first time receiving the notice of property value that the department of…
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Guest User | 0 secs ago
Using a B2 - 2 Family as a single family or converting with DOB
We are looking to buy a home in Bushwick that is currently classifed as at B2-2 Family home with the DOF – the home does…
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homely
in General Discussion 6 years and 3 months ago
Seeking demolition guy/gal
I’m looking for someone to demolish and remove walls around my cellar furnace, at staircase and around gas meter. And hopeful ceiling too. Someone you…
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jickwilsons
in General Discussion 6 years and 3 months ago
Glass specialist
Recently, our condo’s glass facade on the 1st floor had graffiti by vandalism. We have a big and tall window down to ground on the…
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