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finallygonnareno
in Cellar 13 years and 3 months ago
Watertight Cellar/Basement Hatches?
Does anyone know where to get these and who can install them? I am looking for one that will be flush with brickwork/cement on the…
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PSGal
in Cellar 13 years and 5 months ago
Best Temporary Solution for a Foundation Wall Crack
Hello always-helpful Brownstoners. Question: It may take us a bit of time for us to get to a permament solution for a recently found, small…
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PSGal
in Cellar 13 years and 5 months ago
Best Temporary Solution for a Foundation Wall Crack
Hello always-helpful Brownstoners. Question: It may take us a bit of time for us to get to a permament solution for a recently found, small…
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N
in Cellar 13 years and 5 months ago
floor sucker sump pump/water in the basement
I have a capped pipe in the floor of my basement (toward the back wall of the house). When it rains a lot I get…
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N
in Cellar 13 years and 5 months ago
floor sucker sump pump/water in the basement
I have a capped pipe in the floor of my basement (toward the back wall of the house). When it rains a lot I get…
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smierdiakow
in Cellar 13 years and 5 months ago
Waterproofing basement
We finally need to fix our leaky basement. It’s been too long. We got an estimate from Mid-Atlantic, but they seemed very determined AND pretty…
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smierdiakow
in Cellar 13 years and 5 months ago
Waterproofing basement
We finally need to fix our leaky basement. It’s been too long. We got an estimate from Mid-Atlantic, but they seemed very determined AND pretty…
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rocketship
in Cellar 13 years and 5 months ago
Basement brick "fire wall"?
Renovating a four-story brick house in Brooklyn. When the engineer who filed our renovation looked at the building, he remarked that the brick wall down…
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rocketship
in Cellar 13 years and 5 months ago
Basement brick "fire wall"?
Renovating a four-story brick house in Brooklyn. When the engineer who filed our renovation looked at the building, he remarked that the brick wall down…
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argentina
in Cellar 13 years and 6 months ago
Broken basement sewer line?
We have had one of the rainiest years on record in NYC and now over the last few months I noticed a dampness in the…
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argentina
in Cellar 13 years and 6 months ago
Broken basement sewer line?
We have had one of the rainiest years on record in NYC and now over the last few months I noticed a dampness in the…
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anonymous
in Cellar 13 years and 6 months ago
Cellar Access from The Street
We are creating a duplex with the basement and the parlor level. The existing stairs will be used to connect the two floors, so the…
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anonymous
in Cellar 13 years and 6 months ago
Cellar Access from The Street
We are creating a duplex with the basement and the parlor level. The existing stairs will be used to connect the two floors, so the…
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pickles
in Cellar 13 years and 7 months ago
Cellar Ceiling
Hey, trying to make my cellar usable as a workshop/studio. The boiler room is walled off in fireproof-type bricks and has a metal ceiling -…
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pickles
in Cellar 13 years and 7 months ago
Cellar Ceiling
Hey, trying to make my cellar usable as a workshop/studio. The boiler room is walled off in fireproof-type bricks and has a metal ceiling -…
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Guest User | 0 secs ago
Dehumidifier and Extenstion cord
We recently purchased a home and have a very moist basement. We just bought a dehumidifier for it, but we have no 3-prong outlets in…
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Guest User | 0 secs ago
Dehumidifier and Extenstion cord
We recently purchased a home and have a very moist basement. We just bought a dehumidifier for it, but we have no 3-prong outlets in…
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maggie75
in Cellar 13 years and 7 months ago
Where to buy cellar trap door mats/covers?
We have a water issue in the unfinished portion of our cellar and believe it may come from water coming in through the gaps around…
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