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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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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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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.…
0

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.…
0

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.…
0

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.…
0

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.…
0

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.…
0

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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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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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…
0

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…
0

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…
0

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…
0

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…
0

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…
0
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