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brooklyntoqueens
in Brownstoner Renovation 12 years and 5 months ago
Architect Vs. Engineer for drawings
We are closing soon on a 2 family that we will convert into a single family. We are not going to have any major structural…
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abmk
in Brownstoner Renovation 12 years and 5 months ago
Gut Renovation in Jersey City
Hi, I just bought a place in Paulus Hook area of Jersey City. It is a 4 floor brownstone, 1000 sq ft/floor, currently a 3…
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timer343
in Brownstoner Renovation 12 years and 5 months ago
Completely gut job. Three family townhouse in Brooklyn
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jaimekarate
in Brownstoner Renovation 12 years and 5 months ago
LOOKING FOR A GENERAL CONTRACTOR & ARCHITECT IN 1
We are looking to add stairs between our two floors. Someone recently mentioned that they have heard of GC’s that also have an architectural background…
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daroogle
in Brownstoner Renovation 12 years and 5 months ago
Any creative ideas for my long and narrow coal shute
My brownstone has a 3′ wide by 17′ long by 7′ high coal shute that extends from the front wall of my cellar to basically…
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pocketdora
in Brownstoner Renovation 12 years and 5 months ago
Can I remove this suspended ceiling without asbestos risk?
We want to remove this ceiling completely and fix / re-plaster the original one, but I have heard tiles like this can contain asbestos. The…
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abmk
in Brownstoner Renovation 12 years and 5 months ago
Gut Renovation in Jersey City
Hi, I just bought a place in Paulus Hook area of Jersey City. It is a 4 floor brownstone, 1000 sq ft/floor, currently a 3…
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pocketdora
in Brownstoner Renovation 12 years and 5 months ago
Can I remove this suspended ceiling without asbestos risk?
We want to remove this ceiling completely and fix / re-plaster the original one, but I have heard tiles like this can contain asbestos. The…
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rdgwd85
in Brownstoner Renovation 12 years and 5 months ago
Problem with brownstone stoop repair
Advice please! I just had my stoop resurfaced over the weekend and I already see a number of small cracks. The job, unfortunately, was done…
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timer343
in Brownstoner Renovation 12 years and 5 months ago
Completely gut job. Three family townhouse in Brooklyn
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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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summerjamz
in Brownstoner Renovation 12 years and 5 months ago
Brownstone original plaster ceiling repair
The big chunk of the plaster ceiling in my 110+ yr old brownstone fell out (ironically, on Labor Day)- likely due to years of layers…
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RBCG
in Brownstoner Renovation 12 years and 8 months ago
Fireplace conversion
We’d like to convert a parlor-floor fireplace to wood-burning. Used to be forced-air, with three channels (one for each floor). The chimney is fairly deep…
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homerglimpson
in Brownstoner Renovation 12 years and 6 months ago
Estimate cost & time to fix saggy floor? Lead paint, asbestos & baby issue too!.
Can anyone estimate the time and cost to fix two floors of a brownstone where the floor is sagging/bouncy around the stairwell and the bathroom?…
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ermagod
in Brownstoner Renovation 12 years and 7 months ago
Recommendation for Obtaining a Rough Schematic of a Renovation?
I need to get a very rough schematic drawn for a possible townhouse gut renovation. As there is a decent chance the renovation may not…
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ferney1c
in Brownstoner Renovation 12 years and 6 months ago
The correct order of a renovation
I could certainly use some advice. I own a brownstone in Crown Heights. I am going to change the C of O from an SRO…
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ferney1c
in Brownstoner Renovation 12 years and 6 months ago
The correct order of a renovation
I could certainly use some advice. I own a brownstone in Crown Heights. I am going to change the C of O from an SRO…
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dumbogirl
in Brownstoner Renovation 12 years and 6 months ago
renovation in stages -- good general contractors for this?
We’re exploring the option of renovating our brownstone in stages over the next 5-7 years, primarily to manage costs. I’d like to find a GC…
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