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Pamplona

in Dept. of Buildings (DOB) 13 years and 7 months ago

Does anyone know D.O.B.s requirements regarding compressor placement for a split level ductless air conditioning system? Thank you!

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aravalittle

in Chimney and Fireplace 13 years and 7 months ago

Looking for someone to Install a WoodStove...

Hi! We have a Morso woodstove that needs to be put in– the chimney has already been lined and prepped (by Manny LaSalle) and is…

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coopfornow

in Flooring 13 years and 7 months ago

paint for basement/ laundry room floor

We’ll need to paint the basement and laundry room floor in our coop building. What would be a good paint to use? Floors do get…

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michellegross

in About Brooklyn 13 years and 7 months ago

how do you think the Brooklyn Navy Yard can help promote job growth to the local economy?

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vica

in Brownstoner 13 years and 7 months ago

Chimney estimate needed for Brooklyn brownstone

Hi Our chimney is blocked and need to be cleaned. Can someone recommend a responsible and reasonable chimney company servicing Brooklyn properties? Tks

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mamalove

in Roofers 13 years and 7 months ago

GC for windows and roof?

This might be a totally facile question, but we are admittedly beginners at renovation and buying a brownstone. It needs a new roof and new…

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ronnalevy

in Brownstoner Renovation 13 years and 7 months ago

Does anyone know a place in Brooklyn that will custom make and install interior doors (not Home Depot or Lowes)?

Interior Doors for an old brownstone.

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mjneuwirth

in Chimney and Fireplace 13 years and 7 months ago

Chimney and Roof Vendor NOT recommended: Diamond Roofing

They are totally unresponsive – they provided an estimate and haven’t returned a single call in more than a month.  Find another roofer and/or chimney…

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pickles

in Cellar 13 years and 7 months ago

Cellar Ceiling

Hey, trying to make my cellar usable as a workshop/studio.  The boiler room is walled off in fireproof-type bricks and has a metal ceiling -…

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jjw

in Other 13 years and 7 months ago

Breaking Up With Your Architect

Breaking Up With The Architect: As in any relationship, there are good ways and bad ways to tell your  architect it is not working out.…

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pickles

in Cellar 13 years and 7 months ago

Cellar Ceiling

Hey, trying to make my cellar usable as a workshop/studio.  The boiler room is walled off in fireproof-type bricks and has a metal ceiling -…

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michellegross

in About Brooklyn 13 years and 7 months ago

how do you think the Brooklyn Navy Yard can help promote job growth to the local economy?

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Boerumresident

in Dept. of Buildings (DOB) 13 years and 7 months ago

What happens to transitional assessed values for property taxes after a change to C of O?

I am looking at a 3 family property that has property taxes currently calculated based upon a “transitional assesssed value” that is only 40 or…

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mjneuwirth

in Chimney and Fireplace 13 years and 7 months ago

Chimney and Roof Vendor NOT recommended: Diamond Roofing

They are totally unresponsive – they provided an estimate and haven’t returned a single call in more than a month.  Find another roofer and/or chimney…

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Sager

in Flooring 13 years and 7 months ago

Re-staining mid-century parquet floors

http://cdn.brownstoner.com/4e8a669227b96-.jpg I have parquet floors from the mid-60’s (they are actually more like solid wood tiles vs. the intricate,  parquet floors from earlier in the…

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dylan621

in Quality of Life 13 years and 7 months ago

subway vibrations

We recently moved into the top floor of a brownstone a couple of blocks from a subway station. After being here for a few weeks we’ve…

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brokedown

in Insurance 13 years and 7 months ago

Disagreement with insurance company about the definition of "in the building"

We’re making our first claim on our homeowner’s policy, and we’re frustrated by an illogical decision that the carrier made, so we’re trying to decide…

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meme2

in Lawyers and legal service 13 years and 7 months ago

property owners can they get possession of rent control

We are looking for a rent control lawyer. that specializes in brooklyn townhouse tenancy.  We have a house that was bought as a trust for…

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ywindsorterrace

in Family and Parenting 13 years and 7 months ago

Free Event for Families in Windsor Terrace

On Monday, October 10th from 9am-2pm Kings Bay Y at Windsor Terrace is having a free event open to the public. They’re welcoming everyone in…

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Master Plvmber

in Heating 13 years and 7 months ago

A properly installed steam heating radiator looks like this.

http://cdn.brownstoner.com/4e8bb1dc477a9-.jpg Here’s a thermal image I took last year in a customer’s home in Park Slope.  Areas of higher heat energy are shown in lighter…

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