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snarkolepctic
in Cellar 11 years and 10 months ago
Who is responsible for closing open permits on our job?
We’re trying to refinance but we can’t close on the refi until our open permits are closed. We used a contractor and an architect. Who…
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mystiky
in Cellar 11 years and 10 months ago
Spray beams before closing ceiling in basement?
We are in the process of doing our basement (brick builiding from 1930). We demo’ed everything and now all of our new frames have been…
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snarkolepctic
in Cellar 11 years and 10 months ago
Who is responsible for closing open permits on our job?
We’re trying to refinance but we can’t close on the refi until our open permits are closed. We used a contractor and an architect. Who…
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nalusurf
in Cellar 12 years ago
Recommendations for Replacing Bricked Over Basement Window Openings?
Hi All. I have two former window openings on the rear, basement wall of our brownstone which were previously bricked over and the wells were…
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nalusurf
in Cellar 12 years ago
Recommendations for Replacing Bricked Over Basement Window Openings?
Hi All. I have two former window openings on the rear, basement wall of our brownstone which were previously bricked over and the wells were…
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hopper
in Cellar 12 years and 1 month ago
Replace rear hatch with skylight?
I’m ready to remove the metal hatch from my rear cellar entrance and replace it with a skylight. Anyone have any experience/suggestions on how/with whom…
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peterinbrooklyn
in Cellar 12 years and 5 months ago
Melting snow causing water leak from electrical box in cellar
http://cdn.brownstoner.com/509be2dcdcc62-.jpg This is kind of hard to describe. Anyhow, I have water dripping from the gray electrial panel (box) in the cellar at the front of…
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peterinbrooklyn
in Cellar 12 years and 5 months ago
Melting snow causing water leak from electrical box in cellar
http://cdn.brownstoner.com/509be2dcdcc62-.jpg This is kind of hard to describe. Anyhow, I have water dripping from the gray electrial panel (box) in the cellar at the front of…
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ea3421
in Cellar 12 years and 7 months ago
sub-cellar
Anyone here have a sub-cellar? How far does the DOB allow one to dig down for these, as they dont take up FAR?
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ea3421
in Cellar 12 years and 7 months ago
sub-cellar
Anyone here have a sub-cellar? How far does the DOB allow one to dig down for these, as they dont take up FAR?
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466dad
in Cellar 12 years and 7 months ago
lowering appliances down into the basement
We’re thinking about buying a freezer for our basement, and wondering whether we should limit ourselves to the width of the basement staircase, or if…
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466dad
in Cellar 12 years and 7 months ago
lowering appliances down into the basement
We’re thinking about buying a freezer for our basement, and wondering whether we should limit ourselves to the width of the basement staircase, or if…
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200line
in Cellar 12 years and 7 months ago
Excavating a crawlspace
We need to take about a foot of dirt out of part of our crawlspace to get better access to the far walls and need a recommendation…
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200line
in Cellar 12 years and 7 months ago
Excavating a crawlspace
We need to take about a foot of dirt out of part of our crawlspace to get better access to the far walls and need a recommendation…
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realestate
in Cellar 12 years and 9 months ago
Unfinished Cellar floor solutions?
We have a pretty dry unfinished cellar with decent ceiling height and would like to cover the floor with something to make it less dusty…
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realestate
in Cellar 12 years and 9 months ago
Unfinished Cellar floor solutions?
We have a pretty dry unfinished cellar with decent ceiling height and would like to cover the floor with something to make it less dusty…
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ea3421
in Cellar 12 years and 9 months ago
Digging out cellar and backyard
I have a below grade cellar with 7′ ceilings. I would like to dig out the cellar so that the ceilings are 8′, and also…
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ea3421
in Cellar 12 years and 9 months ago
Digging out cellar and backyard
I have a below grade cellar with 7′ ceilings. I would like to dig out the cellar so that the ceilings are 8′, and also…
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