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guikazoid
in General Contractors 13 years and 7 months ago
Do I need a permit to remove sheetrock from basement and use hydraulic cement with drylok?
I want to remove the tiles and sheetrock from the finished basement. Will I require a permit to remove the sheetrock and throw down some hydraulic…
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guikazoid
in General Contractors 13 years and 8 months ago
Mold in Basement
I need to find me someone to get some ventilation into my basement. The basement is extremely muggy with no air circulation. I just found…
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namahs
in General Contractors 13 years and 10 months ago
Basement mold removal
http://cdn.brownstoner.com/4e020f1749a76- A bit of background. The molded area is a small closed partition space at the back of the house. The area is about 10×10…
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gretschgirl
in General Contractors 13 years and 8 months ago
legal representation
Any advice for a small condo unit seeking legal representation to bring suit against local developer/real estate mogul? Said developer has not fixed ongoing roof…
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carolgardens
in General Contractors 13 years and 8 months ago
shade sail installer?
I’m looking for a contractor to install an 18′ square shade sail on the common roof deck of a condo building. There are two existing…
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MDR
in General Contractors 13 years and 8 months ago
General Contractor Reccomendation
I’d like a recommendation from other architects and home owners for a reliable and professional but reasonably priced contractor. The project is a 2,000+ sf gut renovation…
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voltron
in General Contractors 13 years and 8 months ago
What legal actions can be done?
I have a contractor that has gone awol. Not answering phone messages or emails and has gone completely MIA. Problem is he has gone MIA…
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renovation2011
in General Contractors 13 years and 9 months ago
Need a GC Recommendation for Townhouse
We are seeking recommendation for great and reasonable contractors to bid on a gut reno of a 5 story TH project with a mid-level budget.…
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guikazoid
in General Contractors 13 years and 9 months ago
Cost of Installing Proper Ventilation in Finished Basement
Community, The basement of the home we are about to close on is completely finished. It has poor ventilation. The boiler room stinks and the “recreational area”…
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guikazoid
in General Contractors 13 years and 9 months ago
Converting a Frame House to Brick
I found myself daydreaming and wondering if it were even possible to convert a frame house to a brick house. Is this something that would…
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dylan621
in General Contractors 13 years and 9 months ago
Recommendation for contractor with experience with tin ceilings
We’d like to move a non-load bearing wall that separates two bedrooms to make the narrower bedroom bigger. There is a tin ceiling in the…
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Akidovic
in General Contractors 13 years and 10 months ago
Recco for General Contractor - Beer
I’m a long-time reader, first-time poster, but created a BS account specifically to recommend our contractor – Thalal Beer. I hope this is the right…
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odyssey
in General Contractors 13 years and 10 months ago
Payment to home improvement contractors
I recently had a bathroom renovation done and felt uncomfortable with the payment schedule as I had originally assumed that what my contractor was asking…
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kls
in General Contractors 13 years and 10 months ago
Stair Railings
Does anyone have a recommendation for someone to build/install new stair railings? Need 3-4 flights in total (may be able to just repair 1 of…
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