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bkcontractorwhistleblower
in General Discussion 5 hrs ago
HVAC/Ductwork vendor Recommendations
Hi Folks, I am looking for recommendations for an HVAC/Ductwork vendor that is knowledgeable, reliable and not your typical Brooklyn cash grabber who overcharges. We…
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bkcontractorwhistleblower
in Heating and Cooling 14 hrs ago
HVAC/Ductwork Recommendations
Hi Folks, I am looking for recommendations for an HVAC/Ductwork vendor that is knowledgeable, reliable and not your typical Brooklyn cash grabber who overcharges. We…
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sphil305
in Dept. of Buildings (DOB) 3 days ago
How to Close Out a 1993 Open Plumbing Permit in Brooklyn
I found an old open plumbing permit in NYC DOB records for my Brooklyn property. Details: Permit issued and approved 05/07/1993, expired 05/07/1994 Work description:…
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owest
in General Discussion 5 days ago
Basement Waterproofing
Any recommendations for masons/water-proofing contractors that repoint basement stone walls where mortar has failed?
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thetinkerswagon
in General Discussion 12 years and 1 month ago
FREE Wagner 220 Electric Paint Sprayer
Hi folks, I am doing a bit of cleaning and will be listing a lot of FREE items on here over the next week or…
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alexkavourias
in General Discussion 1 month ago
Combining Floors - Legal 3 family to 2 family conversion?
Im in contract to buy a 3 family townhouse. – garden, parlor and top floors are separate apartments – the parlor and top floor share…
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bobjohn
in Plumbing 1 weeks ago
To replace lead water line and cut concrete tree bad in front of the house
Y’all, We live in Bayridge. We have a lead waterline comming from the street into the house. So I want two things: (a) replace lead…
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kissiffer4
in Insurance 14 years ago
Brownstone BUILDING insurance
Hi, I hope somebody can help with this. We are relatively new owners in our building (3 family brownstone – condo) and looking over the…
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austinmsteele
in General Discussion 1 weeks ago
Smart Buzzer/Intercom Advice - 3 Family
Hi we have a 3 family building. We’d like to install a smart buzzer/intercom system to buzz people in remotely. We also would like an…
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lschalet
in General Discussion 1 weeks ago
Rat Control Questions
Hi, My ground floor tenant (in a Park Slope brownstone) saw a rat and I know that means finding the borrows and entry points. I…
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MasterPlvmber
in Plumbing 1 weeks ago
As We Approach Heating Season.
Labor Day is September 1st, about four weeks away. As a plumbing and heating contractor, I urge you to consider performing any boiler work or…
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alexkavourias
in General Discussion 2 weeks ago
Metal deck contractor recommendations
looking to add a standard metal deck off the parlor level of a townhouse. I found some old recommendations from a few years ago on…
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chrissymitch
in Home Buying 6 months ago
Home inspection
Hi everyone, Wanted to leave a big recommendation for Steve Cymbalsky at Brownstone Home Inspection LLC. We are novice homeowners and are looking at buying…
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bobjohn
in General Discussion 1 month ago
Neibour installed ultrasound animal repelent in front of his house. What to do about it?
A bad person on our block installed some of those ulrasound animal repelling devices in front of his house. These are motion activated devices. Now…
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wesleyas
in General Discussion 2 weeks ago
advice / repairing wall cracks
Hi! I live on the top floor of a pre-war townhouse in Bushwick and we’ve had a couple cracks appear in our walls, as well…
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bkcontractorwhistleblower
in General Discussion 3 weeks ago
Townhouse Garden Rental Advice
Looking for advice and guidance on listing and renting out a garden level apartment of a townhouse in Brooklyn. I do not want to go…
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aapitz
in Renovation 1 month ago
Adding moulding around door frame
I am looking to extend the existing moulding around an indoor doorframe in our brownstone. Where could I find something like this, or get it…
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stuycat
in Renovation 1 month ago
Dip n strip?
Looking to get about 40 shutters of various sizes (for all front windows of 4 story home), stripped and refinished. I found Dip n Strip,…
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