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Cocg

in Flooring 12 years and 2 months ago

Best place to get new tires for car?

Hi all — need to get new tires for my car.  Has anyone had good experiences with any of the places on 3rd or 4th…

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Updated 12 years and 2 months ago

bk_bstoner1

in Flooring 12 years and 2 months ago

Safety in Stuyvesant Heights?

Hey B’stoners, I have a prospective tenant who was somewhat concerned about safety in the Stuyvesant Heights-Bed-Stuy neighborhood.  I’m a lifelong Bed-Stuy native so my view…

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Updated 12 years and 2 months ago

CG11231

in Flooring 12 years and 2 months ago

Should a kitchen porcelain floor and/or granite countertop be sealed when installed?

Sent off same ques a moment ago but did include all categories: Installing a new granite “millenium cream” countertop slab and am wondering if that…

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Updated 12 years and 2 months ago

saknak

in Flooring 12 years and 2 months ago

Recommendation for Flooring work, Flooring refinish

Hi, I am moving into an apartment in Clinton Hill soon, we would like to refinish our floor to white and looking for a company…

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Updated 12 years and 2 months ago

lockey2k

in Flooring 12 years and 3 months ago

Flooring/Ceiling Contractor

Looking for a reasonably priced contractor to install hardwood flooring and remove popcorn ceilings.  Thanks in advance.

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Updated 12 years and 3 months ago

nalusurf

in Flooring 12 years and 3 months ago

Wanted to Share Our Great Experience with Our Flooring Guy, Jose....

We just had our parquet floors redone in our brownstone in East Bed-Stuy.  I cannot give enough praise for Jose Zambrano who, with his highly…

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Updated 12 years and 3 months ago

highintheheights

in Flooring 12 years and 3 months ago

Flooring recommendation

Just had my wood parquet floors sanded and finished by Verrazano Flooring. I was very happy with their work and they asked me to post…

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11231

in Flooring 12 years and 3 months ago

Best material for stair runners in brownstone?

I am looking for recommendations for materials and places to buy stair runners.  This is for the main staircase in a brownstone, which goes up to…

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Updated 12 years and 3 months ago

landlord

in Flooring 12 years and 3 months ago

What kind of wood flooring is best for a rental

I am about to renovate one of my apartments and would like to pick new wood flooring that will withstand a lot of abuse.  Any…

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Updated 12 years and 3 months ago

anon552

in Flooring 12 years and 3 months ago

Installation of mosaic flooring

I am purchasing a pre-made mosaic for installation in the entry foyer of my brownstone.  I need an old, damaged mosaic removed, the underlying floor…

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Updated 12 years and 3 months ago

brooklyn72

in Flooring 12 years and 3 months ago

Can anyone recommend a roofer?

Has anyone had experience with having to redo a roof that includes asbestos abatement? We understand that we can cover the asbestos to abate it,…

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Updated 12 years and 3 months ago

jeanmarine2

in Flooring 12 years and 4 months ago

Painting risers on hardwood stairs?

http://cdn.brownstoner.com/515acb9f45dac-.jpg Is it more typical to paint the risers on hardwood stairs or leave them au naturel? I have includes a picture of our stairwell…

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Updated 12 years and 4 months ago

ltella534msn

in Flooring 12 years and 5 months ago

Are you in need of hardwood floating floors?

I purchase over 80 boxes of Home Legend hardwood floating floors from Home Depot  to use in my space.  I decided to go with ceramic…

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Updated 12 years and 4 months ago

davidmarc36

in Flooring 12 years and 5 months ago

Flooring Restoration and Repair

I’m looking for a good, reasonable flooring expert for a “small-ish” job; consisting of cleaning and re-sealing a slate floor in my bathroom…particularly the stall…

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Updated 12 years and 5 months ago

honeycut

in Flooring 12 years and 5 months ago

Free! Parquet Flooring

http://cdn.brownstoner.com/511c05cf838ad-.jpg Hello, we are renovating our parlor floor and unfortunately cannot keep the parquet flooring. We have approx. 350 square feet, which is 1/4″ thick…

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Updated 12 years and 5 months ago

yte

in Flooring 12 years and 6 months ago

ISO Pine Subflooring - 4.5" or better

Hello: I am in search of 4.5″ or larger pine subflooring to patch in some flooring in a old brownstone. Flooring is about 1″ thick…

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yte

in Flooring 12 years and 6 months ago

ISO Pine Subflooring - 4.5" or better

Hello: I am in search of 4.5″ or larger pine subflooring to patch in some flooring in a old brownstone. Flooring is about 1″ thick…

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nf85

in Flooring 12 years and 7 months ago

Refinished parquet coming up--normal?

http://cdn.brownstoner.com/50e71771c48eb-.jpg Hi, all, Our floors were refinished 5 months ago–two coats of regular poly and then one matte–and I noticed about a month later that…

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Updated 12 years and 7 months ago

nf85

in Flooring 12 years and 7 months ago

Refinished parquet coming up--normal?

http://cdn.brownstoner.com/50e71771c48eb-.jpg Hi, all, Our floors were refinished 5 months ago–two coats of regular poly and then one matte–and I noticed about a month later that…

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dougj99

in Flooring 12 years and 7 months ago

Can a washing machine leak through floor become a mold problem?

Hello. We just had a washing machine leak in our first floor bathroom (tile floor) and there was briefly a lot of water pouring into…

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Updated 12 years and 7 months ago

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