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rustydevon
in Architectural Salvage 13 years and 10 months ago
New Brownstone owner looking for Mantel
http://cdn.brownstoner.com/4fae93dc5b1a0-.jpg Hello Brownstoner community, My wife and I are new owners of an Italianette Brownstone in Clinton Hill. At some point our front parlor lost…
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dawntawn
in Lighting 11 years and 3 months ago
Where to search for lighting fixtures?
Hi All, We need to replace a lot of fixtures, our style is clean/industrial or simple period pieces that would fit in a 100+ year…
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Rick
in Decorative 11 years and 3 months ago
Tin Ceiling Medallions
I’m installing some pressed tin ceilings. Years ago I bought a couple round tin medallions ( see pic ). I want to purchase a few…
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landlord
in Heating 11 years and 3 months ago
Commercial Thermostat
I have an old thermostat in my 6 family mixed use building that I would like to replace. It has a dial and pins that…
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pwnnyc
in Electricians 11 years and 3 months ago
Electrician - tip for service?
I’m about to wrap up an approx 8 day job where an electrician is installing some new receptacles, switches, lights, etc in my 1908 PLG…
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Splenda
in About Brooklyn 11 years and 3 months ago
Pettite Clawfoot Tub for sale
Hello, I am looking to sell a pettite clawfoot tub (house built in 1910). The tub measures 48″, 28″, 18″. Looking to get $350\. Contact…
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CommodoreStephenDecatur
in For Sale 11 years and 3 months ago
Antique mahogany desk panels. FREE in BedStuy
Consider it a kit with a lot of parts missing. I have numerous pieces of an old mahogany roll top desk, i.e., the paneled sides…
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Guest User | 0 secs ago
Electric work post-fire
I’m hoping I can get clarification on what a “point” is and what it costs to fix each point. We had a fire and our…
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lz26
in Brownstoner Renovation 11 years and 5 months ago
Door on Parlour floor
We are renovating a brownstone and replacing a window with a door on our palour floor which will lead to a deck. We would like…
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BobMarvin
in About Brooklyn 11 years and 3 months ago
Street Tree Planting Redux
On Nov. 6th I wrote a forum post asking about private street tree planting, since I didn’t want to wait the year and a half…
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MrHancock
in About Brooklyn 11 years and 3 months ago
Sugar Hill Partners buys 4103 7th Ave for $4,159,000
Sugar Hill Partners buys 4103 7th Ave in Sunset Park for $4,159,000 You heard it here first.
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jty2
in Painting 11 years and 3 months ago
Tipping house painters
I am in the process of having my brownstone painted (a fairly major job involving prep work, removing wallpaper, etc). Should I tip the workers…
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brooklyntoqueens
in Heating 11 years and 3 months ago
Nest thermostats
I have 2 floors and 4 zones for heating. Ac coming from the roof for the second floor and ac coming from the basement for…
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bedstuy06
in Roofers 11 years and 3 months ago
Cost and recs to replace iron waste pipe
HI, We have cracks in a four foot section of the iron waste pipe. It’s the horizontal section that is located at the base of…
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pigthree
in Landmarks 11 years and 3 months ago
Fence restrictions. Landmarks? Height? Material?
There is just too much relevant information here for Brownstoners not to discuss. As of yet, no comment from Landmarks (maybe they are considering allowing…
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streaker
in Masonry 11 years and 8 months ago
What color should I paint the exterior stucco of my house?
The lower course of stucco on my family home has seen better days. Aside from cracks and chips there was some previous ill-considered repairs. I…
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CGDad
in For Sale 11 years and 3 months ago
White ceramic 4 by 16 subway tile
Hi – I have 100 sq ft of surplus white ceramic 4 by 16 subway tiles from a bathroom renovation. Bought for $3.50/sqft, yours for…
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BobMarvin
in About Brooklyn 11 years and 5 months ago
Street Tree Planting
The City is taking down the >100 year old Norway maple in front of our house as I write. I just filed an on line…
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