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workerb

in About Brooklyn 10 years and 2 months ago

Homeowner's right with DOB?

Hello there, I’m in pretty serious trouble and at risk of losing my life savings in a home I’m invested in. There are issues with…

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Updated 9 years and 6 months ago

lisawillams

in About Brooklyn 9 years and 6 months ago

kitchen renovations

Hi!!! Guys!! I was planning to renovate my kitchen!! Planning to add metal accent to it~ What do you feel? Hope this help me cut…

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Updated 9 years and 6 months ago

dnk

in About Brooklyn 9 years and 8 months ago

Apartment under construction: Contractor is asking to tap into our electric

Hi All, I’m the owner of a brownstone. Behind me a five-story apartment house is being built (not a renovation; full construction, started from digging…

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Updated 9 years and 6 months ago

cleancutmovers

in About Brooklyn 9 years and 7 months ago

Raising the rent for the first time in 7 years

We want to raise the rent of our tenant’s apartment and are seeking guidance. We have a ground level floor through with a small deck…

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Updated 9 years and 7 months ago

jitworks

in About Brooklyn 9 years and 8 months ago

Back copies of Old House Journal

Free set of Old House Journal going back to first year of publication. We relied on OHJ in renovating our 1870s Italianate brownstone in Prospect…

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Updated 9 years and 7 months ago

pwnnyc

in About Brooklyn 9 years and 7 months ago

Free: 3 sets of white faux wood blinds

I should have measured twice! Free, 3 sets of custom blinds that, unfortunately, are just a bit too wide to fit the bay window in…

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Updated 9 years and 7 months ago

storefrontstarlet

in About Brooklyn 9 years and 7 months ago

Using Citi Habitats to rent apartment

I know that I am the dumb one here for using an agency to rent my apartment and for forgetting what I had signed away…

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Updated 9 years and 7 months ago

castafiore002

in About Brooklyn 9 years and 7 months ago

Has anyone here opened the back of a brownstone into glass doors?

Hello, My wife and I want to remove some bricks from the back wall of our garden level and replace them with four large French…

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Updated 9 years and 7 months ago

thinkdesignarchitecture

in About Brooklyn 9 years and 7 months ago

Looking for Trim Restoration Carpenter

Brooklyn Lime Works is looking for a restoration oriented trim carpenter as well as a framing / all around carpenter in the Brooklyn area. We…

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parkslopemom

in About Brooklyn 9 years and 7 months ago

Cellar / basement clean up

Does anyone have a recommendation for someone who will come with a strong dry vac and clean up a basement floor? There’s a lot of…

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Updated 9 years and 7 months ago

daroogle

in About Brooklyn 9 years and 7 months ago

What to put in the coffin turn?

I have a grotto at the top of my staircase (see photo). Urban legend has it that rich families in the victorian era had open…

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Updated 9 years and 7 months ago

irithaitin

in About Brooklyn 9 years and 7 months ago

Curb Alert -- old townhouse doors & CMU units

1 pair original oak exterior doors, need full restoration. glass has been removed. door knobs remain but need restoration/ re-installation of lockset. (not pictured) 1…

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Updated 9 years and 7 months ago

blueplastic

in About Brooklyn 9 years and 7 months ago

Venting of a cockloft

Hi Everyone, We own a three story, three family 1931 wood frame with non structural brick side walls in between wood framing. The top floor…

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Updated 9 years and 7 months ago

booisgolden

in About Brooklyn 9 years and 7 months ago

the rabbit hoarder on 3rd ave who had over 200 diseased rabbits last year

The rabbit hoarder on third avenue and 9th sts is at it again…I walked by the lot and there were at least 3 rabbits hopping…

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Updated 9 years and 7 months ago

murphy84

in About Brooklyn 9 years and 7 months ago

Soapstone fireplace stripping

I managed to strip about 5 layers of different colored paint off my fireplace. The soapstone looks great but I’m having a hard time with…

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Updated 9 years and 7 months ago

booisgolden

in About Brooklyn 9 years and 7 months ago

rabbit hoarder on 3rd ave

The rabbit hoarder on third avenue and 9th st is at it again …i walked by the lot and saw at least 3 rabbits hopping…

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Augustiner

in About Brooklyn 9 years and 7 months ago

When you cut the buildings from renderings...

… you notice that 3d programs are clearly missing some diversity

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Updated 9 years and 7 months ago

Augustiner

in About Brooklyn 9 years and 7 months ago

Slave Theater protest

something just went down at the Slave Theater on Fulton. Not sure if the guy on the awning was protesting, or if he was there…

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Updated 9 years and 7 months ago

pwnnyc

in About Brooklyn 9 years and 7 months ago

FS: Blinds

I should have measured twice! For sale, 3 sets of custom blinds that, unfortunately, are just a bit too wide to fit the bay window…

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dougj99

in About Brooklyn 9 years and 7 months ago

Good water filter for refrigerator

Hello, We have been using an AlkaViva water ionizer for a number of years. Now we are renovating our kitchen and hoping to get that…

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Updated 9 years and 7 months ago

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