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mikecnyc

in Brownstoner Renovation 9 years and 9 months ago

Federal and State Historic Preservation Tax Credits

Does anybody have experience with applying for and receiving Federal and State Historic Preservation Tax Credits? (http://nysparks.com/shpo/tax-credit-programs/documents/TaxCreditProgramsComparisonChart.pdf) I am about to start renovation a brownstone…

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Updated 9 years and 6 months ago

samtsegaye

in Brownstoner Renovation 9 years and 6 months ago

fixing up/restoring a mirror over a mantel

Hello, We are thinking of buying a mirror to go above our mantel. The mirror is in decent shape but can use some cleaning up.…

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Updated 9 years and 6 months ago

laurenpacker123

in Brownstoner Renovation 9 years and 6 months ago

Expected Demo costs on a brownstone?

Im curious if anyone has an idea of what would be a fair price to expect to pay for demo on a 4 story brownstone.…

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Updated 9 years and 6 months ago

samtsegaye

in Brownstoner Renovation 9 years and 6 months ago

fixing up/restoring a mirror over a mantel

Hello, We are thinking of buying a mirror to go above our mantel. The mirror is in decent shape but can use some cleaning up.…

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samtsegaye

in Brownstoner Renovation 9 years and 6 months ago

fixing up/restoring a mirror over a mantel

Hello, We are thinking of buying a mirror to go above our mantel. The mirror is in decent shape but can use some cleaning up.…

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samtsegaye

in Brownstoner Renovation 9 years and 6 months ago

fixing up/restoring a mirror over a mantel

Hello, We are thinking of buying a mirror to go above our mantel. The mirror is in decent shape but can use some cleaning up.…

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laurenpacker123

in Brownstoner Renovation 9 years and 6 months ago

Expected Demo costs on a brownstone?

Im curious if anyone has an idea of what would be a fair price to expect to pay for demo on a 4 story brownstone.…

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laurenpacker123

in Brownstoner Renovation 9 years and 6 months ago

Expected Demo costs on a brownstone?

Im curious if anyone has an idea of what would be a fair price to expect to pay for demo on a 4 story brownstone.…

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laurenpacker123

in Brownstoner Renovation 9 years and 6 months ago

Expected Demo costs on a brownstone?

Im curious if anyone has an idea of what would be a fair price to expect to pay for demo on a 4 story brownstone.…

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sourcewoodfloors

in Brownstoner Renovation 9 years and 6 months ago

Hairline Cracking Only Appears When Stoop Is Wet

Dear All, I just renovated the entire facade of our brownstone. The team took the facade off to the brick, put on an undercoating of…

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Updated 9 years and 6 months ago

doing-it-not-talking-about-it

in Brownstoner Renovation 9 years and 9 months ago

Cockloft insulation

I am looking into insulating the cockloft (space btwn ceiling and roof) of my Boerum Hill brownstone. The roof was recently replaced so the envelope…

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Updated 9 years and 6 months ago

sourcewoodfloors

in Brownstoner Renovation 9 years and 6 months ago

Hairline Cracking Only Appears When Stoop Is Wet

Dear All, I just renovated the entire facade of our brownstone. The team took the facade off to the brick, put on an undercoating of…

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sourcewoodfloors

in Brownstoner Renovation 9 years and 6 months ago

Hairline Cracking Only Appears When Stoop Is Wet

Dear All, I just renovated the entire facade of our brownstone. The team took the facade off to the brick, put on an undercoating of…

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sourcewoodfloors

in Brownstoner Renovation 9 years and 6 months ago

Hairline Cracking Only Appears When Stoop Is Wet

Dear All, I just renovated the entire facade of our brownstone. The team took the facade off to the brick, put on an undercoating of…

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beyonddesigns

in Brownstoner Renovation 9 years and 6 months ago

Cost of Removing Walls

Moving into a brownstone in Bed-Stuy. Old owners built lots of internal, non-structural walls that we would like to remove. Any way to estimate the…

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Updated 9 years and 6 months ago

beyonddesigns

in Brownstoner Renovation 9 years and 6 months ago

Cost of Removing Walls

Moving into a brownstone in Bed-Stuy. Old owners built lots of internal, non-structural walls that we would like to remove. Any way to estimate the…

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beyonddesigns

in Brownstoner Renovation 9 years and 6 months ago

Cost of Removing Walls

Moving into a brownstone in Bed-Stuy. Old owners built lots of internal, non-structural walls that we would like to remove. Any way to estimate the…

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beyonddesigns

in Brownstoner Renovation 9 years and 6 months ago

Cost of Removing Walls

Moving into a brownstone in Bed-Stuy. Old owners built lots of internal, non-structural walls that we would like to remove. Any way to estimate the…

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sjh50

in Brownstoner Renovation 9 years and 6 months ago

Custom Foam Moldings for Crown

Hi all, As an alternative to creating replica plaster moldings, I’ve read that you can foam (or a similar material) moldings made, cover them in…

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Updated 9 years and 6 months ago

dawntawn

in Brownstoner Renovation 9 years and 6 months ago

Anthropologie Lighting Fixtures - quality?

Hi, We are considering a chandelier from Anthropolgie. We’ve never bought from them before.. How is the quality? How does it compare to School House…

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