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finallygonnareno
in Cellar 13 years and 8 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 9 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 9 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 9 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 9 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 10 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 10 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 10 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 10 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 11 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 11 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 11 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 11 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 11 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 11 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 14 years 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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