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oldbaby
in Plumbers and Plumbing 10 years and 5 months ago
Aladdin Plumbing, Brooklyn
I’ve been using Aladdin for the past 7 years. I own a brownstone in Ft. Greene, BKLYN. These guys are top notch. Always professional and…
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laurenpacker123
in Brownstoner Renovation 10 years and 5 months ago
Expected Demo costs on a brownstone?
Im curious if anyone has an idea of what would be a fair price to expect to pay for demo on a 4 story brownstone.…
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rhjmem
in About Brooklyn 10 years and 5 months ago
Roof leak
Trying To find source of roof leak. brick house with a Flat roof, twice after large snowfalls ( over 18 inches of snow)within past three…
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samtsegaye
in Brownstoner Renovation 10 years and 5 months ago
fixing up/restoring a mirror over a mantel
Hello, We are thinking of buying a mirror to go above our mantel. The mirror is in decent shape but can use some cleaning up.…
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samtsegaye
in Brownstoner Renovation 10 years and 5 months ago
fixing up/restoring a mirror over a mantel
Hello, We are thinking of buying a mirror to go above our mantel. The mirror is in decent shape but can use some cleaning up.…
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samtsegaye
in Brownstoner Renovation 10 years and 5 months ago
fixing up/restoring a mirror over a mantel
Hello, We are thinking of buying a mirror to go above our mantel. The mirror is in decent shape but can use some cleaning up.…
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randolph
in Conversion 10 years and 5 months ago
2 family double duplex reconfigured as triplex/garden rental
i am getting some conflicting answers on this- i have a 2 family with a C of O that shows the configuration as a double…
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francesca.n.tate
in Masonry 10 years and 6 months ago
Putting Concrete Between Stucco Wall and New Brick Wall
I recently bought an old wooden frame house with stucco as the exterior in Brooklyn, NY. I asked my contractor to add a new layer…
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peaceout
in About Brooklyn 10 years and 5 months ago
Alternatives to Steam Radiators
Looking to replace the clunky cast iron steam radiators. I had my heart set on flat panel radiators, up until I learned flat panels can…
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peaceout
in About Brooklyn 10 years and 5 months ago
Looking for post and spindles for interior railng
Hello Brownstoners. We are missing a post and spindles, and wondering of anyone knows where to find this. Attached are pictures (from our neighbor’s home)…
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laurenpacker123
in Brownstoner Renovation 10 years and 5 months ago
Expected Demo costs on a brownstone?
Im curious if anyone has an idea of what would be a fair price to expect to pay for demo on a 4 story brownstone.…
0
laurenpacker123
in Brownstoner Renovation 10 years and 5 months ago
Expected Demo costs on a brownstone?
Im curious if anyone has an idea of what would be a fair price to expect to pay for demo on a 4 story brownstone.…
0
laurenpacker123
in Brownstoner Renovation 10 years and 5 months ago
Expected Demo costs on a brownstone?
Im curious if anyone has an idea of what would be a fair price to expect to pay for demo on a 4 story brownstone.…
0
makainyc
in Roofers 10 years and 5 months ago
Correcting DHCR records
Hi, The previous owner of our building, converted from an SRO to a 5 family in 1997\. After our 2011 purchase & renovations, we converted…
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lz26
in Garden 10 years and 5 months ago
Good source for bamboo and japanese maple
I am looking to buy japanese maple trees (at a reasonable not exorbitant price) and bamboo for window boxes. Please list anywhere in bklyn, queens,…
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mrzero
in Roofers 10 years and 5 months ago
the Building Department conducts audits on the job
I am having the gas boiler installed to replace the oil boiler, the very first day after the plumber got his permit he told me…
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kaiapapaya
in About Brooklyn 10 years and 6 months ago
No Bathroom -how much?
I may make a bid on a house with no real bathrooms. There are two closets with toilets in them. There is a shower in…
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landlord
in Plumbing 10 years and 5 months ago
boiler leak
I recently had my basement redone. Now when I turn on the boiler, the water feeder fills the boiler every 45 minutes or so. I…
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