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BrookBridges
in Construction 12 years and 4 months ago
Frame house extension - looking for architect
Hi Brownstoners: We bought a frame house in the South Slope. It’s renovated but we’d like to do an extension and would love recommendations for…
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tm07
in Construction 12 years and 4 months ago
help saving trees
I live in a pre-war coop. We have three mature maples behind the building that survived Sandy and Irene and are in great shape. The…
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randomax
in Construction 12 years and 5 months ago
Contractor with experience raising ceilings/sprinklers
Hello brownstoners, We recently purchased a condo in a pre war building (in brooklyn) and are looking to renovate. I know there are already quite…
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wannabebrownstoner
in Construction 12 years and 5 months ago
Abdul Construction?
Hi all, Our building is considering using these folks for some facade work and we can’t seem to find any reviews online for them. Does…
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BrookBridges
in Construction 12 years and 4 months ago
Frame house extension - looking for architect
Hi Brownstoners: We bought a frame house in the South Slope. It’s renovated but we’d like to do an extension and would love recommendations for…
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tm07
in Construction 12 years and 4 months ago
help saving trees
I live in a pre-war coop. We have three mature maples behind the building that survived Sandy and Irene and are in great shape. The…
0
randomax
in Construction 12 years and 5 months ago
Contractor with experience raising ceilings/sprinklers
Hello brownstoners, We recently purchased a condo in a pre war building (in brooklyn) and are looking to renovate. I know there are already quite…
0
wannabebrownstoner
in Construction 12 years and 5 months ago
Abdul Construction?
Hi all, Our building is considering using these folks for some facade work and we can’t seem to find any reviews online for them. Does…
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basementbound
in Construction 12 years and 8 months ago
Can anybody recommend a reliable contractor?
Looking for a contractor for townhouse/brownstone renovation in Brooklyn that is resonably priced. Please inlcude your experience with them.
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himmelblau
in Construction 12 years and 5 months ago
Small contractor needed with home improvement licence and tracking number
We wrapping up our renovation of a 3-story home in Crown Heights. At the end of the job , we made a few changes to…
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markb
in Construction 12 years and 5 months ago
Range Hood - Vent Outside
I would like to install a range hood that vents outside. The building is a four-floor walk-up, without an air shaft in the middle. The…
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markb
in Construction 12 years and 5 months ago
Range Hood - Vent Outside
I would like to install a range hood that vents outside. The building is a four-floor walk-up, without an air shaft in the middle. The…
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onenicedacha
in Construction 12 years and 5 months ago
cost of adding a level to brownstone
I know this is quite a complicated process with the DOB, but wondering how much roughly it would cost to add a 4th flr onto…
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angelat
in Construction 12 years and 5 months ago
Last 10% of construction project
We are at the last 10% of our contract for a very stressful renovation. We have been mostly unhappy with their work throughout the process…
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onenicedacha
in Construction 12 years and 5 months ago
cost of adding a level to brownstone
I know this is quite a complicated process with the DOB, but wondering how much roughly it would cost to add a 4th flr onto…
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bedstuytownhouse
in Construction 12 years and 7 months ago
Renovation Coach? Anyone ever use one?
Hi all, Wondering if anyone has ever used a renovation coach and, if so, what the experience was like…would you do it again? What were…
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mmilstein
in Construction 12 years and 6 months ago
Andrew Ferris
You may have been watching me agonize about choosing a windows contractor in these forums lo these many months. I finally went with Andrew Ferris.…
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mmilstein
in Construction 12 years and 6 months ago
Andrew Ferris
You may have been watching me agonize about choosing a windows contractor in these forums lo these many months. I finally went with Andrew Ferris.…
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odyssey
in Construction 12 years and 10 months ago
Oil Based Polyurethane or Water Based?
Forum > oil based or water based polyurethane? oil based or water based polyurethane? 8:54 AM 04/29/2013 http://cdn.blankslate.com/profile_image.png odyssey After a bad leak, my…
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jeanmarine2
in Construction 12 years and 8 months ago
How do you know whether to give up on your contractor
I’m not happy with our contractor but not sure whether to give up on him or work it through. This is a kitchen/deck+stairs+patio/window-door conversion job…
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