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rcc147
in General Discussion 5 years and 1 month ago
Recommendation for a 'Man with a van / Mover'
I have always had great experiences with Desmond Bishop (Cell 718 908 1612, Email desmondbishop@yahoo.com). He lives in Crown Heights, has three vans (two for…
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Guest User | 0 secs ago
Joist and beam repair
Hello all, My partner and I are considering purchase of a brownstone. We just had an engineer inspect it yesterday and it surfaced fairly extensive…
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Franz
in General Discussion 5 years and 2 months ago
Mysterious cat urine odor?
Does anyone have experience with cat urine smells in an old townhouse? Every few days the smell of cat urine fills the house and it…
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estrellaaddia
in General Discussion 5 years and 2 months ago
architect for deck/balcony
Hi. Looking for an architect with experience with second floor decks/balconies in Brooklyn (Lefferts Gardens to be exact). Thanks!
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xchx
in General Discussion 5 years and 2 months ago
Construction cleanup
Despite my best efforts, a lot of my stuff has gotten a thin coating of dust from renovating. Does anyone have a recommendation for a…
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bestinbrowardmovers01
in General Discussion 5 years and 2 months ago
Dealbreakers for buying - illegal conversions? Mechanicals replacement cost?
Hi, This has been a very helpful forum and I’ve been reading as many threads as possible, but wanted to ask directly – I am…
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Guest User | 0 secs ago
Fridge hum - next door townhouse
Hi all, I’ve already posted about this twice already, but as they say about third times. To recap – I have a garden level tenant…
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shesabrickhouse
in General Discussion 5 years and 2 months ago
Parging a smoke chamber
Hi all – Does anyone have any views on whether it is important to parge a smoke chamber for a vented gas fireplace? We have…
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shatz
in General Discussion 5 years and 2 months ago
Looking for Carpenter/Handyman for closet doors
We have closets with bi-fold doors where there is no wood frame around the opening, it is just sheetrock over the studs (the building is…
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workisfun
in General Discussion 5 years and 2 months ago
Steel door catching.
Calling all door installers for advice… My steel garage door is catching slightly about 9 inches above the strike plate. I took off the top…
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queensappraisal
in General Discussion 5 years and 2 months ago
In search of architect
We just bought a 1910 red brick townhouse in Windsor Terrace. We are looking for an architect to help us with a total kitchen renovation,…
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sanfordnson
in General Discussion 5 years and 2 months ago
Indoor Staircase Repair
Hi All, Looking for references for people who focus on doing staircase repair in a brownstone. Thanks!
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QueenAnne
in General Discussion 5 years and 3 months ago
Contractor Fees
I am hoping to finish renovations on my brownstone – we had to terminate the original contractor and architect with the project 60% finished. We…
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Guest User | 0 secs ago
Mul-t-lock Key Duplication
Hello! Does anyone know where I can get key duplication for mul-t-lock keys? Online and/or local? Thanks!
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Guest User | 0 secs ago
Locksmith
Hello! Would like locksmith recommendation please. Thanks!
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Guest User | 0 secs ago
Wood finishing pro
Hi everyone, I am renovating my house and I got all the original wood details stripped of paint (stairs, wainscoting, door frames, doors, etc). Now…
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andriywww1990
in General Discussion 5 years and 2 months ago
Vard01 has commented that "skilled labor costs are getting more and more"
and Urbandad commented sort of the same about the difficulty finding people to do small jobs. why is that? aside from the usual BS that…
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true
in General Discussion 5 years and 2 months ago
How to fix this trim with a big hole?
The beautiful trim around our front door has a big hole in it from an old lock. When the previous owners sold us the house,…
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