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jennifer073
in Cellar 9 years and 5 months ago
Williamsburg Basement Excavation / Radon / Moisture remediation
I own a first-floor condo that (allegedly) used to be a Civil War-era munitions foundry. During the conversion in 2008, the developers rediscovered this cellar…
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mkatanov01
in Cellar 9 years and 5 months ago
Removing Cellar door, legal?
I have a partial under ground basement that starts a 3 feet below grade in the front of the house and ends and approximately 5…
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jennifer073
in Cellar 9 years and 5 months ago
Williamsburg Basement Excavation / Radon / Moisture remediation
I own a first-floor condo that (allegedly) used to be a Civil War-era munitions foundry. During the conversion in 2008, the developers rediscovered this cellar…
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mkatanov01
in Cellar 9 years and 5 months ago
Removing Cellar door, legal?
I have a partial under ground basement that starts a 3 feet below grade in the front of the house and ends and approximately 5…
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katdov
in Cellar 9 years and 5 months ago
Underpinning cellar
Hello, I’m about to dig down in a cellar of my brownstone. The permits are being filed as I type this but I was wondering…
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katdov
in Cellar 9 years and 5 months ago
Underpinning cellar
Hello, I’m about to dig down in a cellar of my brownstone. The permits are being filed as I type this but I was wondering…
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gemby
in Cellar 9 years and 7 months ago
Structural Engineer Recs for Cellar Dig
Hi all, I was wondering if anyone who has lowered the floor of their basement/cellar has recommendations for architects and/or engineers to handle the job.…
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gemby
in Cellar 9 years and 7 months ago
Structural Engineer Recs for Cellar Dig
Hi all, I was wondering if anyone who has lowered the floor of their basement/cellar has recommendations for architects and/or engineers to handle the job.…
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jty2
in Cellar 9 years and 8 months ago
Basement waterproofing
I have water coming in to my basement during heavy rains, and want to have a contractor dig out my front yard and completely waterproof…
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jty2
in Cellar 9 years and 8 months ago
Basement waterproofing
I have water coming in to my basement during heavy rains, and want to have a contractor dig out my front yard and completely waterproof…
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chipito
in Cellar 9 years and 11 months ago
Engineer for cellar work
We’re looking for engineer recommendations. We need to replace our main beam in the cellar and in the process of looking at what we can…
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michellefk
in Cellar 9 years and 11 months ago
Any issues with remove a cellar hatch or bulkhead door?
I want to remove the front and rear cellar hatch / bulk head doors to the cellar door of my 3-family row house. There is…
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michellefk
in Cellar 9 years and 11 months ago
Any issues with remove a cellar hatch or bulkhead door?
I want to remove the front and rear cellar hatch / bulk head doors to the cellar door of my 3-family row house. There is…
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chipito
in Cellar 9 years and 11 months ago
Engineer for cellar work
We’re looking for engineer recommendations. We need to replace our main beam in the cellar and in the process of looking at what we can…
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monikaw
in Cellar 9 years and 11 months ago
Water in our Basement!
We are looking for someone who is a master at dealing with water problems in basements. We dug in our basement a couple of years…
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monikaw
in Cellar 9 years and 11 months ago
Water in our Basement!
We are looking for someone who is a master at dealing with water problems in basements. We dug in our basement a couple of years…
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dattolod
in Cellar 10 years ago
Stone Wall in Cellar
Our cellar has stone walls. Previous owner had applied dry lock over top of it, dirt and all. As you would expect, the dry lock…
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dattolod
in Cellar 10 years ago
Stone Wall in Cellar
Our cellar has stone walls. Previous owner had applied dry lock over top of it, dirt and all. As you would expect, the dry lock…
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