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jumping

in Roofers 11 years and 10 months ago

Free Pocket Door-

83.5″ x 28″ solid wood pocket door with 60″ metal track and 2 mechanisms with wheels. It’s a 5 panel (horizontal) door painted white. From…

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Updated 11 years and 10 months ago

ditmasmom

in Roofers 11 years and 10 months ago

Odd smell - what can it be or who do I call in to investigate?

We have been in our house for one year. Recently, on 2 occasions I have noticed a strange smell from my daughter’s bedroom. It is…

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Updated 11 years and 10 months ago

anotherposter

in About Brooklyn 11 years and 10 months ago

Front rail work?

I want to have our front rails (fairly simple design along top of brownstone wall) on the fence, the stoop rails, and three window bars…

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Updated 11 years and 10 months ago

timmywolen

in Plumbers and Plumbing 11 years and 10 months ago

New Sewer main from home to street

I received the wonderful news that my sewer line is broken and is functioning at 50%. I had the American water/ DEP insurance which ended…

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Updated 11 years and 10 months ago

rrmwzsxyjntpaloh

in For Sale 11 years and 10 months ago

FREE BAMBOO FENCING

I HAVE JUST REMOVED 4 LARGE ROLLS OF BAMBOO FENCING FROM MY ROOF DECK. THEY ARE DARKENED BUT INTACT AND IN GOOD SHAPE. ANYONE WILLING…

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Updated 11 years and 10 months ago

aatishghalib

in Moving and Storage 11 years and 10 months ago

Man with a Van

Hi all! Looking for a “man with a van” to help me pick up a desk from Park Slope, and possibly a dining table from…

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Updated 11 years and 10 months ago

Eyrie

in Bath & Kitchen 11 years and 10 months ago

Question: how to seal steam pipe gaps?

What product should I use to seal the ceiling & floor gaps where my 1950s coop’s steam pipes pass through? They are exposed pipes, and…

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Updated 11 years and 10 months ago

rrmwzsxyjntpaloh

in For Sale 11 years and 10 months ago

FREE BAMBOO FENCING

I HAVE JUST REMOVED 4 LARGE ROLLS OF BAMBOO FENCING FROM MY ROOF DECK. THEY ARE DARKENED BUT INTACT AND IN GOOD SHAPE. ANYONE WILLING…

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nintzk86

in About Brooklyn 11 years and 10 months ago

Recommendation for rubbish removal / demolition

Brownstoners, I just wanted to recommend M.S.A. Quality, Inc. for any demo/rubbish related project you may have. I have used them multiple times for both…

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Updated 11 years and 10 months ago

househunter

in Insurance 11 years and 10 months ago

Experience with Brownstone Agency and other Insurance Companies

Hello, I’m looking to switch from Liberty Mutual to a different insurance company, as their prices have gone up by 44% in the last year.…

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Updated 11 years and 10 months ago

cobbleh

in Construction 11 years and 10 months ago

guarding against dust?

Hi everyone, We live in an old tenement building that is now a cooperative. Whenever an apartment is renovated, dust manages to make its way…

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Updated 11 years and 10 months ago

hawaiismurf

in Brownstoner Renovation 11 years and 10 months ago

Sprinkler engineer needed

Hi, I am looking for a sprinkler engineer to work on a sprinkler filing for a 5 level brownstone. Let me know of any recommendations,…

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Updated 11 years and 10 months ago

hawaiismurf

in Brownstoner Renovation 11 years and 10 months ago

Sprinkler engineer needed

Hi, I am looking for a sprinkler engineer to work on a sprinkler filing for a 5 level brownstone. Let me know of any recommendations,…

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vanessajohnson787@gmail.com

in Brownstoner Renovation 11 years and 10 months ago

Kitchen and Bathroom Renovation

Hi – I live in the 4th floor of a brownstone and I’m planning to remodel the kitchen and a half bathroom. The summary of…

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Updated 11 years and 10 months ago

Eyrie

in Bath & Kitchen 11 years and 10 months ago

Question: how to seal steam pipe gaps?

What product should I use to seal the ceiling & floor gaps where my 1950s coop’s steam pipes pass through? They are exposed pipes, and…

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misconformist

in Landlord 11 years and 10 months ago

Evicting a tenant: advice desperately needed

Hi: I am hoping the brownstoner community can help me again. I have a very nasty tenant I inherited when I bought a house last…

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Updated 11 years and 10 months ago

guikazoid

in General Discussion 11 years and 10 months ago

Helicopter over Park Slope last night

Hi, anyone know why a helicopter was hovering over Park Slope for about an hour last night?

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Updated 11 years and 10 months ago

cate

in About Brooklyn 11 years and 11 months ago

Repairing vinyl siding

A section of our vinyl siding on the parlor floor level seems to be failing. I can see discoloration outside and there are strange smells…

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Updated 11 years and 10 months ago

onesix

in About Brooklyn 11 years and 10 months ago

Split AC and Plaster Walls

Has anyone ever had a mini split a/c system (with multiple handlers/one compressor) installed in a house with plaster/lathe walls? Did the installers hide the…

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Updated 11 years and 10 months ago

anonCH

in About Brooklyn 11 years and 10 months ago

DoB - how much access will they have to house when expecting boiler conversions?

We have to file for a boiler conversion (oil to gas) in a house we recently purchased. The house is a two family – but…

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Updated 11 years and 10 months ago

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