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neilw
in Carpet and Upholstery 13 years and 9 months ago
Advice Needed: Carpeting Metal Stairs
I want to carpet the stairs to my finished cellar. The stairs are metal, and I’m not sure what the best (or reasonable) way is…
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DouglasAlan
in Painters and Painting & Stripping 13 years and 9 months ago
Painter, et al Review
We had Where To Get It Services paint a good portion of our house, remove and replace a ceiling, do other drywall and carpentry work,…
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drock2750
in Boiler Repair 13 years and 9 months ago
Boiler Flame Lockout
I have a question related to the pressuretrol on my boiler… I have set the pressuretrol to approx 2psi, but here’s the problem: When the…
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gpoint
in Lawyers and legal service 13 years and 9 months ago
Seller stalling after buyer signed contract
This is the 3rd time we’ve gone to contract on a property and the seller is holding off on signing. All of these properties have…
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ebsjb
in Energy Efficiency 13 years and 9 months ago
coin operated washing machines
I am purchasing communal coin operated washer-dryers for a brownstone with 4 rental units. The choice is gas or electric. Which is more efficient and…
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gowanawana
in Brownstoner 13 years and 9 months ago
Wood siding to replace vinyl siding? How much? Who? and How?
After visiting Boston this past weekend for a friends wedding I fell in love with the look of actual, real wood siding on all the…
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rebox
in Brownstoner Renovation 13 years and 11 months ago
waterproofing cellar with drylock?
Are there any professionals out there who can weigh in on drylock or thoroseal to waterproof a cellar whose foundation is stone. The walls and…
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bedstuywalla
in Building Code 13 years and 9 months ago
Does a 2-family home need a heating unit enclosure?
My home currently has an HPD class B violation for not having a “proper enclosure for the central heating unit, cellar”. However, I’ve combed old…
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Bar
in Building Code 13 years and 9 months ago
Does any one know the building code re legality of large chicken coop close to back property line?
Our neighbors have a large chicken coop and moved it close to our back property line. It is a wood and screen structure – I’m…
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drock2750
in Boiler Repair 13 years and 9 months ago
Boiler Flame Lockout
I have a question related to the pressuretrol on my boiler… I have set the pressuretrol to approx 2psi, but here’s the problem: When the…
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sniec
in Construction 13 years and 10 months ago
Roof Access and Bulkhead
What woud be the approximate cost of creating access to the roof, with stairs and a bulkhead, through the top floor apartment of a brick townhouse?
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slvillager
in Brownstoner Renovation 13 years and 9 months ago
Extension of extension
We have a two story extension on the back of our house. The upper floor extension is smaller than the bottom and has an adjacent…
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drewsomething
in For Sale 13 years and 9 months ago
HAUNTED YARD SALE (Greenwood Heights)
http://cdn.brownstoner.com/4ea1ffa1d24da-.jpg Hello! Tomorrow on Saturday the 22nd we are having a HAUNTED YARD SALE in our back yard in Greenwood Heights. We are also selling…
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sunny10
in Brownstoner Renovation 14 years and 1 month ago
Indoor painter recommendation
I recently used a painter I found on Brownstoner, Jamie Grubb, and wanted to report back what an excellent job he did. He repainted our…
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brownieinhk
in Alarm 13 years and 9 months ago
Alarm system installer
Hi everyone, I’m looking for recommendations for a reputable, fair priced company to install a wired-in home security system. I would also welcome any thoughts…
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kls
in Carpenters and Woodworkers 13 years and 9 months ago
Radiator Covers
Does anyone have a good contact for inexpensive radiator covers? They can be wood or metal, I’m guessing metal will be much more reasonable. …
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shnarkie
in Wood Restoration 13 years and 9 months ago
Sidelight Repair
http://cdn.brownstoner.com/4ea178b0e7432-.jpg Hi All- We were replacing the electric in our new house and found these awesome sidelights. I think they might be the oldest detail…
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svz
in Construction 13 years and 9 months ago
Where to find info on developer?
Currently looking at a 2 family constructed in 2008 near the Morgan area of Bushwick. It’s repped by Elliman, but when I inquired about who…
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