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odd size bathroom cabinet
We have an odd sized recessed bathroom medicine cabinet that has seen better days. It looks terrible, is rusted—I don’t think it’s salvageable. Unfortunately I…
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pitythefool
in Heating and Cooling 4 years and 11 months ago
Anyone experienced with moving minisplit lines?
I am building a deck and need to move the lines running from our minisplits on the parlor floor to the air handler on the…
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stickerhappy
in General Discussion 4 years and 11 months ago
Radiator directly against Sheetrock wall?
Is there any issue (besides painting) with installing radiators basically directly against the wall? I want to add at least 1” of rigid foam insulation…
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eperry60
in General Discussion 4 years and 11 months ago
Outdoor Bike Storage
Seeking ideas on the best way to safely store a bike outdoors in a brownstone setup. Has anyone used a shed? Was it in front…
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shurafa
in General Discussion 4 years and 11 months ago
Day Laborers for a Construction Project
Looking for 1-2 day laborers to help with demo and framing project as part of a greater renovation project we are working on. Figure it…
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benchapp
in General Discussion 4 years and 11 months ago
American Water Resource
I’ve been wondering if anyone has filed a claim with American Water Resource and if so what happened? Am I waisting my money every month?
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menierchoc
in General Discussion 4 years and 11 months ago
House cleaner for deep-cleaning
Looking for a reliable house cleaner who can do a very deep-cleaning after some home renovations, thanks
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benchapp
in General Discussion 4 years and 11 months ago
American Water Resource
I’ve been wondering if anyone has filed a claim with American Water Resource and if so what happened? Am I waisting my money every month?
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Guest User | 0 secs ago
Using 3-family as 2-family
We are considering buying a 3-family townhouse to use as a 2-family (my husband and me, and our daughter and her family). The building is…
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FlatbushMama
in General Discussion 5 years ago
Project Manager for Renovation
Has anyone ever used a project manager instead of a general contractor for a home renovation? Interested to hear how it went. Thanks
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francescarobicci
in General Discussion 5 years ago
Advice re: Nature and Timing of Brownstone Renovation
Hi, my wife and I expect to be in contract on a well maintained and partially updated brownstone this week, and are looking for advice…
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Guest User | 0 secs ago
Possible bedbug situation
Our tenants upstairs think they may have bedbugs. They saw three small, reddish brown flat bugs in the bathroom, one crawled behind the light switch,…
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menierchoc
in General Discussion 4 years and 11 months ago
House cleaner for deep-cleaning
Looking for a reliable house cleaner who can do a very deep-cleaning after some home renovations, thanks
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stickerhappy
in General Discussion 4 years and 11 months ago
Best way to Insulate a water pipe in a cockloft?
We had to run a water pipe into the cockloft just above our top floor ceiling because the only other option was running it in…
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brownstone
in General Discussion 4 years and 11 months ago
Water Main To Street
Hi – Is it normal to have a check valve on the water main to street, or not?? Thanks
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terryhoppy
in General Discussion 4 years and 11 months ago
marble mantel
I am looking for a marble mantel; any ideas? thanks
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Guest User | 0 secs ago
Where do you buy bricks? (In colors other than red)
Will be bricking the facade of a two story house and thinking about going with an interesting color. The neighboring houses on each side are…
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rwood
in Doors & Windows 4 years and 11 months ago
Window sill gaps -how to repair?
Some water damaged the dry caulk/paint/wood. Any advise on how to repair or fill in. Some gaps seem to wide for caulk. Wood filler? Joint…
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