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slopegirl

in General Discussion 8 years and 3 months ago

exposing floor joists in a ceiling--can it ever be to code?

we are about to renovate, and will probably turn our 3-unit building into a triplex over garden rental… since we’re currently living in bottom two…

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Updated 8 years and 2 months ago

solehappy

in General Discussion 8 years and 2 months ago

poorly venting range hood

hello, i think my contractor piggybacked onto existing ductwork when installing our new range hood. it has not worked and now i am interested in…

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katerina

in General Discussion 8 years and 2 months ago

Roaches coming in through sump pit

Our coop building seems to have roaches (the large “waterbug” variety) entering the basement area from in/around our sump pit (yeech). We had the brick…

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Updated 8 years and 2 months ago

katerina

in General Discussion 8 years and 2 months ago

Roaches coming in through sump pit

Our coop building seems to have roaches (the large “waterbug” variety) entering the basement area from in/around our sump pit (yeech). We had the brick…

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katerina

in General Discussion 8 years and 2 months ago

How to hold down wandering steam pipe escutcheons

I recently put escutcheons in place around a few of our steam pipes, but they seem to have a way of working themselves up out…

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Guest User | 0 secs ago

Need advice. Plumbing/Pipe/ water issues.

We live in a 2 family 14 years and since June of this year have had a lot of water coming in to our sump…

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notfromny

in General Discussion 8 years and 2 months ago

What to expect from DOB Electrical Inspection

We had the electricity upgraded in our home and we’ve passed the ConEd inspection, and now we will have the DOB inspection to close out…

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Updated 8 years and 2 months ago

sticksandstones

in General Discussion 8 years and 3 months ago

Building without Permits

A developer bought a 3 story brick house a block down from us in BedStuy. They are doing a full gut, including cellar dig out…

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Updated 8 years and 2 months ago

Simone

in Heating and Cooling 8 years and 2 months ago

Heating Contractor with Runtal Radiator knowledge needed

We just moved to a home with runtal radiators and a large extension. The extension is about 10 degrees colder than the rest of the…

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Updated 8 years and 2 months ago

jaheemjenk

in General Discussion 8 years and 2 months ago

Heat Pipe Exchanger And Heat Pipe ? How it is worked in HVAC process?

Why it is called Nature Friendly?

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jaheemjenk

in General Discussion 8 years and 2 months ago

Heat Pipe Exchanger And Heat Pipe ? How it is worked in HVAC process?

Why it is called Nature Friendly?

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jmunz

in General Discussion 8 years and 2 months ago

need advice regarding geting new C of O (after years of delay)

We bought a 3-family house in Bklyn 6 years ago and renovated and converted it (with all appropriate permits) to a single family home. Though…

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Arkady

in General Discussion 8 years and 2 months ago

Electrical estimate

Any thoughts about how much it should cost to switch out a Federal Pacific breaker panel for a new 3-phase 150 amp one?

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alterboy

in General Discussion 8 years and 2 months ago

Exercised

[NYSC](//muut.com/u/brownstoner/s3/:brownstoner:p1ds:nysc.jpg.jpg) This new advertising poster from our local NYSC gym seems highly inappropriate. Do you agree?

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Updated 8 years and 2 months ago

beneec

in General Discussion 8 years and 3 months ago

Cold weather challenges when heating with mini splits

Hello Brownstoner Forum, This is our first winter in our newly renovated townhouse where we replaced the existing forced air heating system with a Mitsubishi…

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Updated 8 years and 2 months ago

alterboy

in General Discussion 8 years and 2 months ago

Exercised

[NYSC](//muut.com/u/brownstoner/s3/:brownstoner:p1ds:nysc.jpg.jpg) This new advertising poster from our local NYSC gym seems highly inappropriate. Do you agree?

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JohnHancock

in General Discussion 8 years and 2 months ago

Thermocouple

I need to change out the thermocouple in my boiler. It’s has a clip that prevents me from popping it out. I’m striking out with…

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Updated 8 years and 2 months ago

Guest User | 0 secs ago

Recommendation for Aladdin Plumbing Corp - oil to gas conversion

Just want to give an A+ recommendation for Aladdin Plumbing Corp, here in Brooklyn – 1(718)783 4621. They recently did our oil to gas conversion.…

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Guest User | 0 secs ago

Recommendation for Aladdin Plumbing Corp - oil to gas conversion

Just want to give an A+ recommendation for Aladdin Plumbing Corp, here in Brooklyn – 1(718)783 4621. They recently did our oil to gas conversion.…

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citizenjane

in General Discussion 8 years and 3 months ago

Soundproofing ceiling with exposed beams

Dear experts! We had to pull down our kitchen ceiling and have found nice exposed beams and of course the old subflooring-type planks. We need…

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Updated 8 years and 2 months ago

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