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stickerhappy
in Glass 11 years and 6 months ago
Need a glass rec to recut the glass top of my coffee table- any ideas?
The top of m coffee table is surprisingly not tempered and got a big chip out of one edge when being moved. It’s 48″ square…
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stickerhappy
in Heating and Cooling 11 years and 6 months ago
Any tips for steam boiler prep for start of heating season?
Just about to get the steam boiler going for the season. Since it’s been off for the past bunch of months, I was wondering if…
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murphy84
in Renovation 11 years and 6 months ago
Sealing parlor entryway
I have a two family rowhouse that the previous family used as a single family. I decided to rent the bottom duplex and have tenants…
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fluxcapacitor
in Boiler Repair 11 years and 6 months ago
Tin ceiling for boiler conversion
Hi there, We’re about to embark on some major renovations of our 2-family, brick semi-detatched townhouse in Windsor Terrace. The first of which is an…
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juggie
in About Brooklyn 11 years and 6 months ago
Brownstone Cellar Hatch $100
I’m selling a cellar hatch door that came off my brownstone. Good condition albeit a little dusty. $100\. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QHz0A61J-vY
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fitch
in About Brooklyn 11 years and 6 months ago
Squirrels
Hi All, We believe we have a squirrel living underneath the bathroom at the back of our 3rd story in our 3 story brownstone. We…
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dancingal
in About Brooklyn 11 years and 6 months ago
Planes over Park Slope
I am finding the planes over my building relentless and can barely get any work done. They are flying very low about every 30-45 seconds.…
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fitch
in About Brooklyn 11 years and 6 months ago
Squirrels
Hi All, We believe we have a squirrel living underneath the bathroom at the back of our 3rd story in our 3 story brownstone. We…
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streaker
in Construction 11 years and 8 months ago
Is Thorocoat acceptable for an exterior concrete porch
I am painting my exterior stucco with Thorocoat and was told that I cannot use it for the concrete porch in front of my house.…
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adrienneh
in Appraisals 11 years and 6 months ago
Value of Air rights to a single family residence
Hi Brownstoner and forum readers, I’ve been a long time reader and I have an odd real-estate oriented question, but I’m unsure of whom else…
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juggie
in Cellar 11 years and 6 months ago
Brownstone cellar hatch door for sale. $100
I’m selling a cellar hatch door that came off my brownstone. Pretty decent condition. Approximate opening dimensions 30″ by 33″. $100
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dawntawn
in General Discussion 11 years and 6 months ago
ISO: expert on waterproofing cellar
I know this topic has been discussed at length. The corner of our cellar has obvious drainage issues. We are not sure what the source…
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grover225
in Conversion 11 years and 6 months ago
Converting a 1 Family to 2 Family
I’m interested in buying a property for my family. It’s current c of o is for a single family. In order for the economics of…
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streaker
in Roofers 11 years and 8 months ago
Partial tear down of roof - can I pull down two layers for one to rebuild on
My understanding is that in New York it is illegal to put more then two layers of asphalt shingles on a pitched roof. My parents…
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northslopian
in Appliances 11 years and 6 months ago
Professional hood cleaning?
If you have a commercial-type oven hood in your home, how do you clean it? I’ve been doing it myself with this very toxic cleanser…
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skylightseeker
in Construction 12 years ago
Steel Deck
We are completing a renovation in the next few weeks and wanted to ask about other folks’ experience with steel decks. Having previously lived in…
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NewOwner
in About Brooklyn 11 years and 6 months ago
question to Montrose Morris or other Bklyn brownstone historian
I have a question for all you armchair historians out there. Is there a reason that most brownstone blocks in Brooklyn have one one-story building,…
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bedstuytownhouse
in Lumber and Building Materials 11 years and 6 months ago
Recos for place to buy cedar lumber other than Dyke's?
Wondering if anyone knows of a lumber yard other than Dyke’s that sells cedar lumber? Not decking material…this is to line our closet and we…
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