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MarkABernstein
in General Discussion 9 years and 3 months ago
Upholstery/Window treatments
Thanks everyone for all of the good advice in this forum. I had looked for quite some time to find someone local to make window…
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blaqhole
in General Discussion 9 years and 3 months ago
Appliance removal for storage
Hello brownstoners. We are in the midst of selling our house and as part of the sale, we are able to take all the appliances…
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blaqhole
in General Discussion 9 years and 3 months ago
Appliance removal for storage
Hello brownstoners. We are in the midst of selling our house and as part of the sale, we are able to take all the appliances…
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vngriwvly
in General Discussion 9 years and 3 months ago
Entry Door Reno
Hi all, we are renovating our entry way doors as part of a larger project. I guess the dream is to find several tall, beautiful…
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Guest User | 0 secs ago
Separate thermostat for tenant
My two family brownstone (garden apartment and triplex) has one thermostat for the whole house. I’m thinking of installing a second thermostat for the garden…
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stuyheights
in General Discussion 9 years and 3 months ago
What is your water pressure?
We have a brand new water main coming in with a 1 1/4 line with 40 psi. I was curious to know what everyone else’s…
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jcurreri
in General Discussion 9 years and 3 months ago
Hardwood floor contractor
Can anyone recommend a hardwood floor contractor, for repair and refinishing of a plank floor and installation of a new parquet floor?
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michaelsaur67
in General Discussion 9 years and 3 months ago
No meters in newly renovated house
We are buying a 2-family-house in Ocean Hill. It is a rehab, but last minute, seller tells us there are no gas and electrical meters…
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kms_bkyn
in Plumbing 9 years and 3 months ago
Recommendation for water main/sewer line inspection?
The city will “probably” fix our sidewalk (damage done by city owned tree) sometime between July 2017 and June 2018, so I’m wondering if I…
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jcurreri
in General Discussion 9 years and 3 months ago
Hardwood floor contractor
Can anyone recommend a hardwood floor contractor, for repair and refinishing of a plank floor and installation of a new parquet floor?
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stuyheights
in General Discussion 9 years and 3 months ago
What is your water pressure?
We have a brand new water main coming in with a 1 1/4 line with 40 psi. I was curious to know what everyone else’s…
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ketchupremo
in General Discussion 9 years and 3 months ago
Coop Building Insurance
Does anyone have any recommendation of a Coop Building Insurance agency ? We’ve been customers of Brownstone agency for 30 years with only one minor…
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workisfun
in General Discussion 9 years and 3 months ago
Cork flooring
Does anyone have experience with floating cork flooring?
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joseph.aghelian
in Conversion 9 years and 3 months ago
Renovating for co-op use. Variance? ADA?
My building has a space at the top of our building (30th floor) that used to house water towers. I’d like to turn this space…
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joseph.aghelian
in Conversion 9 years and 3 months ago
Renovating for co-op use. Variance? ADA?
My building has a space at the top of our building (30th floor) that used to house water towers. I’d like to turn this space…
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cobblehillbilly
in General Discussion 9 years and 3 months ago
Replacing wood header beam with steel
Has anyone replaced the main beam of their house with a steel one recently? If so, Can you recommend the contractor who did the work…
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orgcoun26
in General Discussion 9 years and 3 months ago
C/O Change Question
I’m looking to potentially buy a house that has an interesting cert of occupancy. It’s registered by the Department of Finance as a 2 family…
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empathie00
in Roofing 9 years and 3 months ago
Desperately seeking advice to have roofer finish before winter!
Hi all – we’ve been working with a roofer on a cornice restoration since May 1. Originally the job was to take 3 weeks; he…
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