Forum
Looking for advice about a home improvement project? Want to talk about what’s going on in your neighborhood? Start here.
Find older conversations in our Forum Archive.
Latest Discussions
Post a Topic
beneec
in Heating and Cooling 10 years and 3 months ago
Any experiences with heat pumps for heating & hot water?
Renovation question: does anyone have experience with installing and using a heat pump system (Daikin Altherma, Mitsubishi Hyperheat, etc) for heating and producing hot water?…
13
djc85
in Boiler Repair 14 years and 6 months ago
help selecting gas boiler size for steam heating system
I am planning on upgrading from an oil heating system to natural gas, using the National Grid incentive program (Burnham boiler). I have a steam…
11
emmajacob
in Construction 10 years and 4 months ago
Brownstone rear yard extension: Stucco vs. Brick??
We are building a two-floor extension into our brownstone’s backyard, and we are battling between whether to do a finish of stucco vs. brick (to…
14
maikalee
in For Sale 10 years and 4 months ago
Original Victorian Wood Fireplace Mantel For Sale
I recently picked up an original victorian wood fireplace mantel for my house in Bed Stuy (1910 era I think). Unfortunately, it’s a bit too…
4
chipito
in Lighting 11 years ago
Add control for hall lights
Has anyone changed their hall lights over to a central switched system or something with a timer/motion/light detector? I’m wondering how complicated this is. We…
5
michaelsaur67
in About Brooklyn 10 years and 3 months ago
No electricity in basement
Our 2-family house in Bushwick has lost all power in the basement, all other outlets and lights in the building work. It doesn’t seem to…
13
photochic1124
in General Discussion 10 years and 3 months ago
Removing a stubborn odor
I had a subletter that smoked in a bedroom for a few years. He vacated a year ago and despite my efforts, the room still…
5
rositagibson
in Taxes 10 years and 3 months ago
House being taxed as a 3 family + high assessment roll
Hello, the Department of Finance has been taxing a home I will be closing on in a few weeks as a C0-WALK-UP APARTMENT (3-family house)…
8
4walls
in Roofers 10 years and 6 months ago
Basement dig out lowering
I am looking for suggestions for an engineer and contractor for a basement dig out. Looking to bench the foundation (not underpin). In conjunction, new…
7
debrac56
in About Brooklyn 10 years and 3 months ago
Refinish staircase question
I recently got a quote to strip, stain and finish the outside of 6 treads around the carpet, clean scuff and coat outside of stringers(2),…
1
majorhints
in About Brooklyn 10 years and 3 months ago
Custom Cabinet Makers - References
Bstoners, Was curious if anyone has worked with KFKitchens to do their kitchens recently? Also does anyone have any other recommendations for reasonably priced custom…
1
peter11211
in Dept. of Buildings (DOB) 10 years and 3 months ago
How to remove a cellar vacate order?
My family recently got a notice of violation from the DOB and aside from that, we also got an vacate order on our cellar level.…
5
peter11211
in Dept. of Buildings (DOB) 10 years and 3 months ago
Building Notice of Violation
My family recently received a Building Notice of Violation and hearing. We are willing to fix the violation and restore it back to its legal…
2
bagofbricks
in Construction 10 years and 3 months ago
Extension in Landmark district
My neighbor is constructing an extension at the rear of his Landmarked CH brownstone. He received an LPC permit for a one-story addition. Now that…
2
czimmer
in How To 10 years and 3 months ago
Nail pop ups in staircase
Good morning, I have a nail that is coming up on one of my stair steps and was wondering how to get this fixed? I…
3
bklynshrink
in Lighting 10 years and 9 months ago
water damage to light--do I need to replace?
Hi all, My upstairs tenant had a sink overflow that managed to drain a lot of water into the light fixture of my bathroom below.…
10
stanbro55
in Facade and Brownstone Repair 10 years and 3 months ago
Semi-detached wood frame facade renovation in Crown Heights Landmark district
Looking for a contractor specialized in traditional Wood frame house facade renovations. The works: – Make/adapt back parlor and garden floor windows into single/double french…
3
shoppingstock
in About Brooklyn 10 years and 5 months ago
Lawyer recommendations for contractor dispute
Hi, Been an avid follower of these forums as we’ve been looking for properties and planning our renovation in BK. We started work with a…
4
Can’t find the topic you’re looking for?
Find answers, ask questions, and connect with our Brownstoner community.