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jockdeboeraia
in Architecture 13 years and 6 months ago
Easy Heat Gutter De-Icing Kit
After last year’s snowfall, I decided to try and protect my new gutter system on the north side of my house. I bought 30′ foot…
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vicone2
in Permits 13 years and 6 months ago
iF ANYONE EXPERIENSED AND KNOW WHAT TO DO WHEN DOB IS TAKEN OVER YOUR PROPERTY BY OFFICIAL APPROVALS AGAINST YOUR WILL AND PREVENTING YOU FROM PROTECTING YOUR PROPERTY RIGHTS ANYWHERE YOU GO?.
if anyone experienced and knows what to do when DOB is taking your property away from you against your will for benefits of others and…
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miguelsno
in Lawyers and legal service 13 years and 6 months ago
Purchasing Building w/ Existing Tenants (lease & month/month)
I am considering buying a multifamily townhouse. Everything looks good; however, the building will not be delivered vacant by the current owner. There are 2…
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lg13
in Architecture 13 years and 6 months ago
How to make two rooms out of one long and narrow bedroom
Hi, I am looking for advice on how to split up a bedroom in our apartment. We are trying to divide the room to make…
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julian03
in Heating 13 years and 6 months ago
Radiant Heat and Existing Parquet Floors
We recently converted two floors of our brownstone heating from oil burner to radiant heat on the recommendation of our plumber. The first floor was…
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aussieben
in Masonry 13 years and 6 months ago
stabilising facade and fixing stoop on brownstone
We’re looking at buying a brownstone (just for something new on these boards), and I’ve got a couple of questions re: work likely to be…
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sakeboy
in Marble 13 years and 6 months ago
source for marble poultice?
I’ve scraped off 10 layers of paint from a marble fireplace in my house. The last layer above the stone didn’t really seem so much…
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yahem
in Demolition 13 years and 6 months ago
Demo/Hauling company
Hi there – We are looking to demo a big wooden structure in our yard and want a few more estimates. We called Greg’s Express…
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466dad
in Insurance 13 years and 6 months ago
gas line insurance - worthwhile?
National Grid is pitching me on insurance for interior gas lines… it seems pretty reasonable to me, but wanted to see what everyone thought out…
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lg13
in Architecture 13 years and 6 months ago
How to make two rooms out of one long and narrow bedroom
Hi, I am looking for advice on how to split up a bedroom in our apartment. We are trying to divide the room to make…
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streaker
in Plumbers and Plumbing 13 years and 6 months ago
Please recommend a good budget guy to snake the main drain in my house
I live out in Brooklyn and can have been having problems with the main trap. I had it snaked six months ago for roots but…
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jeremykaplan520
in Painters and Painting & Stripping 13 years and 6 months ago
Who can remove lead paint from a cabinet?
I live in Clinton Hill.
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xistent
in Energy Efficiency 13 years and 6 months ago
Insulating Steam Pipes & Boiler
Our 100 year old brownstone has a 1989 steam boiler. Our utility room is extremely warm and so I have begun by insulating most of…
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timber
in About Brooklyn 13 years and 6 months ago
What happened to the message about Target and Century 21 moving into City Point
Antybody know what happened? Was it a hoax?
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hillel
in Tile 13 years and 10 months ago
Tile renovation work
http://cdn.brownstoner.com/4e66d57c73b38-.jpg My entrance hall has a beautiful tile floor – photo below – but with some damaged tiles. Any recommendation on a good tile specialist?
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sandra
in Tile 14 years ago
Looking for a recommendation for a tiler
Im in the planning stages of re-doing a one bedroom. The kitchen and bathroom need new tiles. I need approx 300sq ft tiled. Anyone got…
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realestate
in Doors 13 years and 6 months ago
Selling brownstone doors
http://cdn.brownstoner.com/4f1635d9537a8-.jpg We are selling our brownstone’s interior doors. They are in perfectly good shape, but our reno wound up being all modern (was faster/cheaper/made more…
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bklynwannabe
in Chimney and Fireplace 13 years and 6 months ago
Best Sources of Fireplace Mantles, Vintage & New?
http://cdn.brownstoner.com/4f0f8c2ca2e4f-processed-httpwwwfrancoisandcocomimgbigFH26_582_Wjpg.jpg Originally started looking for vintage fireplace mantles via google searches and whatnot, and redirected search to new (but vintage-inspired) fireplace cos like Chesneys &…
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