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angelat
in Construction 12 years and 6 months ago
Last 10% of construction project
We are at the last 10% of our contract for a very stressful renovation. We have been mostly unhappy with their work throughout the process…
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bowl-of-dicks
in Appraisals 12 years and 10 months ago
Property Apprasials & 2nd Opinions
Looking for a professional 2nd opinion on an existing property apprasial document only. Does anyone have recs? Also, what is fee you have encountered for this service? Thanks,…
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daroogle
in Brownstoner Renovation 12 years and 6 months ago
Any creative ideas for my long and narrow coal shute
My brownstone has a 3′ wide by 17′ long by 7′ high coal shute that extends from the front wall of my cellar to basically…
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justinh
in Plumbers and Plumbing 12 years and 6 months ago
Removing (capped) sconce lighting gas lines.
We have a couple of capped gas lines sticking out of the walls in the top floor of our brownstone. It looks like they used…
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pocketdora
in Brownstoner Renovation 12 years and 6 months ago
Can I remove this suspended ceiling without asbestos risk?
We want to remove this ceiling completely and fix / re-plaster the original one, but I have heard tiles like this can contain asbestos. The…
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williamsburgguys
in About Brooklyn 12 years and 6 months ago
Free Iron Window Bars - Williamsburg
I have two 23″ x 60″ and one 31.5″ x 58″ iron window bars with mounting tabs welded to the sides to give away if…
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yahem
in Architectural Salvage 12 years and 6 months ago
Need a top for our marble mantlepiece
Hello all! We have a beautiful old mantlepiece on our fireplace, but there was an ugly wooden top slapped on in the 80s. Any ideas…
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abmk
in Brownstoner Renovation 12 years and 6 months ago
Gut Renovation in Jersey City
Hi, I just bought a place in Paulus Hook area of Jersey City. It is a 4 floor brownstone, 1000 sq ft/floor, currently a 3…
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nancy sullivqn
in Heating 12 years and 6 months ago
Hot water source for radiant heating system? Use exising steam boiler?
I’ve installed a radiant heating system in a new cement slab, 800 Sq. Ft. in basement. There is an existing steam boiler which heats the…
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brooklynny
in Architectural Salvage 12 years and 6 months ago
Antique Bricks (Street Pavers)
I ordered way too many antique street pavers for my recent garden renovation (see attached photo) and have 175 square feet left over. I purchased…
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brooklynny
in Architectural Salvage 12 years and 6 months ago
Antique Bricks (Street Pavers)
I ordered way too many antique street pavers for my recent garden renovation (see attached photo) and have 175 square feet left over. I purchased…
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yahem
in Architectural Salvage 12 years and 6 months ago
Need a top for our marble mantlepiece
Hello all! We have a beautiful old mantlepiece on our fireplace, but there was an ugly wooden top slapped on in the 80s. Any ideas…
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nancy sullivqn
in Heating 12 years and 6 months ago
Hot water source for radiant heating system? Use exising steam boiler?
I’ve installed a radiant heating system in a new cement slab, 800 Sq. Ft. in basement. There is an existing steam boiler which heats the…
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cate
in Brownstoner 12 years and 6 months ago
Forum Archive Comments Have Been Restored
I am pleased to announce the comments in the archive have been restored — a total of about 160,000 comments on 25,000 posts. Our tech…
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onenicedacha
in Construction 12 years and 6 months ago
cost of adding a level to brownstone
I know this is quite a complicated process with the DOB, but wondering how much roughly it would cost to add a 4th flr onto…
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williamsburgguys
in About Brooklyn 12 years and 6 months ago
Free Iron Window Bars - Williamsburg
I have two 23″ x 60″ and one 31.5″ x 58″ iron window bars with mounting tabs welded to the sides to give away if…
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borah1stev
in Bath & Kitchen 13 years and 1 month ago
Looing for a part-time super in Clinton Hill
Hi all, do you know of a good candidate to work as a part-time super for a 16-unit building in Clinton HIll? We’d really like…
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bedstuyay
in Landscaping 12 years and 6 months ago
Front Yard Hardscaping in Bed-Stuy, Help!
Hi Brownstoners! We are about to finally close on a house in bed-stuy and the first thing we want to do is redo the front…
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classon
in About Brooklyn 12 years and 6 months ago
Hnadyman rec
hi all, I need some extra hands around my house to help me with everything from light demo to lifting/moving. I prefer to pay by…
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babyjordan
in Insurance 12 years and 6 months ago
Distinguished Programs and AIG Private Client Group Homeowners Insurance
Does anyone have experience with either Distinguished Programs Brick and Brownstone or AIG Private Client Group (Chartis) homeowners insurance? Any recommendations between the two?
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