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nancy sullivqn
in Decks and Porches 12 years and 5 months ago
Seeking a skilled Mason to smooth a poured cement slab.
Renavating a basement in Greenwood Heights (South Slope/Sunset Park area) and we will be pouring a cement slab in the next few weeks. We want…
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sourgrapes
in Appliances 12 years and 6 months ago
Structural Mason
Can anyone recommend a good structural mason? That is, one who can cut a couple of holes in a double course brick wall, install steel…
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tonyjl
in Other 12 years and 5 months ago
Need a Permit for Sandy Reconstruction?
I am posting this for a friend who doesn’t have Brownstoner access. Her basement was destroyed due to flooding by Hurricane Sandy. There’s approximately $45k…
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sammiegirl
in Appliances 12 years and 6 months ago
range with convection oven, refrigerator left hinge 29", and microwave
Hello! I may rehaul my kitchen and would love appliance reccos. I’m looking for stainless steel appliances. A gas range with convection oven in the…
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fmb78
in How To 12 years and 6 months ago
Looking for advice on stripping and refinishing wainscoting
http://cdn.brownstoner.com/510404096b66b-.jpg My wife and I are stripping the paint from some beadboard wainscoting. If any of you could address some questions, it would be greatly…
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widthom
in Heating 12 years and 5 months ago
The Pipes! The Pipes!
My duplex is heated by a combination of slant-fin and cast iron baseboard hot-water heat. Been here 3 seasons now with no problems to speak…
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superfund445
in Boiler Repair 12 years and 5 months ago
New steam boiler reeks!!!
Ugh. Please help! We just had a new Williamson gas steam furnace installed on Sat. It smells SO BAD everytime the heat comes on! Like…
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tommynotty
in Boiler Repair 12 years and 5 months ago
Current Oil Heating Costs
Hi, I have been renting my home in Bed Stuy for the past 2 years. It’s 3 story brownstone mid-block with oil heating. The tenants…
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marykc
in Taxes 12 years and 5 months ago
Tax Filings
We are an 8 unit condominium building, condo formed in 1989\. We have a Tax ID number, are not incorporated, and I just filed form…
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zipport
in Taxes 12 years and 5 months ago
Can you recommend a licensed electrician for a brownstone
Electrical upgrade of wiring in hallways of brownstone and addition of lights and outlets.
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expert_textpert
in Other 12 years and 5 months ago
Flatbush
We’re interested in a few houses in Flatbush, but don’t know much about the area. How’s the area by the Beverly Road 2,5 train station…
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raoulsam
in Architecture 12 years and 5 months ago
Architects sought...
I’m looking for an architect who has a good history of using recliamed resources and a green approach to rennovating a really interesting space that…
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hoytdude
in Cleaning and Maid Services 12 years and 10 months ago
Porter/Janitor services for a 3-family building
I just moved back to the area after being out of town for 4 years. Had a management company running my 3-family building and I…
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JakeD
in Cleaning and Maid Services 13 years and 8 months ago
Post-Renovation Cleaners in PS
Does anyone have any recommendations for a post-renovation cleaning crew in Park Slope? Thanks, -anthony
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Sweet-Action
in Cleaning and Maid Services 13 years and 1 month ago
Going rate for house cleaning?
We are looking for a new house cleaner to come by every two weeks to help tidy our brownstone. It’s a big house so we…
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slope2009
in Cleaning and Maid Services 12 years and 8 months ago
advice/recommendations for very thorough post-renovation cleaner (with experience cleaning lead dust)?
Hi, We are just finishing up a renovation in a space that almost definitely had lead paint, and because we have small kids and a…
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emery
in Conversion 12 years and 5 months ago
Warehouse conversion advice...
http://cdn.brownstoner.com/510ecd5662a9c-.jpg Im considering purchasing a 3500sq ft single story warehouse building in Brooklyn and converting it to a single family house. It’s roughly a 40×80’…
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tnoren
in Tile 12 years and 5 months ago
Mosaic restoration
The entrway floor to my brownstone coop in Prospect Heights has mosaic tiling from the late 1800s that needs to be restored. It needs to…
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