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Guest User | 0 secs ago
Closing on a brownstone with violations?
Hello, I’ve been in the closing process for four months now and it has just recently come up that the owner does not want to…
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bklynbabe
in General Discussion 6 years and 11 months ago
Mail Slot in Door?
Hi, does anyone know where to find the following items: a through-the-door mail box with a mail slot outside and a box inside with a…
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marmanuke
in General Discussion 6 years and 11 months ago
Help for reccs for Savant/crestron/control4 integrator
Anyone have an integrated system (lights, shades, thermostat but not security) like savant/crestron/control4, and if so, any reccs on a company to install? On the…
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marmanuke
in General Discussion 6 years and 11 months ago
Help for reccs for Savant/crestron/control4 integrator
Anyone have an integrated system (lights, shades, thermostat but not security) like savant/crestron/control4, and if so, any reccs on a company to install? On the…
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brooklyn718
in General Discussion 7 years ago
Former Owners Accountability
I purchased a 2 family home. The posting and the former owners listed it as a 9 bedroom. Fast forward 2 years and we had…
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kpayton
in General Discussion 6 years and 11 months ago
Termites Infestation - Need Extermination Recommendation
We have termites. They reveal themselves for about a week or two in the Spring. The emerge from a seam against the wall in a…
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anotherposter
in General Discussion 6 years and 11 months ago
Toilet recs needed
Anybody suggest current models that you are happy with? I want something standard, reliable, and no fancy features needed. Extra points if you suggest someone…
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kpayton
in General Discussion 6 years and 11 months ago
Termites Infestation - Need Extermination Recommendation
We have termites. They reveal themselves for about a week or two in the Spring. The emerge from a seam against the wall in a…
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Guest User | 0 secs ago
Hi Speed Internet Options
Are the only 2 options for Cable Internet in Brooklyn Spectrum and FIOS? I’m thinking about cutting the cord and going with Youtube TV. I…
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kpayton
in General Discussion 6 years and 11 months ago
Surveyor Recommendations
I have a construction development going up next door to my townhouse. I need a recommendation for a Brooklyn based land surveyor. Also, how much…
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cleancutmovers
in General Discussion 6 years and 11 months ago
Financing repairs
I have got to answer a violation for my landmark brownstone exterior and am looking for financing. Would anyone have any recommendations?
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Guest User | 0 secs ago
Hi Speed Internet Options
Are the only 2 options for Cable Internet in Brooklyn Spectrum and FIOS? I’m thinking about cutting the cord and going with Youtube TV. I…
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Guest User | 0 secs ago
Tenant mattress ruined. Roof leaked
We have been tenants in a loft apt for 6 months. A month ago the roof, without warning, leaked and ruined our mattress. We immediately…
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kassie319
in General Discussion 7 years ago
Facade repair
The facade of my brownstone has several cracked window columns, some evidence of crumbling on a few window caps and over the entry door. It…
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Guest User | 0 secs ago
looking for laborer WITH TOOLS to dig holes in basement
I’m looking for a day laborer who could dig four foot-square holes in our basement right next to each of the four walls–through about an…
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parkslopemom
in General Discussion 7 years ago
GOOGLE WIFI
Anyone using Google’s wifi mesh system in a 3 – 4 story brownstone ? Reviews?
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clare
in General Discussion 7 years ago
Over sanded pine floors
We did a renovation a couple of years ago and in the process the old pine floors were over sanded. We didn’t realize it at…
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soundhoner
in General Discussion 7 years ago
Permits for a 2-fam / No CofO? CofO Required?
Hello, I have a two-family in Brooklyn that has no CofO or I-card on record. It’s three stories, with the bottom two floors duplexed (but…
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