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yosenblum
in About Brooklyn 11 years and 7 months ago
Asbestos Removal/Safety
I have a couple of questions. We’ve lived in our Brooklyn brownstone for about 3 years. We’re pretty sure that we have a lot of…
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blue1892
in About Brooklyn 11 years and 2 months ago
B9 - 2 Family No C of O
Quick Question, If a building is classified as a B9 – 2 Family Dwelling and does not have a certificate of occupancy if we are…
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johnmidgley
in About Brooklyn 11 years and 3 months ago
salvage fireplace
I’m looking for an affordable place to by salvage fireplaces. preferably in brooklyn. i heard there are a couple of places by 9th street, under…
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muibklyn
in About Brooklyn 11 years and 2 months ago
Building inspector trespassing
Isn’t it illegal for a building inspector to go into one’s private property(back yard) without consent or warrant?
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johnmidgley
in About Brooklyn 11 years and 3 months ago
cast iron newel post cast in aluminum
i’m looking for an affordable version of the classic brooklyn cast iron newel post, hand rail and banisters. possibly cast in aluminum? does any one…
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transworld
in About Brooklyn 11 years and 2 months ago
DOB Homeowners’ Night
Anyone knows if this thing still exists? http://www.nyc.gov/html/dob/html/homeowners_and_tenants/homeowners_tenants_main.shtml
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anonCH
in About Brooklyn 11 years and 2 months ago
Seek contractor to repair joist and beam
We just opened our ceiling while doing other work and found that we have a rotting joist and beam in one section of the joist…
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citizenjane
in About Brooklyn 11 years and 2 months ago
Cleaners?
Dear community members, Can anyone recommend a good cleaner? This would be for two types of jobs: 1) deep cleaning – for about 4 days…
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YoungJean
in About Brooklyn 11 years and 2 months ago
Having Trouble Finding a Plumber Who Can Do This
We have a pit in our boiler room that houses the trap that sends sewage to the street. It has been drawn to our attention…
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Arkady
in About Brooklyn 11 years and 3 months ago
Unknown detritus
A tenant keeps getting a dark, dry granular pile of something forming on a window sill. I had Empire Pest look at it & it’s…
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Arkady
in About Brooklyn 11 years and 5 months ago
Ants!
Is anyone else having massive influxes of ants? A neighbor of mine has gazillions coming in the backdoor. We’ve put out bait traps but there…
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thejbp
in About Brooklyn 11 years and 2 months ago
paying rent b/c contractor did not complete on time
We are currently undergoing renovations in a home that we purchased in February. Our contractor originally said he thought the house would be move-in ready…
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muibklyn
in About Brooklyn 11 years and 2 months ago
RE: DOB violation fines
I was looking thru some DOB property profiles and notice some with outstanding violation/penalty dues. These people have not paid the fines for many years.…
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danh
in About Brooklyn 11 years and 2 months ago
backyard stormdoor alterations
We have stormdoor access from the basement to our backyard. We’d like to dig it out and make it a normal door. This would require…
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muibklyn
in About Brooklyn 11 years and 3 months ago
DOB violation for shed attached to a garage.
The violation was for an existing shed that was attached to the garage. It was already there when I purchased the house many years ago.…
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brooklynite66
in About Brooklyn 11 years and 3 months ago
Moroccan Tile Help
Has anyone ever installed Moroccan mosaic tile as a backsplash? I bought some partially unglazed a year ago and I’m finally getting around to install…
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sarahplg
in About Brooklyn 11 years and 3 months ago
Converting Cellar to Basement
Hi – a C of O question. Am in process of buying a legal 2 family in Prospect Lefferts. The C of O lists a…
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ilovestoops
in About Brooklyn 11 years and 4 months ago
How to remove rust from security gate to prep for painting?
Have found several suggestions on-line but wondering if any brownstoner’s have can recommend the best way to remove the rust. Have bought rustoleum “rusty metal…
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joeybanana
in About Brooklyn 11 years and 3 months ago
Air rights - Advice on Selling
Hello, Our small condo has been approached by a developer in the area with an offer to purchase our air rights. Would appreciate an advice…
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anonCH
in About Brooklyn 11 years and 3 months ago
Plumber rec needed to install shower diverter to hand-held shower
Wall is open, our plumber recommended by someone in the neighborhood, said that installing a shower diverter to enable a hand-held shower in the wall…
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