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Guest User | 0 secs ago
Anyone ever relocated a toilet before?
We are renovating a 3rd story, top-floor apartment with a horribly configured bathroom. When you walk in the bathroom door, the room is long and…
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Guest User | 0 secs ago
Eagle E series casement windows
We have an issue with Eagle E series casement windows installed around 2013. We always had an issue closing the window. It never latched correctly…
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lafayetteloruren
in Plumbing 7 years and 10 months ago
Who installs ducts for gas dryer?
We have just bought a house in Bed-Stuy, newly renovated with a connection for a washer and gas dryer in the partial grade basement. It…
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midwoodflyer
in General Discussion 7 years and 10 months ago
Stairwell skylight shade
Looking for anyone who has put a shade or blind on their stairwell skylight. The summer sun beats through our skylight and adds to the…
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laurenpacker123
in Exteriors 7 years and 10 months ago
Narrow planters for windows of brownstone
Hi there- looking for really narrow window boxes for front of our parlor windows and or soem suggestions. The ledge is only 6 inches deep…
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lafayetteloruren
in Plumbing 7 years and 10 months ago
Who installs ducts for gas dryer?
We have just bought a house in Bed-Stuy, newly renovated with a connection for a washer and gas dryer in the partial grade basement. It…
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owest
in General Discussion 7 years and 10 months ago
Entry Floor Tile
Was there a feature article on a couple who went on vacation and loved the tile so much that they had it reproduced for their…
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skeer126
in General Discussion 7 years and 10 months ago
hallway width on 3 family- r6
So I am redoing one of my apartments and and trying to make my hallway as small as possible to give a few extra inches…
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rositagibson
in General Discussion 7 years and 10 months ago
Is my neighbor blocking my driveway?
Attached is a picture (https://i.imgur.com/eAkRqrk.png) of the front of my house (red line = property line and yellow = driveway). Underneath the trash bags is…
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homely
in General Discussion 7 years and 10 months ago
Gravel under bluestone sidewalk?
So the contractor replacing my sidewalk bluestone today did not lay any gravel under the sand. He insisted that the substrate is strong and packed…
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Guest User | 0 secs ago
Add deck to second floor of a 2 family brownstone
I would like to add a steel deck to the second floor of a 2 family brownstone and don’t know where to start … is…
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reagan9000
in General Discussion 7 years and 10 months ago
Bumblebee hive removal
I’ve found a small bumblebee hive in some straw in my back yard. The hive is in a plastic container, so they can’t dig into…
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empathie00
in General Discussion 7 years and 10 months ago
Change color of new brownstone?
Hi all, we’re having our stoop redone and are VERY unhappy with the color. We’re not redoing our facade, which is painted a darker brown…
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Guest User | 0 secs ago
New GC or Home improvement contractor needed
I’m going through hell trying to find a contractor to take over my project I need help can anyone recommend someone to me please
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williamandrewcoffey
in General Discussion 7 years and 10 months ago
the 'scraping 'of "scraping and painting"
I contracted to have my soffit scraped and painted. In discussing it with the foreman he assured me they would do a good job preparing…
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Guest User | 0 secs ago
Seeking Architect, Engineer and Contractor for Basement Excavation
We are considering a basement excavation. The current ceiling height is about 6 feet and the basement is unfinished. We would like to dig as…
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slopegirl
in General Discussion 7 years and 10 months ago
Neighbors land survey said we both own 3' of a third neighbor's driveway...
Hi our next door neighbor just sold an apartment and those new owners had a land survey done as part of their purchase. Our neighbor…
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williamandrewcoffey
in General Discussion 7 years and 10 months ago
Commercial laundry venting
I live next to a commercial laundry . A lot of lint , some in clumps, lands in my yard and on my green roof.…
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