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bdz
in General Discussion 12 years ago
Converting brownstone into condo
I know this question has been asked many times in this board, but with the new site format I cannot seem to find any current…
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bluestuy
in General Discussion 12 years ago
Quick Release Window Security at Garden level
In order to complete our re-fi, we need to replace the old typical brownstone window security bars with quick release kind (or, do without) as…
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john2
in General Discussion 12 years ago
How do I repair stoop/steps caulking? - pics inside
Hello, First of all, great site and I am learning a lot! My questions relate to how I might repair some patching between granite steps…
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chlimestone
in General Discussion 12 years and 1 month ago
What should be included in home insurance for a limestone in Brooklyn?
We are new to this and would welcome advice. We just bought a limestone and have plans to live in it while renting the garden…
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thetinkerswagon
in General Discussion 12 years ago
FREE Wagner 220 Electric Paint Sprayer
Hi folks, I am doing a bit of cleaning and will be listing a lot of FREE items on here over the next week or…
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brownstoner99
in General Discussion 12 years ago
All Renovation Construction Co
Had All Renovation Construction Company come out to give me estimate on renovation. They never got back to me or even had the courtesy to…
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bedstuytownhouse
in General Discussion 12 years ago
Looking for L&T lawyer recos...specifically pitbull types that rep LLs
Asking for an older neighbor who ended up with “professional” tenants…the type that use the system to their advantage to not pay rent by pretending…
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bklynpwds
in Renovation 12 years ago
Change Orders/Credits
We had a bunch of change orders on our recent renovation and I was wondering whose responsibility it is to make sure that credits in…
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mrohrmann
in Mortgage 12 years and 1 month ago
DHCR Legal Rent Review
Dear Landlords/Lawyers pls advise, I have a particularly scrappy tenant in a rent stabilized unit that has filed a rent overcharge complaint with the DHCR.…
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Minmin
in General Discussion 12 years ago
Bump: Retaining Wall Spikes
Reposting because I’m curious and concerned. A neighbor has a low retaining wall about 18 inches high. He just installed 4 inch spiked finials (rounded…
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kidbklyn
in General Discussion 12 years ago
Mini-split system installation
How many exchangers would be need on an open 900 sq.ft. area on the parlor floor area of a brownstone? Does one 24,000 Btu unit…
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housepoor
in General Discussion 12 years ago
Plumbers and Travel Time
Is it typical for a plumber to charge for travel time? I just got a bill for 1 1/2 hours or work plus another hour…
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yves
in General Discussion 12 years ago
looking for upholsterer recommendation
For a small sofa prefer brooklyn based.
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merc120
in General Discussion 12 years and 1 month ago
Neighbor wants to build a "party" parapet wall above our attached flat roofs
I own an attached 100 year-old four story brick. There is currently no parapet wall separating our roof areas, but my neighbor wants to construct…
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kimplicated
in Environmental and Green Design 12 years and 3 months ago
Toilet Recycling?
There was a whole push around an announcement last year that, starting in 2013, NYC would be offering a $125 rebate for upgrading to low-flow…
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bartonlewis
in General Discussion 12 years ago
Exterminator for German cockroaches
I have a German cockroach infestation and I need a recommendation for a good exterminator. I tried Kingsway and was very disappointed. If anyone has…
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mimimaloo
in General Discussion 12 years ago
Need outdoor spiral stair installed.
I FINALLY found a vintage spiral staircase! I now need to get it installed… Dilemma part two! Does anybody know a good, reliable… and inexpensive.…
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ccprospect
in General Discussion 12 years ago
Steam_Man where are you?
Does anybody know how to reach steam_man? The new brownstoner doesn’t work the same as the old one. The links don’t work. Thanks, ccprospect
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