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Lincoln
in General Discussion 12 years and 2 months ago
Roofing insulation
My husband and I are currently comparing quotes for a new flat roof (rip off) on our Brooklyn brownstone. We have a quote from Major…
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greencat
in General Discussion 11 years and 10 months ago
Selling by owner?
Hi all, I have been trying to sell my 4-family brownstone in Bed-Stuy for about three months. The broker keeps saying he has these all…
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greencat
in General Discussion 11 years and 10 months ago
Selling by owner?
Hi all, I have been trying to sell my 4-family brownstone in Bed-Stuy for about three months. The broker keeps saying he has these all…
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vvv03
in General Discussion 11 years and 11 months ago
ISO of commercial real estate broker in Brooklyn to help a sole proprietor
My husband is looking to open a storefront retail shop in the Prospect Heights/Gowanus/Lefferts area. Our budget is low (under $4K/month) and no real estate…
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Guest User | 0 secs ago
Mason Needed
Tried searching the forum archive for masons, but the most recent posts were from 2011 and there were no comments. What happened to the valuable…
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owest
in General Discussion 12 years ago
Is this legal?
Neighbor doing a gut renovation and extending the garden level out 8 feet, claims my finishing trim is maybe 1 inch over the party line.…
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owest
in General Discussion 12 years ago
Is this legal?
Neighbor doing a gut renovation and extending the garden level out 8 feet, claims my finishing trim is maybe 1 inch over the party line.…
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architerp
in General Discussion 12 years ago
ProPress Gun Rental
Does anyone know where I can rent one of these?
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architerp
in General Discussion 12 years ago
ProPress Gun Rental
Does anyone know where I can rent one of these?
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cate
in General Discussion 12 years and 1 month ago
Lead testing
Can anyone recommend someone to do lead testing? I know this is easy to do yourself but so far we have been unsuccessful — can’t…
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sweethome
in General Discussion 12 years and 2 months ago
What do you wish you did differently with your renovation?
We are about to renovate a 2.5 story Victorian frame house. We would love it if you seasoned renovators would share your wisdom with us.…
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leroysnipt
in General Discussion 12 years and 1 month ago
Suggestion for improving the new Forum format
I don’t know about anyone else but it really is annoying that I can no longer skim through all the forum postings by flipping through…
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summerbrooklyn
in General Discussion 12 years and 1 month ago
Price this coop!
450 square feet, 500 square foot garden, close to prospect park and grand army subways. What do you think the market price is and do…
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leroysnipt
in General Discussion 12 years and 1 month ago
Suggestion for improving the new Forum format
I don’t know about anyone else but it really is annoying that I can no longer skim through all the forum postings by flipping through…
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ejalbk
in General Discussion 12 years and 1 month ago
RSS for Forum Only?
Before the recent redesign I had the Form updated automatically on an RSS reader. Now I can’t seem to get just the Forum. Anyone know…
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greencat
in General Discussion 12 years and 1 month ago
Missing C of O?
Hi, We’re in the process of entering into contract on our 4-family house.However the buyer’s bank says they ordered a C of O certificate from…
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Augustiner
in General Discussion 12 years and 1 month ago
spam ….
This forum is such a valuable resource for many. But lately there are more questions than replies and it’s taken over by spam and robot…
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SewardWasRight
in General Discussion 12 years and 1 month ago
Digging up Pottery Shards and Old Bricks in Backyard "Excavation"
Good morning! I have been digging a pit in my Stuyvesant East backyard to install a dry well. I went through a lot of clayey…
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