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mjdvorkin
in About Brooklyn 9 years and 5 months ago
Snow removal Needed - Nirth Crown Heights
Does anyone have any suggestions/recommendations of somebody I could use for snow removal this winter? I have a house in North Crown Heights, but will…
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benoit
in About Brooklyn 9 years and 5 months ago
Credit Check Tenant
Any recommendation for small landlord to check the credit report for potential tenants . Thanks
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kcc414
in About Brooklyn 9 years and 11 months ago
Electrician Recomendation?
Hello! Our PE inspection showed that we need to re-wire the electric in the house we have purchased. The electrical service is circuited at 30…
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michaelsaur67
in About Brooklyn 9 years and 6 months ago
No electricity in basement
Our 2-family house in Bushwick has lost all power in the basement, all other outlets and lights in the building work. It doesn’t seem to…
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debrac56
in About Brooklyn 9 years and 6 months ago
Refinish staircase question
I recently got a quote to strip, stain and finish the outside of 6 treads around the carpet, clean scuff and coat outside of stringers(2),…
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majorhints
in About Brooklyn 9 years and 6 months ago
Custom Cabinet Makers - References
Bstoners, Was curious if anyone has worked with KFKitchens to do their kitchens recently? Also does anyone have any other recommendations for reasonably priced custom…
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shoppingstock
in About Brooklyn 9 years and 7 months ago
Lawyer recommendations for contractor dispute
Hi, Been an avid follower of these forums as we’ve been looking for properties and planning our renovation in BK. We started work with a…
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jakesprague
in About Brooklyn 9 years and 6 months ago
deck in undersized lot.
Hey Everyone, Would greatly appreciate any guidance with the 2 questions posted below: 1) We have a connected row-house (20 wide by 30) in an…
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dazednconfused2
in About Brooklyn 9 years and 6 months ago
NY Times article on expediters
The Times wrote an interesting article on expditers, [link here](http://www.nytimes.com/2014/12/14/realestate/renovating-dont-forget-the-expediter.html?_r=0), very worth reading. Although I definitely want to see the statistics the DOB is using…
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andreat.lsr
in About Brooklyn 9 years and 6 months ago
Addition to house and converting from 2 Family to 3 Family
Hi, We have a two family house now. We were thinking of extending the house and going up a floor. Eventually we want to live…
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terryhoppy
in About Brooklyn 9 years and 6 months ago
demolition and framing
Hi: I am having some renovations; I need a person who can open walls (3) and frame them also possible new floors in some rooms.…
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katerina
in About Brooklyn 9 years and 6 months ago
Put down ramboard ourselves to protect new floors?
All- We are new homeowners juggling a few different pieces of work and learning as we go. We just had new floors put in (working…
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basementbound
in About Brooklyn 9 years and 8 months ago
Curb Cut
I want to break down the costs of having a curb cut. What is the NYC Department of Buildings filing fee? What about Department of…
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matthewhickey06
in About Brooklyn 9 years and 6 months ago
Hatch replacement
Hi- I am looking to replace my old metal roof hatch with an new, easier one. Can someone make a recommendation how to go about…
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peaceout
in About Brooklyn 9 years and 6 months ago
Desperately Searching For A Licensed Electrician
Happy New Year Brownstoners, Searching for a licensed electrician for a total upgrade. Not a small job, old house, older wiring. Any leads/recs very much…
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mykonos
in About Brooklyn 9 years and 6 months ago
Contractor specializing in brownstone renovations???
Can anyone recommend an honest and really good contractor who specializes in Brooklyn brownstone renovations? Greatly appreciate it. Thank you very much.
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mykonos
in About Brooklyn 9 years and 6 months ago
Chimney in Brooklyn brownstone
Need your help please. The 1889 brownstone I’m buying in Brooklyn (full gut renovation by the seller) has two working fireplaces with UNLINED chimney flues.These…
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benoit
in About Brooklyn 9 years and 7 months ago
Painting
How much would be the cost to paint an apartment 1 bedroom of 850 ft.² with five room. Thanks
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