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daroogle
in For Sale 11 years and 9 months ago
Door Hardware
I just listed a set of interior and exterior handles and push plates. They came off a pair of side-by-side exterior vestibule entry doors in…
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ditmarsman
in Brownstoner Renovation 11 years and 11 months ago
Question on adding sink where there is none
Hi everyone, have a quick question for this peculiar situation. I have a small building with a few one bedrooms, but one of the units…
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brooklyntoqueens
in Brownstoner Renovation 11 years and 10 months ago
General question about selecting an architect and additional fees
I have to renovate a small building and I’m starting to receive the first quoted from architects. They all seem to be different, some more…
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minoush
in Brownstoner Renovation 11 years and 10 months ago
Adding a second floor to a 1 family
Had few conversations with some GC and two architects so far, but they’re saying conflicting things: some would say that it’s possible to add a…
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ny2013
in Brownstoner Renovation 11 years and 10 months ago
Painted Window Frames
We are doing some painting in our house. The original wood window frames with built in shutters in one of the rooms were painted a…
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delabklyn
in Brownstoner Renovation 11 years and 9 months ago
Stoop Renovation
Hi all, I need to have my brownstone stoop resurfaced, as it is cracking and crumbling. I’ve spoken to several contractors and one thing that…
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tinychicken
in About Brooklyn 11 years and 9 months ago
looking for a hard wood floor installation guy
Looking for some recommendations for hardwood floor installation I found Carlos and Jose on here, but looking for more quotes. Anyone else have an AFFORDABLE…
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tinychicken
in About Brooklyn 11 years and 9 months ago
For Sale: Double vintage Farm Sink and Vintage bathtub.
Looking to sell this beautiful vintage double farm sink $200 and vintage bathtub $100 OBO. We salvaged them because we planned to get them reglazed…
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tinychicken
in About Brooklyn 11 years and 9 months ago
Looking for a Grout and Tile Guy (anyone have experience with epoxy grout?)
Looking for someone who can inexpensively lay down grout and tile in 3 bathrooms. Any one have a good, AFFORDABLE, reference? I am also very…
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radgirl
in Flooring 11 years and 11 months ago
Any Rec's for a Floor Finish guy...aside from Carlos?!
We just got our estimate back from the famous Carlos and it’s more than double what our guy quotes us. Problem is our guy (who…
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xchx
in Brownstoner Renovation 11 years and 10 months ago
Contractor recommendation
I had a tough time finding someone to hang my cabinets and install my kitchen on a tight budget. The job involved plumbing for a…
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somedude1
in Decks and Porches 11 years and 9 months ago
roof deck attaching hardware
hello all, I have designed a roof deck for my home (I’m an engineer, just not one that normally designs decks). I finished up all…
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dkstyle24
in Brownstoner Renovation 11 years and 10 months ago
Kitchen Renovation Recommendation
I recently renovated my kitchen using a recommendation I found on Brownstoner for Mentor Frangu with Altina Tile Care. I feel like I have to…
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NewOwner
in Doors 11 years and 9 months ago
Security door plus insect screen - it can't be that hard, can it?
Brownstoners, I would love your help. I would like to replace an existing screen door with a security door that also has an insect screen.…
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katarusa
in About Brooklyn 11 years and 9 months ago
Best deal in kitchen appliances
Please recommend to get the best deal to obtain dishwasher.
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bedstuywalla
in About Brooklyn 11 years and 9 months ago
URGENT rec on hot water heater install?
my water heater was damaged during the polar vortex. any recs on a brooklyn-based, licensed and affordable plumber/contractor to install the new one and remove…
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northslopian
in Roofers 11 years and 9 months ago
What's up with the Con Ed bill?
Hs anyone else noticed a big uptick in their Con Ed bill since the last month? December’s bill was 50% more than November’s, and January’s…
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oliver_nyc
in Roofers 11 years and 9 months ago
brownstone flower box / planter
hi – i’m looking for someone to build/install exterior window planter boxes on the parlor floor of a brownstone. the exterior ledge is very small…
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