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thirtythree60
in Brownstoner Renovation 12 years and 3 months ago
Antique Gas Space Heater
Does anyone know of someone who restores antique gas space heaters? Not just clean up but also add up-to-date gas valves etc. Tried to post…
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katarusa
in About Brooklyn 12 years and 3 months ago
please recommend hardwood flooring for wholesale prices
I need to order hardwood flooring ASAP, I have some places i was recommend but I want to see more. Any help would be appreciated
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meme2
in Chimney and Fireplace 12 years and 3 months ago
heatshield and flue tech
Hello iam interested to see if any one has used heatshield or fluetech. I got a quote from AA but they would have to destroy…
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allyslope
in About Brooklyn 12 years and 3 months ago
Renovation clean up
Renovation is done. Now it is clean up time. -There is some purple stain on my tub that the plumbers left. What is the best…
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allyslope
in About Brooklyn 12 years and 3 months ago
Renovation clean up
Renovation is done. Now it is clean up time. -There is some purple stain on my tub that the plumbers left. What is the best…
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ermagod
in Heating 12 years and 3 months ago
Water Hammer Only at Night?
We have a problem with water hammer (where the steam heating system has water in the pipes that bangs around and sounds like someone is…
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greencat
in Landlord 12 years and 11 months ago
Tenant asking for rent deduction
Hi everyone, On Monday PM we heard from our tenants that there was no hot water. We had someone out the next morning in the…
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bkthorp
in Other 12 years and 3 months ago
Flooding! Disaster! The Torpor of 311! No Idea What To Do!
Hello, all: My partner and I own a brownstone in Bed-Stuy. On Monday, January 6th, we we were awakened at 7:30 a.m. by a neighbor…
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Akidovic
in General Contractors 14 years and 9 months ago
Recco for General Contractor - Beer
I’m a long-time reader, first-time poster, but created a BS account specifically to recommend our contractor – Thalal Beer. I hope this is the right…
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w51bernie
in Brownstoner Renovation 12 years and 3 months ago
prefinished floors vs unfinished floors in a gut renovation
we are doing a gut renovation of a house and our contractor is telling us to use unfinished floors. he said this is easier because…
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housepoor
in Dept. of Buildings (DOB) 12 years and 3 months ago
Shared Sprinkler with Neighbor's Building
I recently discovered that my (3 unit) building’s hall way sprinkler system is being fed from my neighbor’s building. Fortunately, there are no valves in…
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bedstuywalla
in About Brooklyn 12 years and 3 months ago
URGENT rec on hot water heater install?
my water heater was damaged during the polar vortex. any recs on a brooklyn-based, licensed and affordable plumber/contractor to install the new one and remove…
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nyc_sport
in Boiler Repair 12 years and 3 months ago
Hole Repair in Antique Radiator
I have two 100+-year old hot water radiators that were intended to be a significant focal point of a redecoration. Turns out that there are…
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qkdzlzcxtuvajipj
in Brownstoner Renovation 12 years and 3 months ago
6\. South Oxford St.
So after reading a previous post, I’m sure some of you are well aware of 6 S. Oxford St. in Fort Greene. After doing some…
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ermagod
in Heating 12 years and 3 months ago
Water Hammer Only at Night?
We have a problem with water hammer (where the steam heating system has water in the pipes that bangs around and sounds like someone is…
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slackjaw
in Plumbers and Plumbing 12 years and 3 months ago
Fishy smell in basement - who to call?
We moved into a gut-renovated old house in Crown Heights four months ago. The basement (which is about 65% below grade) is nicely finished and…
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brooklynny
in Taxes 12 years and 3 months ago
How to allocate between building and land for depreciation
I am a first time landlord doing my taxes. I understand I can take depreciation deductions against the cost of the building but not the…
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williamsburgbrooklyn
in Brownstoner Renovation 12 years and 6 months ago
Decorative ceiling painting
Hi, we recently bought a rowhouse in williamsburg. The day after our closing, we took down a dropped ceiling and discovered a Sistine chapel-esque ceiling…
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