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starfish11040
in Bath & Kitchen 11 years and 1 month ago
Where can I buy dissembled kitchen cabinets?
The kind that come in flat boxes with all the parts to assemble yourself. Both Home Depot and Loew’s sold them for many years. But…
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patolucas
in Plumbers and Plumbing 11 years and 1 month ago
Frozen Water Main
Woke up this morning and had no water anywhere in the house. I’m pretty sure the water main froze somewhere between the street and my…
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Augustiner
in For Sale 11 years and 1 month ago
vintage kids dresser - free pickup
Vintage Kids dresser Pick it up for free in Bed Stuy west bv1515@zoho.com 51″ height 40″ width 22″ depth
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Master Plvmber
in About Brooklyn 11 years and 1 month ago
Seeking office space.
So, the Manhattan building my office has been in for the last 4 years has been sold and is slated for demolition. UGH! If anyone…
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greenmountain
in Bath & Kitchen 11 years and 1 month ago
TRAP AND PIPES UNDER SINK
How do you guys think this looks? Would you expose the trap and waste line under your sink?
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slopefarm
in About Brooklyn 11 years and 1 month ago
RE Websites -- recent sales without paying a premium to join website
We are doing a refi and consolidating some debt and, of course, need a new appraisal. I always like to have my own list of…
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avanvoor
in Brownstoner Renovation 11 years and 1 month ago
Cleaning Fireplace Surrounds
Does anyone have tips on cleaning the original tile around a Victorian gas fireplace? I think the tiles are glazed porcelain, but I don’t know.…
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mikecnyc
in Brownstoner Renovation 11 years and 2 months ago
Ballpark Estimate for Brownstone Gut
Looking to by a ~2500 sq. ft. home in Crown Heights and am struggling to figure out how much to estimate for renovation costs. I…
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bkjl
in Taxes 11 years and 1 month ago
Increase on Market Value of new house and Property Tax
I recently purchase a 2 family house (Tax Class 1) and I just received a letter from NYC finance that stated my property value has…
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slopelife
in Brownstoner Renovation 11 years and 7 months ago
Contractor Recommendation: Excellent Contracting LLC
Just wanted to share our positive experience with Excellent Contracting. We had them put a new roof and new coping stones on our extension, as…
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bqeresident1
in About Brooklyn 11 years and 1 month ago
Average Utility bills
Hi all: Trying to get a sense of a budget for a purchase. Can anyone give me what would be average cost for a small…
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psrookie
in Brownstoner Renovation 13 years and 3 months ago
Design-Build Companies vs. separate architect/contractor?
We are in contract on a brownstone in PS that needs quite a bit of renovations. What’s the difference between a design-build company (i.e. Excel…
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hawaiismurf
in About Brooklyn 11 years and 1 month ago
Mailbox recommendation
I am looking for a copper mailbox with a lock that will look nice wall mounted on the side of my stoop. Any recommendations, anyone…
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wallabout2
in Plumbers and Plumbing 11 years and 1 month ago
Plumber / Contractor recommendation
Hello, We have just closed on a 100-year-old, 4-story, 2-family in Brooklyn that needs considerable upgrades to its mechanicals and to the bathrooms and kitchens.…
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mc718
in Bath & Kitchen 11 years and 1 month ago
Another Rec for Chris Lombardi
Chris just completed a bathroom renovation for us which included turning a tub/shower into a walk-in shower, completely re-tiling the room, and building a custom…
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Bklynsolid
in Permits 11 years and 1 month ago
non permitted gut renovation in Bed/Stuy
I have been observing a gut renovation of a two family row house across the street for over a month now. The previous owner neglected…
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jlqnsny
in Heating and Cooling 11 years and 1 month ago
Reuse the boiler when converting radiator to baseboard heating
We are going through a gut renovation right now and the ancient steam radiator heating system will be converted hot water baseboard heating system. The…
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coby4
in Building Code 11 years and 1 month ago
Certificate of Occupancy
The Certificate of Occupancy for my house is listed as a 2-family however, in addition to the basement and cellar, there are 3 individual apartments…
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