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miska212
in Lighting 13 years and 7 months ago
Lighting - Garden Floor Dining Room
We are doing a gut renovation of our 17ft wide, three floor brownstone and are wondering what to do about lighting on the garden floor…
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AnnieJ
in Construction 13 years and 7 months ago
Good experience with a contractor
I’ve had some bad experience with contractors so want to pass on a good one. I had to redo two walls in my bathroom as…
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elm_bk
in General Contractors 13 years and 7 months ago
hourly rate for a general contractor
Hi, I’m just beginning the research process for a renovation. Can anyone tell me what is a typical hourly rate for labor for a general…
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AnnieJ
in Construction 13 years and 7 months ago
Good experience with a contractor
I’ve had some bad experience with contractors so want to pass on a good one. I had to redo two walls in my bathroom as…
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dianeg
in Facade and Brownstone Repair 13 years and 7 months ago
Sales Tax on Facade Restoration
We have gotten several quotes for restoring the facade on our brownstone. Two of the contractors indicated that they would have to charge us sales…
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NewOwner
in Heating 13 years and 7 months ago
Heat not keeping up with thermostat
Brownstoners: I would love your thoughts here. This morning at 8am, my thermostat indicated a room temperature of 65, whereas it was set to go…
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Mar
in Painters and Painting & Stripping 13 years and 7 months ago
Experiences with milk paint (interior walls)?
I’m considering milk paint for our apartment walls, experiences and advice? Painters with milk paint experience? I love the look (velvety, slightly mottled) and fact…
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brooklynbilt
in Brownstoner Renovation 13 years and 7 months ago
Legality of excavating front yard to make access to garden apartment easier
I own a traditional brownstone with an owner’s triplex and a garden apartment. Presently one enters the garden apartment from under the stoop and there…
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NeoGrec
in Brownstoner Renovation 13 years and 7 months ago
How to fix scratched glass (doors & windows)?
We had our facade completely rebrownstoned this summer/fall. Overall I’m very happy with the job. But there’s a problem I’m deeply irked about. At the end of the…
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brooklynbilt
in Brownstoner Renovation 13 years and 7 months ago
Legality of excavating front yard to make access to garden apartment easier
I own a traditional brownstone with an owner’s triplex and a garden apartment. Presently one enters the garden apartment from under the stoop and there…
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bkfrank
in Energy Efficiency 13 years and 11 months ago
Does anyone have experience with Absolute Mechanical in Brooklyn for oil to gas heating conversion? Thanks.
I have not been able to find a single review of them online.
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elm_bk
in Brownstoner Renovation 13 years and 7 months ago
Any floorplans out there?
Hi, I saw a question recently soliciting feedback on a floorplan, which piqued my interest — are their other floorplans floating around on brownstoner? I…
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iranyc
in Moving and Storage 13 years and 7 months ago
light mover?
I need a decent mover for a small job – five pieces of furniture from an Upper West Side highrise to a brownstone in Brooklyn. Any recommendations?
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elm_bk
in Brownstoner Renovation 13 years and 7 months ago
Any floorplans out there?
Hi, I saw a question recently soliciting feedback on a floorplan, which piqued my interest — are their other floorplans floating around on brownstoner? I…
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Mar
in Painters and Painting & Stripping 13 years and 7 months ago
Experiences with milk paint (interior walls)?
I’m considering milk paint for our apartment walls, experiences and advice? Painters with milk paint experience? I love the look (velvety, slightly mottled) and fact…
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mystiky
in Counters 13 years and 7 months ago
Should we put metal bars into the granite counter top?
I am considering between 2 different places to buy my granite counter top from, and both of them have different “ideas” for my situarion. I have a breakfast…
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shk
in Pest Control 13 years and 7 months ago
Squirrel removal from top floor crawlspace and sealing point of access?
I think we have a squirrel hanging out in the crawlspace between our top floor ceiling and roof. Any suggestions on 1) who can remove…
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brownstoned
in Building Code 13 years and 7 months ago
Do I REALLY need permits to rebuild addition?
Ok, so here goes… My Family owns a brownstone that was bought by my grandfather in 1965.My parents bought said house form…
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Northie
in Other 13 years and 7 months ago
Architect for roof tear off
Can anyone recommend an architect to draw and file plans for the following roof work on a landmarked building? Guidance on estimated architect costs is…
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mystiky
in Electricians 13 years and 7 months ago
Do I really need a GFCI receptacle on my breakfast table?
I am changing my kitchen, and we are installing a 6 foot long breakfast table that extends directly from out countertop (same height). Imagine our kitchen as…
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