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slackjaw
in Brownstoner Renovation 12 years and 1 month ago
Architect for renovation of townhouse
When one is preparing to thoroughly restore a beaten-up 100-year-old townhouse — move some walls, new electric & plumbing, add a bathroom, possibly create a…
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ohboyoldhouse
in Brownstoner Renovation 12 years and 1 month ago
Brick Efflorescence
We recently removed a veneer exterior facade exposing and repointing the underlying brick. It turned out great, minus one issue of brick efflorescence that has…
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qkdzlzcxtuvajipj
in Brownstoner Renovation 12 years and 1 month ago
6\. South Oxford St.
So after reading a previous post, I’m sure some of you are well aware of 6 S. Oxford St. in Fort Greene. After doing some…
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thirtythree60
in Brownstoner Renovation 12 years and 1 month ago
Antique Gas Space Heater
Does anyone know of someone who restores antique gas space heaters? Not just clean up but also add up-to-date gas valves etc. Tried to post…
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ktn
in Brownstoner Renovation 14 years ago
looking for rustic/modern interior mailboxes for four level brownstone- any suggestions??
We’ve been looking for the “right” interior mailboxes for a couple of months now and haven’t found any that arent hideous… if you know of…
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lp2014
in Brownstoner Renovation 12 years and 1 month ago
Basement Renovation
We needed to have our basement renovated. I knew no one to do the job and found Rosul through other posts on the various sites.…
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thirtythree60
in Brownstoner Renovation 12 years and 1 month ago
Antique Gas Space Heater
Does anyone know of someone who restores antique gas space heaters? Not just clean up but also add up-to-date gas valves etc. Tried to post…
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w51bernie
in Brownstoner Renovation 12 years and 1 month ago
prefinished floors vs unfinished floors in a gut renovation
we are doing a gut renovation of a house and our contractor is telling us to use unfinished floors. he said this is easier because…
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qkdzlzcxtuvajipj
in Brownstoner Renovation 12 years and 1 month ago
6\. South Oxford St.
So after reading a previous post, I’m sure some of you are well aware of 6 S. Oxford St. in Fort Greene. After doing some…
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williamsburgbrooklyn
in Brownstoner Renovation 12 years and 5 months ago
Decorative ceiling painting
Hi, we recently bought a rowhouse in williamsburg. The day after our closing, we took down a dropped ceiling and discovered a Sistine chapel-esque ceiling…
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delabklyn
in Brownstoner Renovation 12 years and 1 month ago
Stoop Renovation
Hi all, I need to have my brownstone stoop resurfaced, as it is cracking and crumbling. I’ve spoken to several contractors and one thing that…
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suzyf
in Brownstoner Renovation 12 years and 2 months ago
Doorbell connected to telephone system
Does anyone have a doorbell(or intercom) that is connected to the telephone system? We have an old (16 year old) Lucent Technology telephone system which…
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suzyf
in Brownstoner Renovation 12 years and 2 months ago
Doorbell connected to telephone system
Does anyone have a doorbell(or intercom) that is connected to the telephone system? We have an old (16 year old) Lucent Technology telephone system which…
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xchx
in Brownstoner Renovation 12 years and 2 months ago
Contractor recommendation
I had a tough time finding someone to hang my cabinets and install my kitchen on a tight budget. The job involved plumbing for a…
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dkstyle24
in Brownstoner Renovation 12 years and 2 months ago
Kitchen Renovation Recommendation
I recently renovated my kitchen using a recommendation I found on Brownstoner for Mentor Frangu with Altina Tile Care. I feel like I have to…
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ny2013
in Brownstoner Renovation 12 years and 2 months ago
Painted Window Frames
We are doing some painting in our house. The original wood window frames with built in shutters in one of the rooms were painted a…
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petercavanagh
in Brownstoner Renovation 12 years and 2 months ago
digging out brownstone basement
I am Gut renovating my brownstone for the second time in 8 years. This time i am extending the basement and want to dig down…
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slackjaw
in Brownstoner Renovation 12 years and 2 months ago
Engineer/contractor to inspect dilapidated townhouse
We are looking for someone who can inspect a (very) dilapidated townhouse in Crown Heights. We know it will need a lot of work, but…
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