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I called Marty Anderson a while back and they said they don’t work in Brooklyn.

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Guest User | 4 years and 6 months ago

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Isn’t that true in any field? Out of the box thinkers or people that understand the rationale and be flexible are not common. My contractor and I are try to come up with different ideas to figure out the best solution. But I know that isn’t everyone. Some trades just want to do things the same way. If you suggest an alternate way, their heads start to explode. For example, the plumber told us he couldn’t raise a pipe as it wouldn’t have enough pitch. So we measured it and it had enough. That’s a very basic example but just goes to show that some of them don’t want to actually think or rationalize the decision.

andriywww1990 | 4 years and 6 months ago

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@jane: people always think it is easy and some people go into things because they think it will be easy. but to do it right is hard. in anything.

i think you were talking about the plumbing though. but i have some questions about the journalism and i have been digging deeper into this and am beginning to learn that the journalists don’t want to admit some truths about the relationship between labor, available jobs, and pay and benefits. in the case of the PBS report, i think they are using one or two examples to paint a picture of something that does not exist or is elusive for many.

Journalism used to be the path the working class took into a professional position. the journalists of yesteryear could relate to the masses and spoke for the masses. now we have journalists coming out of harvard and they have not a clue to the challenges the working class faces. they listen to the single minded popularity driven “experts” in washington or purpose driven staff at ngo’s (or lobbyists or non profits; all driven by money) to gather their thoughts on social policy and they interview a couple of business owners. the journalists have become closed minded elitists (don’t get me wrong, i don’t mind elitists – just don’t try to look like something else).

i heard something on NPR from (i think) a NYT reporter that told me how out of touch these people are. i want to find a way to share it. it sort of fits with some of the stuff i am talking about here.

I have a second rate university education. i read the transcript of that PBS report and all i came away with were dozens of questions. I would expect more from PBS and NPR. if you cannot do something right, because of space or budgetary constraints, why bother doing it at all?

joearchitect | 4 years and 6 months ago

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I used All American Stairs and Railings (based in queens) for my own house. We had them do one flight, and then another flight a few years later. Both times they did really great work. They replaced the treads and risers while keeping the original balusters and handrail. They got everything tight and solid. The nose of the treads, the little cove and the lattice trim is exactly like the original. In order to make the stair treads look more like the original I had them use rift-sawn white oak. The treads were stained with a mix of red oak and ebony to get a color that closely matched the existing mahogany handrail.

sanfordnson | 4 years and 6 months ago

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Thank you @joearchitect! @urbandad do you remember who you recommended? I searched for the post @janedrew mentioned you had but haven’t been able to find it. I’d like to have a couple of estimates to compare.

Guest User | 4 years and 6 months ago

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https://www.brownstoner.com/forum/#!/general-discussion:seeking-recommendations-for_2

All American had a few reviews that made me steer clear but they could be great.

sanfordnson | 4 years and 6 months ago

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Thanks @jane

JohnHancock | 4 years and 6 months ago

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Steve, doors, part 2 on PBS newshour tonight, still not tailored to your particular situation but hey, they take on the topic for everyone to explain there’s a problem

stevecym | 4 years and 6 months ago

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@jh. Will watch. Thank you, i got a call from someone you gave my name to.

andriywww1990 | 4 years and 6 months ago

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@JH was that on thirteen? or 21? 21 was not a PBS station back in the day. i never got to see the show you are talking about. first it was washington week on 13 followed by a really good program about miles davis. i think i fared better with the miles davis program.

RobertGMarvin

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It was on both, a segment of the PBS News Hour. 21 broadcasts it at 6:00; 13 at 7:00

andriywww1990 | 4 years and 6 months ago

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thank you bob. i missed it.

JohnHancock | 4 years and 6 months ago

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It’s also on the webs, where I linked you last time. Pretty easy to search on the newshour page

andriywww1990 | 4 years and 6 months ago

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I am glad you guys are sharing this with me on here.. I want my customers to know i am as cool you two and that i sit in on friday nights watching PBS.

braden.andrews | 4 years and 6 months ago

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We are using Marty Anderson and Associates for rebuilding the stairs in a brownstone in Hoboken. Their web site is https://martyandersonandassociates.com.