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dindy
in About Brooklyn 11 years and 3 months ago
Certificate of occupancy process
I have added an addition to my home. The architects have given me a PW-3 (potential enlargement form) to sign and have notarized. They have…
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slopebob2233
in About Brooklyn 11 years and 3 months ago
Need cheap kitchen countertop + stationary island
1) I rent an apartment in Bed Stuy, and need to replace the existing kitchen counter w drawers + counter. Where in Brooklyn can I…
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minasimon
in About Brooklyn 11 years and 3 months ago
Brick Veneer Source
Does anyone know of a local source (Bk) that sells brick veneer? Thanks!
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markb
in About Brooklyn 11 years and 3 months ago
Tankless High-Efficiency Gas Water Heater -- Venting?
I’m replacing an electric water heater tank, and my GC is recommending a high-efficiency, tankless gas model. Since I’m on the ground floor, venting is…
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anotherposter
in About Brooklyn 11 years and 3 months ago
Who paints kitchen cabinets?
I don’t love the color of the cabinets we inherited. There is a lot of cabinetry, including the same paneling around a stationary island, and…
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nancyk
in About Brooklyn 11 years and 3 months ago
Carpenter Recommendation
Warren Stewart, whose name I got off of Brownstoner, just built beautiful painted Birch bookshelves for my living room and an awesome treated Pine deck…
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miss718
in About Brooklyn 11 years and 3 months ago
Full service architect recommendations please
We’re looking to do a small extension on our house and we would rather work with a bigger firm which would have the manpower to…
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anonCH
in About Brooklyn 11 years and 3 months ago
Ceiling / molding is coming down in parlour - can this be fixed?
We recently purchased a house in need of work. The ceiling is coming down in the back parlor room on one side of the room.…
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brownburger
in About Brooklyn 11 years and 3 months ago
Multifamily Townhouse Utilites?
What is the average monthly cost of heat, hot water and electricity in a 5,000 sq ft Multi Family Townhouse in Brooklyn?
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eman134
in About Brooklyn 11 years and 4 months ago
Baxi Luna Duotec boiler installation
Installing a combi unit with 2 zones, one plain vanilla radiators, the other radiant. It is finally starting to look like a boiler… you have…
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blue1892
in About Brooklyn 11 years and 4 months ago
FHA Mortgage Rate Question
Hi All, Hoping someone may be able to help me out. We are in contract on a house, past appraisal and just received our commitment…
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jerry1945
in About Brooklyn 11 years and 4 months ago
Brooklyn brownstoning at the movies--VICTORIANA
There’s a great film in the Brooklyn Film Festival (BFF) entitled VICTORIANA shot in Park Slope that captures both the dreams and dark side of…
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anonCH
in About Brooklyn 11 years and 4 months ago
Boiler installation - choosing type- who files and installs ?
We need a new boiler and I do not know what type to get. We have an old 3 story frame house and previous boiler…
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nancyk
in About Brooklyn 11 years and 4 months ago
Staining a Deck
I recently had a deck installed, which is made of pressure treated pine. I want to match it to a cedar fence, which also was…
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ditmasmom
in About Brooklyn 11 years and 4 months ago
FS exterior door with original hardware
Hello, after doing a renovation of our basement we had to replace this door. It is a 6 panel door with one of the panels…
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mag
in About Brooklyn 11 years and 4 months ago
Where to buy Thorocoat
I am having the back of my building painted. Last time it was done was 15 years ago. Looking for Thorocoat, but having trouble finding…
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Arkady
in About Brooklyn 11 years and 4 months ago
Mystery pipe
Several houses on my block have a U-shaped pipe in the front area. The down-facing end is a few inches above the paver level &…
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fmb78
in About Brooklyn 11 years and 4 months ago
Hanging a chandelier from parlor medallion, part 2
Hello all. I’m posting this as a follow up to my last inquiry on the topic (seen here: http://brownstoner.staging.wpengine.com/forums/topic/hanging-a-chandelier-from-parlor-medallion/) to see if i can get…
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