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Refiling New Survey with the DOF - How do you do it?

We did a survey of our property … how do we refile this with the Department of Finance? There is such a lack of info…

Stair repair

Hi all – am in need of major indoor staircase repair and am looking for someone with experience repairing/restoring (rather than replacing). I’ve searched the…

Need very small quantity of Pennsylvania fieldstone

I am looking for a very small quantity of Pennsylvania fieldstone to top off an old stone wall (3-4 feet by maybe 6 inches). Our…

App for selling stuff after house repair

Hi everyone! I’m looking for an app which allows selling things quickly. I have a lot of tools and other stuff left after we finished…

How much $$$ does tiling a basement floor cost??

Approximately, how much does it cost have a decent contractor install basic ceramic floor tiling in a basement (e.g. 1500sqft) in Brooklyn including materials? I’ve…

Steam Radiators For Sale

I am doing a gut renovation of my Crown Heights brownstone and I have about 10 steam radiators for sale for $20 each. For pickup…

App for selling stuff after house repair

Hi everyone! I’m looking for an app which allows selling things quickly. I have a lot of tools and other stuff left after we finished…

Tenants not throwing garbage away properly

Currently I am forced to sort through the garbage at my investment property. Any way I can better enforce the correct way to dispose the…

Dear community: what is your favorite design for a brownstone deck?

Seeking great ideas from our crowd. 🙂 What designs for backyard (parlor floor) decks do you love (with stairs down to the back yard, of…

Building a Vestibule/Entryway?

Do any of you have experience in constructing a vestibule for your front entrance? If so, or even if you’re considering it (or even tearing…

Fireplace mantel for sale $100

condition: good Gorgeous antique fireplace mantel. I believe it is beech. It is original to our brownstone (came from neighboring house) on the upper west…

Has Browstoner stopped publishing? The last post is from last Friday.

Residential Parking Permits

Does anyone know how brooklyn heights acquired residential parking permits, and what the process would be to bring permitted parking to other neighborhoods in Brooklyn?…

Looking for Residential Engineer in Park Slope

Who can recommend an expert engineer to diagnose the source of water leakage in the basement level of our townhouse?

Apartment Door Sagging on Hinges

We replaced the old hinges on our apartment’s front door (to the building’s hall) with 6 inch Everbilt spring loaded hinges. This worked well for…

Has Browstoner stopped publishing? The last post is from last Friday.

Stair reno

I’ve purchased solid birch treads and solid birch risers thinking that solid was the best way to go. I had an installer come last night…

Best Way To Produce Domestic Hot Water?

I searched and didn’t see any recent posts… Our 4-story brownstone had a hydronic heating system for heat and hot water, but we are going…

Stair reno

I’ve purchased solid birch treads and solid birch risers thinking that solid was the best way to go. I had an installer come last night…

Mechanics liens / avoiding full payment for sub-par job

I hired a flooring contractor who had great reviews on yelp and was super helpful when we were getting estimates to decide what kind of…