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sanvean6
in Conversion 12 years and 1 month ago
Illegal conversion question
I’m hoping someone can give me some advice. I have happily rented in a three story brownstone for 6 years, with leases. I have a…
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daintydu
in For Sale 12 years and 1 month ago
FREE: Cement Tile (worth $500) to First to Pick Up
Sadly I can’t use this cute 8″ square cement tile I had shipped in from San Diego – they were $250 for the tile +…
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homebuyer
in Brownstoner Renovation 12 years and 1 month ago
Need advise on walls of garden floor
Our contractor started sheet rocking the garden floor but did not put the vapor sheet or insulation behind the sheet rock. Please advise on what…
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homebuyer
in Brownstoner Renovation 12 years and 1 month ago
What floor to put in the garden level of brownstone? (1st floor/basement)
We are renting out our garden floor. Please advise what type of floor is suggested to put on the floor. We were thinking porcelain tile…
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Monasdad
in Garden Design and Maintenance 12 years and 1 month ago
Garden or Plant design recommendation?
Hi — we took down a tree and cleared our backyard in the fall. Now we have a dirt plot and some hardscaping. Looking for…
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Monasdad
in Garden Design and Maintenance 12 years and 1 month ago
Garden or Plant design recommendation?
Hi — we took down a tree and cleared our backyard in the fall. Now we have a dirt plot and some hardscaping. Looking for…
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lbcinnyc
in About Brooklyn 12 years and 1 month ago
Seeking Freelance Kitchen /Bath designer
Hi, I’m looking for recommendations for an affordable freelance kitchen designer that might be able to help us with our gut-reno. We won’t need someone…
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elanag1
in Brownstoner Renovation 12 years and 1 month ago
Popcorn Ceiling Removal - probable asbestos
We are are getting close to signing a contract on a 1965 townhouse in Kensington. About 2/3 of the 2nd floor has a sparkly popcorn…
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anon200
in Environmental and Green Design 13 years ago
Joint solar / green roof installation?
Our coop is considering installing solar panels in conjunction with a green roof, and figure it might be easiest to design and install the two…
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mediamaven56
in About Brooklyn 12 years and 1 month ago
Saratoga and Macdonough?
Hi everyone, A very brief update on my quest to be a homeowner (you may recall my post from back in July about my frustrations…
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right32
in Roofers 12 years and 1 month ago
Changing Skylights
We have two aging skylights that need changing. Help please.
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jkas
in Television 12 years and 1 month ago
"Re-cabling" a brownstone?
Apologies in advance for the long-winded story: We have a brownstone in PS that we renovated about 7 years ago. We did a gut and…
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jgrando
in Masonry 12 years and 8 months ago
Repointing Brick in Basement
We want to have someone come and look at the brick in our basement (it is a frame house), which we’ve been told will need…
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deanbh
in Brownstoner Renovation 12 years and 1 month ago
PROFESSIONAL CONSTRUCTION ENTERPRISES?
Anyone used PROFESSIONAL CONSTRUCTION ENTERPRISES for a bathroom renovation before? We had some minor problems with our last GC and looking to know if anyones…
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nuyorkgurl
in Building Code 12 years and 1 month ago
Do I need a second exit on the ground floor of a duplex?
We occupy the duplex of our 3 family brownstone (ground & parlor floor). Parlor floor has front door exit to street and back door exit…
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clumpo
in Architectural Salvage 12 years and 1 month ago
Free Pocket shutters for pick up
I discovered seven original shutters from a park slope brownstone made obsolete by a previous renovation. I would love to see them used by someone…
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brownstoner99
in General Contractors 12 years and 9 months ago
Booming Business for Contarctors
Business must be booming for general contractors again. Looking to do renovation on four apartments in brownstone due to a small fire. Although the fire…
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gothaml
in About Brooklyn 12 years and 6 months ago
Movers/Art Storage Rec?
We need to put most of our apartment in storage during our renovation including some pieces of furniture my grandfather made. Someone recommended a mover/art…
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