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deva
in General Discussion 7 years and 11 months ago
HELP: Building Collapse Next Door. Next Steps
Need help from this community. A building next door to mine collapsed pretty dramatically. We had to vacate premises. I am finally able to access…
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elm_bk
in General Discussion 7 years and 10 months ago
in sink Garbage disposal downside?
Hi, our lower floor tenants wish to put in a garbage disposal at their own expense. What potential downside could their be to us as…
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Guest User | 0 secs ago
Sidewalk lien
Hi, can anyone recommend a contractor who can do the work necessary to have such a lien removed? ie, get permits, deal with dept of…
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ljcolo
in General Discussion 7 years and 10 months ago
What's this architectural style?
[Photo](//muut.com/u/brownstoner/s1/:brownstoner:9ZmE:aurmknaimgur.jpg.jpg) I found this house in between two Greek Revival row houses — is anybody familiar with the architectural style? The stylized, geometric ornamentation reminds…
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Aprotraveler
in General Discussion 7 years and 11 months ago
Slanting Interior Stairways
Hi Everyone, I have a two family townhouse and in the past five years it seems to me the stairway leading to the top floor…
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avrex
in Renovation 7 years and 10 months ago
Wait until you see this custom cast newel post in black. What a beauty
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midwoodflyer
in General Discussion 7 years and 10 months ago
Stairwell skylight shade
Looking for anyone who has put a shade or blind on their stairwell skylight. The summer sun beats through our skylight and adds to the…
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tkygzwmcfqppudoj
in Renovation 7 years and 10 months ago
Wood Floor Buckling/Cupping
Hi Everyone. We are pretty much finished renovating a SFH in Midwood that needed extensive work. Plaster walls, new electric, roof and repair/replace water damaged…
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Guest User | 0 secs ago
Anyone ever relocated a toilet before?
We are renovating a 3rd story, top-floor apartment with a horribly configured bathroom. When you walk in the bathroom door, the room is long and…
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Guest User | 0 secs ago
Eagle E series casement windows
We have an issue with Eagle E series casement windows installed around 2013. We always had an issue closing the window. It never latched correctly…
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lafayetteloruren
in Plumbing 7 years and 10 months ago
Who installs ducts for gas dryer?
We have just bought a house in Bed-Stuy, newly renovated with a connection for a washer and gas dryer in the partial grade basement. It…
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midwoodflyer
in General Discussion 7 years and 10 months ago
Stairwell skylight shade
Looking for anyone who has put a shade or blind on their stairwell skylight. The summer sun beats through our skylight and adds to the…
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laurenpacker123
in Exteriors 7 years and 10 months ago
Narrow planters for windows of brownstone
Hi there- looking for really narrow window boxes for front of our parlor windows and or soem suggestions. The ledge is only 6 inches deep…
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lafayetteloruren
in Plumbing 7 years and 10 months ago
Who installs ducts for gas dryer?
We have just bought a house in Bed-Stuy, newly renovated with a connection for a washer and gas dryer in the partial grade basement. It…
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owest
in General Discussion 7 years and 10 months ago
Entry Floor Tile
Was there a feature article on a couple who went on vacation and loved the tile so much that they had it reproduced for their…
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skeer126
in General Discussion 7 years and 10 months ago
hallway width on 3 family- r6
So I am redoing one of my apartments and and trying to make my hallway as small as possible to give a few extra inches…
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rositagibson
in General Discussion 7 years and 10 months ago
Is my neighbor blocking my driveway?
Attached is a picture (https://i.imgur.com/eAkRqrk.png) of the front of my house (red line = property line and yellow = driveway). Underneath the trash bags is…
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homely
in General Discussion 7 years and 10 months ago
Gravel under bluestone sidewalk?
So the contractor replacing my sidewalk bluestone today did not lay any gravel under the sand. He insisted that the substrate is strong and packed…
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