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homerglimpson
in Brownstoner Renovation 12 years and 7 months ago
Estimate cost & time to fix saggy floor? Lead paint, asbestos & baby issue too!.
Can anyone estimate the time and cost to fix two floors of a brownstone where the floor is sagging/bouncy around the stairwell and the bathroom?…
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1078dean
in For Sale 11 years and 9 months ago
Metal gate for turn-of-the-century townhouse
For sale is an original backyard gate from a 1895 Brooklyn brownstone. The gate is 81″ by 30.5″, it has a white porcelain knob on…
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bedstuytownhouse
in About Brooklyn 12 years and 8 months ago
Jonathan Butler...pls pay attention to your blog...
This is a repost but the forum archive has all of the topics but the comments are missing hence eliminating really valuable information for your…
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housepoor
in Inspection 11 years and 8 months ago
Asbestos inspector
I am going to be doing some work in my basement, bringing in a independent fire sprinkler feed. To get the permits, I am told…
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mammal
in About Brooklyn 11 years and 8 months ago
What's the most beautiful brownstone block in Park Slope?
My fiancée and I are doing our engagement photo shoot on Monday and had the idea of doing a brownstone theme since that was one…
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stickerhappy
in Masonry 11 years and 8 months ago
Looking for worn/reclaimed brick for outdoor retaining wall- any ideas?
We are building a 2′ high retaining wall for a backyard planter. We are pretty specific and picky about the look of the brick- more…
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hickmankate
in For Sale 11 years and 8 months ago
duravit white vanity sink with pedestal
hello, this is a very nice Duravit brand sink which is in great condition. comes with hardware included and still attached. the sink itself measures:…
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murphy84
in About Brooklyn 11 years and 8 months ago
Help with new rowhouse purchase
My boyfriend and I just purchased a rowhouse in Bed Stuy in pretty good condition. It’s the first time we’re responsible for such a large…
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hannah24
in Brownstoner Renovation 11 years and 8 months ago
Stripping a slate fireplace
There are two non working slate fireplaces in the row house I just purchased. Once is in beautiful condition, just needs to be maintained and…
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elanag1
in Brownstoner Renovation 12 years and 1 month ago
Popcorn Ceiling Removal - probable asbestos
We are are getting close to signing a contract on a 1965 townhouse in Kensington. About 2/3 of the 2nd floor has a sparkly popcorn…
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stickerhappy
in Building Code 11 years and 8 months ago
What can you do with M2-1 zoning?
We are looking at a property currently built as a single family building on an M2-1 zoned area, 25×100 lot. It’s currently built pretty small…
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kimplicated
in History 13 years and 1 month ago
Finding 1940s Tax Photo?
Hi all, I’m looking for the old tax photos of our home. As I understand it, the city took photos of every building in the…
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stickerhappy
in Masonry 11 years and 8 months ago
Looking for worn/reclaimed brick for outdoor retaining wall- any ideas?
We are building a 2′ high retaining wall for a backyard planter. We are pretty specific and picky about the look of the brick- more…
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stickerhappy
in Building Code 11 years and 8 months ago
What can you do with M2-1 zoning?
We are looking at a property currently built as a single family building on an M2-1 zoned area, 25×100 lot. It’s currently built pretty small…
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ajrendon
in Facade and Brownstone Repair 11 years and 8 months ago
repointing recommendations?
We live in an semi-attached brownstone–we’re at the end of a row. Our brick side wall is in pretty rough shape and we are looking…
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hickmankate
in For Sale 11 years and 8 months ago
tall kitchen cabinet closet unit for sale
hello, in the process of kitchen renovation in a new apartment and this part of the kitchen cabinet unit has to go. basically brand new.…
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simbaslair
in Renovation 11 years and 10 months ago
STOOP Repair Chipped and resurfaced by BN Express
We’ve owned our Brownstone for a little under 6 years and finally got around to repairing our stoop. The building was built, according to public…
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hannah24
in Brownstoner Renovation 11 years and 8 months ago
Stripping a slate fireplace
There are two non working slate fireplaces in the row house I just purchased. Once is in beautiful condition, just needs to be maintained and…
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