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Locksmith
Hello! Would like locksmith recommendation please. Thanks!
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InBklyn76
in Renovation 4 years and 6 months ago
Gas or Electric source for hydronic Radiant Heat?
Hi All, I am finalizing plans for a gut renovation for a fully detached three-story plus basement townhouse. My architect is recommending electricity as the…
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Guest User | 0 secs ago
Wood finishing pro
Hi everyone, I am renovating my house and I got all the original wood details stripped of paint (stairs, wainscoting, door frames, doors, etc). Now…
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andriywww1990
in General Discussion 4 years and 6 months ago
Vard01 has commented that "skilled labor costs are getting more and more"
and Urbandad commented sort of the same about the difficulty finding people to do small jobs. why is that? aside from the usual BS that…
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housepoor
in Exteriors 4 years and 6 months ago
Fixing an old sidewalk violation
I am looking at a building that turns out has an old sidewalk violation that was never cured. I can’t seem to find sidewalk violations…
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true
in General Discussion 4 years and 6 months ago
How to fix this trim with a big hole?
The beautiful trim around our front door has a big hole in it from an old lock. When the previous owners sold us the house,…
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michaelsaur67
in General Discussion 4 years and 7 months ago
After ConEd outage, dryer not working properly anymore
I have a 220V dryer that worked well until we had a block-wide outage. When power was restored, the dryer was spinning but not heating.…
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Guest User | 0 secs ago
Solar water heaters on roof
In August 2019, lmiller wrote about good experience with solar water heaters. If you are still around, could you post or email me (hubbard@matrixeditions.com) information…
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hkapstein
in General Discussion 4 years and 6 months ago
Sticking out a shaker door Cont'd
Previous thread was locked, but I noticed something working on my project. As I’m stripping some doors that having applied sticking on one side, I…
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dindy
in General Discussion 4 years and 6 months ago
Carriage House Doors (Clinton Hill)
I have a early-20th century carriage house to be renovated but I have no proof of what the original doors were. I have gone through…
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JohnHancock
in General Discussion 4 years and 6 months ago
Curb alert, shutters, full set unpainted
Clinton street bw President and Union [20210213_143453](//muut.com/u/brownstoner/s3/:brownstoner:AYwo:20210213_143453.jpg.jpg)
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Guest User | 0 secs ago
house hacking multi family, which floor to live in?
I am planning to house hack a multi family 3 story property that was built in 1920. Any suggestions as to which floor would make…
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Guest User | 0 secs ago
Crown molding size recommendations for 10' ceilings?
I’d like to add crown molding in the parlor room with 10′ ceilings in a townhouse built around 1900. All the original crown moldings had…
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Guest User | 0 secs ago
Concealed dunnage?
Has any one concealed the dunnage beams in the roof? ie used the beams in place or in addition to roof joists. I assume this…
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Arkady
in General Discussion 4 years and 6 months ago
Rotten window rail
Is it possible to replace the rotting bottom rail of a double-hung, wood window?
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Guest User | 0 secs ago
Frozen Gutters - Stopgap Solution for Mitigating Damage?
Our gutters have frozen over and we have water seeping into both floors of our townhouse. On the top floor it’s just the window frame,…
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cate
in General Discussion 4 years and 6 months ago
Flooding
Our cellar floor is almost completely covered in water, from front to back and side to side. I’ve never seen anything like it. The cellar…
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andriywww1990
in General Discussion 4 years and 6 months ago
What Do Contractors Make Off Cheap Labor in the Construction Trades?
the short answer is “very little”. as some of you know i have been writing about our reliance on cheap labor and the conditions it…
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