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brooklyn718
in General Discussion 6 years and 10 months 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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whalien
in General Discussion 6 years and 10 months ago
Bushwick 2 family - rear decks width shortened before closing date.
We are in contract on a 2-family in Bushwick. It’s a gut-reno job. The closing has been pushed so many times, we’re now heading into…
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fepfepfep
in General Discussion 6 years and 10 months ago
door awning
I would like to have a Metal and Glass Door Awning installed over my Stoop Door . I have advised that a permit is required…
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karindrew
in General Discussion 6 years and 10 months ago
Questions about pricing for an ipe fence
I’ve gotten two estimates for a fence project for my backyard–about 60′-70′ in total with two gates–for 14K and 17K. Do they seem to be…
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lynndouglass45
in General Discussion 6 years and 10 months ago
Lead paint removal
Hello — I’m looking for a trustworthy person/company to strip lead paint from a few areas of our house and repaint. I am also interested…
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jen-kg
in General Discussion 6 years and 10 months ago
Best Sites/places for sourcing your own materials
Hi! To keep our reno costs down, I’d like to source as many of our materials as possible. I’m using Google and finding sites like…
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peaceout
in General Discussion 6 years and 10 months ago
Suggestions on How to Contest DOH Complaint: Standing Water (supposedly)
Writing on behalf of a neighbor, who has been truly an upstanding citizen. An anonymous complaint was called in mid June for standing water on…
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cleancutmovers
in General Discussion 6 years and 10 months ago
Facade violation
We received a facade violation when inspectors, responding to a violation request next door (the husband called it on his wife’s property) looked at our…
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Guest User | 0 secs ago
Curious, how many Subs does a typical GC engage on a gut reno?
Doing homework in anticipation of buying a 3-4 family brownstone in need of a gut (tear down to the joists with new MEP). Happen to…
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lynndouglass45
in General Discussion 6 years and 10 months ago
Lead paint removal
Hello — I’m looking for a trustworthy person/company to strip lead paint from a few areas of our house and repaint. I am also interested…
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chelseasf
in General Discussion 6 years and 10 months ago
Gas leak - rent discount advice
Hi, we discovered we have a gas leak at our (two-family) house. We have a tenant upstairs and they will be without a stove or…
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erink
in General Discussion 6 years and 10 months ago
Best paint/coating for brick house?
HI, we’re having our brick townhouse repainted. Our contractor recommends BASF MasterProtect wall coatings. The problem is they don’t have the color we want. Is…
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Guest User | 0 secs ago
Curious, how many Subs does a typical GC engage on a gut reno?
Doing homework in anticipation of buying a 3-4 family brownstone in need of a gut (tear down to the joists with new MEP). Happen to…
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peaceout
in General Discussion 6 years and 10 months ago
Suggestions on How to Contest DOH Complaint: Standing Water (supposedly)
Writing on behalf of a neighbor, who has been truly an upstanding citizen. An anonymous complaint was called in mid June for standing water on…
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erink
in General Discussion 6 years and 10 months ago
Best paint/coating for brick house?
HI, we’re having our brick townhouse repainted. Our contractor recommends BASF MasterProtect wall coatings. The problem is they don’t have the color we want. Is…
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burpgun
in General Discussion 6 years and 10 months ago
Licensing agreements
Hi there. As part of an attempt to work out a licensing agreement with a large property developer, we’re being offered less than $1K per…
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ekingclem
in General Discussion 6 years and 10 months ago
Landmarked Brownstone on Historic Street in Ft. Greene - replacing windows
Hello Brownstoner community. Looking for advice as my COOP enters into a full facade makeover that includes replacing the 8 windows that face the street.…
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becky722
in General Discussion 6 years and 10 months ago
Windows, comparison
We are starting to look at options to replace our wood windows – all 13 of them! Does anyone know ballpark what the relative cost…
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