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Shitty (literally) brownstone surprises
Hi all, My husband and I moved into our rather rundown brownstone a couple of months ago. We’d been lifelong apartment dwellers till now, so…
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mr-joist
in General Discussion 9 years and 11 months ago
Help with my bluestone patio!
I had a bluestone patio installed under my deck, the deck is protected and I installed a drain system so no water would leak to…
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sharon121
in General Discussion 9 years and 11 months ago
NYC Property Taxes - Certificate of Capital Improvement - Exemption Form ST-124
Hi. I’m doing a small project at my house (less than $4,000) and the contractor advised that I could fill out this form to avoid…
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mvidale66
in General Discussion 9 years and 11 months ago
Modifying fire sprinklers / installing sidewall sprinklers
I’m buying a property that already has a sprinkler system in place from decades ago, with upright sprinklers in the center of each room. The…
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mrlithe
in Renovation 9 years and 10 months ago
Co-Op Combination Contractor
I am looking to combine two co-op apartments. I have an architect but am looking for a contractor to do some demolition of walls, construction…
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ddjjee
in General Discussion 9 years and 10 months ago
Moving kitchen towards the center of house on ground floor
We are planning to open our ground floor, keeping the living room as is, at the front of the house, while opening the rest, moving…
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brooklyninsulation
in General Discussion 9 years and 11 months ago
Basement Apartment in Single Family
Hi all – Thanks in advance for any thoughts here. My husband and I have an offer in on a wood frame single family home…
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greencat
in General Discussion 9 years and 10 months ago
Mansard roof leak
Hi everyone, so we found out that the leak going into the apartment on the 2nd floor is coming from the mansard part of the…
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JAL
in Bath & Kitchen 9 years and 10 months ago
4 seriously nice Granite & CeasarStone Quartz Slabs for dirt cheap
Hello neighbors – Does anyone know where to sell granite or ceasarstone slabs? There must be stone masons or stone supply yards nearby that are…
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JAL
in Bath & Kitchen 9 years and 10 months ago
4 seriously nice Granite & CeasarStone Quartz Slabs for dirt cheap
Hello neighbors – Does anyone know where to sell granite or ceasarstone slabs? There must be stone masons or stone supply yards nearby that are…
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greencat
in General Discussion 9 years and 10 months ago
Scaffolding on our building!
So building next door was purchased about 6 months ago; since shortly after the new owner took over the building (which was falling apart), he…
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slampiece
in General Discussion 9 years and 10 months ago
Certificate of No Harassment Advice
I am about to go into contract on a brownstone home that is configured as a two-family home, but contains SRO units according to its…
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iceberg
in General Discussion 9 years and 10 months ago
Triangular Lot
Is anyone familiar with zoning regulations in regards to triangular-shaped lots- 1) In specific, how do you calculate lot areas for purposes of FAR regulation?…
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slampiece
in General Discussion 9 years and 10 months ago
Certificate of No Harassment Advice
I am about to go into contract on a brownstone home that is configured as a two-family home, but contains SRO units according to its…
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darabeth
in Renovation 9 years and 11 months ago
Beautiful Harlem Brownstone Needs Some Love!
Hi Brownstoners – we’re in contract on a Harlem brownstone (CNH in place, planning to file for Alt 1 to convert to 2-family). It’s got…
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cmu
in General Discussion 9 years and 10 months ago
Another Hallway Radiator Question
In redoing the house to double-duplex, I plan to install a wall across the hallway with door to upper unit (this is an unusual config…
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empathie00
in General Discussion 9 years and 10 months ago
Possible to reline interior drain pipe?
Hi folks – our roof/cornice originally drained into a gutter that fed a pipe inside the wall of our house. Assume pipe is then connected…
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davidmer
in Doors & Windows 9 years and 10 months ago
Brownstone Entrance Door Refurbishment
The doors on my (1879) Brownstone could use some TLC. They need stripping or dipping/refinishing and weather sealing. Same goes for my vestibule doors too.…
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