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smoochas
in General Discussion 4 years and 8 months ago
Window panel above exterior door
Hi – looking to get a window pane for the area above our exterior front door on the second floor of the brownstone. It’s currently…
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anotherposter
in General Discussion 4 years and 8 months ago
Custom light fixtures
Hey folks, years ago I had some custom (basically variations on other stuff in the shop) lights made but that shop on Bowery is gone.…
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Guest User | 0 secs ago
Wood Box Gutter Carpenter Rec?
We’ve got a leak caused by rotted fascia and wood on an original wooden box gutter/cornice combo on the rear of our townhouse. We’ve been…
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shoellowy
in General Discussion 4 years and 8 months ago
Electric fireplace insert
After spending a ton of money to open fireplaces and then not being able to use it due to poor drafting; I think I want…
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Guest User | 0 secs ago
Renting Luxury Furnished Brownstone
Neighbors, we are contemplating trying to rent our recently renovated brownstone in Park Slope. It is furnished nicely; we set this up as our family…
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cate
in General Discussion 4 years and 8 months ago
Leaking Skylight
We have a relatively new (about five years old) skylight that is leaking. The leak appears to be the metal seam in the center top…
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cate
in General Discussion 4 years and 8 months ago
Restoring Patina to Old Glass
We have some interior doors with Florentine glass, and we recently had some work done on one off site. They must have cleaned the glass…
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Guest User | 0 secs ago
Renting Luxury Furnished Brownstone
Neighbors, we are contemplating trying to rent our recently renovated brownstone in Park Slope. It is furnished nicely; we set this up as our family…
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citizenjane
in General Discussion 4 years and 9 months ago
Brownstone facade work in the winter?
Hi neighbors, We are starting the last phase of having the brownstone facade on our house replaced (i.e. the “finish” coat). My contractor has said…
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Guest User | 0 secs ago
Commercial tenant issues
Anyone have any experience with dealing with a non paying commercial tenant? I had already agreed to let my tenant out of her lease (and…
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Guest User | 0 secs ago
Wood Box Gutter Carpenter Rec?
We’ve got a leak caused by rotted fascia and wood on an original wooden box gutter/cornice combo on the rear of our townhouse. We’ve been…
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Guest User | 0 secs ago
walls-in insurance policy
Our real estate lawyer just wrote that we need to have a “walls-in insurance policy” in place at the time of closing. Any recommendations for…
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jjbk
in General Discussion 4 years and 8 months ago
contractor
Hi, my husband and I moved in our new house couple of months ago and need some renovation work to be done. We think we…
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jjbk
in General Discussion 4 years and 8 months ago
contractor
Hi, my husband and I moved in our new house couple of months ago and need some renovation work to be done. We think we…
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josh.greenman
in Roofing 4 years and 9 months ago
Roof work
We just got part of our roof redone, and there’s already water pooling in various places. Is this normal? The roofer says it was more…
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Guest User | 0 secs ago
Repair Flashing around Windows
I have aluminum windows that have a wood flashing around the exterior (or a frame, not sure of the exact term). The wood has severely…
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Guest User | 0 secs ago
Repair Flashing around Windows
I have aluminum windows that have a wood flashing around the exterior (or a frame, not sure of the exact term). The wood has severely…
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drabr
in General Discussion 4 years and 9 months ago
Replacing gutter
Hi everyone, we hired a roofing company to fix our gutter last year but they said it didn’t need to be replaced and just tried…
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