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homely

in Doors & Windows 7 years ago

FOR SALE: Flush-mount side bolts for doors; antique, 9 inch tall. $15 apiece

There are six of these antique sliding door bolts. In use, they are inset vertically on the bottom and/or top of the door and spring…

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RonnieHats

in General Discussion 7 years ago

Property damage by neighbor burning trash

Any advice neighbors where burning garbage in their back yard and it got away and cought my yard on fire so the fire department came…

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Ditmiss

in General Discussion 7 years ago

Paint consultant??

After 6 years in this house we still have not decided on a color for our front door, so it’s still white, needs to be…

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Updated 7 years ago

pitythefool

in General Discussion 7 years ago

Renewing Expired Plan Approval and Landmark No Effect Certificate?

Hello. I got plan approval and Landmark certification of no effect back in 2012 to build a deck on my 3 family. But I couldn’t…

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aleafb

in General Discussion 7 years ago

Baseboard alternatives

Does anyone have any suggestions for replacing baseboards without redoing the entire HVAC system? Is that possible?

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Updated 7 years ago

bklyn658

in General Discussion 7 years ago

My house needs brick re-pointing and a coat of paint.

The facade of my house has peeling paint and is in desperate need of repointing (and potentially brick repair). I want to have it painted…

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Updated 7 years ago

smadargolan

in General Discussion 7 years ago

Nurseries?

Any recommendations for good nurseries (the plant kind, not the baby kind – have those already) in the area-ish? I’m familiar with the locals -…

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Updated 7 years ago

whalien

in General Discussion 7 years ago

Revamping our poorly designed deck and backyard fence.

Lots of posts from me lately, so thanks for all continued help and suggestions. One more from me. Looking to upgrade our deck and fence.…

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Updated 7 years ago

Ditmiss

in General Discussion 7 years ago

Paint consultant??

After 6 years in this house we still have not decided on a color for our front door, so it’s still white, needs to be…

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whalien

in General Discussion 7 years ago

Revamping our poorly designed deck and backyard fence.

Lots of posts from me lately, so thanks for all continued help and suggestions. One more from me. Looking to upgrade our deck and fence.…

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bklyn658

in General Discussion 7 years ago

My house needs brick re-pointing and a coat of paint.

The facade of my house has peeling paint and is in desperate need of repointing (and potentially brick repair). I want to have it painted…

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aleafb

in General Discussion 7 years ago

Baseboard alternatives

Does anyone have any suggestions for replacing baseboards without redoing the entire HVAC system? Is that possible?

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whalien

in General Discussion 7 years ago

Sliding glass door repair

We have two large sliding glass doors. One set opens to the backyard and the other to a small deck from the bedroom. They are…

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Updated 7 years ago

santos

in General Discussion 7 years ago

Stairs.

new staircase before and after [20181024_164418](//muut.com/u/brownstoner/s3/:brownstoner:FqqG:20181024_164418.jpg.jpg)

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Updated 7 years ago

Guest User | 0 secs ago

Switch to Electric Stoves

My building uses gas for boiler as well as for stoves…. I am thinking of avoiding the headache of replacing the gas lines – three…

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Updated 7 years ago

bryan123

in General Discussion 7 years and 5 months ago

3 Brand New Marvin Landmark Quality Windows for Sale

Hello all, We ordered them wrong size, and cannot use this trio of BRAND NEW, PERFECT CONDITION, MARVIN [LANDMARK QUALITY] WINDOWS. The windows are MARVIN…

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Updated 7 years ago

decoart

in General Discussion 7 years ago

Tenant wants to break lease early

I have a rental property in NYC. The tenant wants to break the lease early (6 months before lease termination). According to what I’ve read…

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chrisriddle

in General Discussion 7 years ago

Beautiful Exterior and Interior Doors Salvaged from Brownstones

Pick the one(s) you like and I will send you their dimensions. They are all in great shape. Email me at ckt83170 at yahoo dot…

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Updated 7 years ago

Guest User | 0 secs ago

Where to buy VELUX Skylights and contractor to install them

I may need to replace two of my VELUX Electric Skylights installed in a kitchen on the top floor. I have a flat roof. Any…

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Updated 7 years ago

homely

in General Discussion 7 years ago

Recommendation for This Air Conditioning Company

Has anyone had experience with Home Air Inc.? I see that ParkSlopeJason recommends the company. I’ve had so much bad luck lately with workers, I…

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Updated 7 years ago

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