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Large Waste Removal Contractor Needed

http://cdn.brownstoner.com/51acff66b0ea5-.jpg I am an architect on a small job in Williamsburg. The lot currently has an old freezer trailer on it, totally broken down and…

Original Doors

Original doors from Cobble Hill house.  4 interior and closet doors various dimensions, 2 pocket doors roughly 40 x 100.  Best offer for all.

Old school VW mechanic?

Have finally finished getting our 1972 Super Beetle ready for summer driving here in Brooklyn.  We’ve done most of the work upstate and don’t anticipate…

MANNY'S

http://cdn.brownstoner.com/51acd3c840203-.jpg I am pretty sure that the last report about MANNY’S re-opening was a ruse. We’ve been cleanly played…..

Smoke alarm rules when renovating

I’m getting conflicting information regarding smoke alarm requirements when renovating a multfamily dwelling.  I am renovating 4 vacant units and not doing anything except running…

Best place to get new tires for car?

Hi all — need to get new tires for my car.  Has anyone had good experiences with any of the places on 3rd or 4th…

contractor/handyman rec needed- thru wall a/c installation- vinyl siding

Hi- thanks all- looking for recomendation for handyman or contractor to perform installation on three thru wall A/Cs on a woodframe rowhouse. Electric already in…

Handyman/Part-time superintendant

I have a three-family house in Greenpoint. Rather than live there, I’m thinking now of renting all three units. If I do that, I’ll need…

Recommendations for adding shutters to exterior landmarked house

I would like to add exterior shutters to my front windows.  I have found a historic photo from 1927 supporting the addition of the shutters,…

Interior, split-level, wood shutters

We’re looking to have interior shutters installed. So far we’ve gotten quotes from http://www.aartshutters.com/ and http://www.budgetblinds.com/. Have you hired either of these companies? If yes, what was…

Can anyone recommend an appraiser? Specifically looking to appraise two units in a brownstone that we are interested in making one unit.

Warning: 579 Jefferson

Just a warning to any buyers out there who may be considering the garden apartment at 579 Jefferson.  We almost went into contract on it…

Safety in Stuyvesant Heights?

Hey B’stoners, I have a prospective tenant who was somewhat concerned about safety in the Stuyvesant Heights-Bed-Stuy neighborhood.  I’m a lifelong Bed-Stuy native so my view…

Water seepage around hot water heater

This morning found a puddling of water around the 1999 AO Smith 40 Gal gas hot water heater in the basement, but the overflow valve…

32--30" x 30" Pavers Free

http://cdn.brownstoner.com/51ab3edc10a7f-.jpg The thirty-two pavers are 1 3/4″ thick in a taupe/earthy brown color with a non-skid texture on top. They are in excellent condition and…

Rat? Mouse? in Cellar - Now What?

I can’t believe I’m in this situation but, I was getting something in our cellar where we store food, beverages, cleaning products, clothes etc. -…

Help - Contractor Putting Deck Footings Down Destroyed My Garden

Help – the general contractor I hired to put cement footings down for a steel deck, listened carefully as I asked him to preserve as…

Upcoming DOB Inspection to remove "vacate order"

Selling my house in Queens.. go into contract such a smooth transaction…until I Get a call from my attorney last week that buyers’s title company…

I need suggestion / advice on LED-based lighting solution for my basement.

I am about to start work on our basement, which has been totally demo’ed.   Everything has been removed, except for pipes and BX’es.  All you…

Mortgage recording error...

Hey B’stoners.  I took out of mortgage with Bank of America ~3 years ago.  I checked the NYC .GOV ACRIS site and noticed that the…