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kwcamera
in General Discussion 7 years and 11 months ago
Environmental/Oil Tank Inspector
Hi all, I’m looking for a referral for an environmental inspector to look at the soil around a house and measure its possible toxicity. The…
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consultmbr
in General Discussion 7 years and 11 months ago
Engineering process
When drawing plans for an alteration to an existing building, does a Structural Engineer need/required to visit the subject premise in order to draw plans…
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nicolemull
in General Discussion 7 years and 11 months ago
ISO help with DOB violations
Need someone to help deal with Boiler inspection filing violations, some of which predate the purchase of the house. Have gotten estimates for their fees…
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Guest User | 0 secs ago
Two family gut renovation without permit
Does anyone know what the minimum common corridor width on the first floor should be? First floor occupied by landlord and they have enclosed the…
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NeoGrec
in General Discussion 7 years and 11 months ago
Window Cleaning Recommendation
A few weeks ago someone asked for a window cleaner recommendation but the thread is now closed for comments (why?). Anyway, we have used Simon’s…
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katerina
in Plumbing 7 years and 11 months ago
Steam pipe insulation - who to use?
My 8-unit building has no insulation on our steam pipes in the basement – I’m guessing there was asbestos removal at some point, and no…
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NeoGrec
in General Discussion 7 years and 11 months ago
Window Cleaning Recommendation
A few weeks ago someone asked for a window cleaner recommendation but the thread is now closed for comments (why?). Anyway, we have used Simon’s…
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tsarina
in General Discussion 7 years and 11 months ago
Fire engine RED 5 story fire escape
My neighbor is painting his fire escape FIRE ENGINE RED! it is 5 stories high and extremely prominent from my windows in the bedroom and…
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poise
in General Discussion 7 years and 11 months ago
contractor for stoop restoration?
Have you had your stoop restored in the last few years and been satisfied with the work? My building is in Cobble Hill. I’m looking…
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guikazoid
in General Discussion 7 years and 11 months ago
Water in basement (Monday's storm)
Here’s a video of water coming into my basement – https://goo.gl/wWCQyP. You can actually hear it gurgling. I think it may be coming from my…
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consultmbr
in General Discussion 7 years and 11 months ago
Engineering process
When drawing plans for an alteration to an existing building, does a Structural Engineer need/required to visit the subject premise in order to draw plans…
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Guest User | 0 secs ago
New Perfection white enamel stove with oven
Hello, Im new to this, just broke my foot and so Im doing some research to ease the boredom, We recently purchased a church built…
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rwood
in Plumbing 7 years and 11 months ago
In between floors plumbing, who do I call?
Hello, Our tenants Clawfoot plumbing pipe that joins into the floor and sends the dirty water to the waste line is cracked in the tile…
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bk123
in General Discussion 7 years and 11 months ago
Stairwell skylight- energy code?
I converted a 2 fam to 3 under the 68 code and the app’d plans show 1/8″ wire glass for the stairwell skylight. This is…
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bk123
in General Discussion 7 years and 11 months ago
Stairwell skylight- energy code?
I converted a 2 fam to 3 under the 68 code and the app’d plans show 1/8″ wire glass for the stairwell skylight. This is…
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Guest User | 0 secs ago
Removing load bearing walls on parlor floor - cost?
We want to demolish two walls on our brownstone parlor floor — the one that runs front to back of the house (parallel to the…
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Guest User | 0 secs ago
Removing load bearing walls on parlor floor - cost?
We want to demolish two walls on our brownstone parlor floor — the one that runs front to back of the house (parallel to the…
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upstreamaccess
in General Discussion 7 years and 11 months ago
We Recommend a Contractor
Our contractor performed a comprehensive renovation of our 4500 square foot home 8 years ago and has since worked on many additional projects. He consistently…
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