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cathyg

in Interior Decorators and Designers 13 years and 4 months ago

Looking for an Interior Designer who specializes in small spaces

Looking for an interior designer who will help us redo our kids bedrooms.  The spaces are small and we have lots of storage issues.  Looking…

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widthom

in Decks and Porches 13 years and 4 months ago

Affordable Wood Deck

http://cdn.brownstoner.com/4fd7a6d520292-.jpg My 100sf wooden deck is in bad shape from lack of upkeep before I bought the house so I plan to redo what’s there…

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crackedstucco

in Facade and Brownstone Repair 13 years and 4 months ago

References for Roy D

Our condo is replacing its brownstone stucco facade and are considering using Roy D. Can anyone provide a reference for him or point us towards…

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stickerhappy

in Building Code 13 years and 4 months ago

Permitted to store things in boiler room?

We have a pretty big self-enclosed room for the boiler and hot water heaters. I store metal pipes, spare fixtures, and stuff in there. In…

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wistletown

in Doors 13 years and 4 months ago

Skeleton Keys Needed

Hi, I just purchased a house with a ton of beautiful panel doors that uses a skeleton-type key to lock. Unfortunately, none of the keys…

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dj242

in Brownstoner Renovation 13 years and 4 months ago

Landscape Architect in Brooklyn

Does anyone know of a good inexpensive landscape design firm or even a Landscape Architect student looking to get experience doing a small stream and…

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southernslope

in Other 13 years and 4 months ago

Looking for Garden Level in July or August

Our daycare provider just found out that she needs to leave her apartment for owner renovations. She’s looking for a garden level apartment (prefers staying…

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laurakav

in About Brooklyn 13 years and 4 months ago

Anyone looking for a fantastic nanny starting in July?

  Our beloved nanny, Janice, who has been part of our family for the past 2 yrs, is no longer needed by us starting in…

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mcll

in Alarm 13 years and 4 months ago

Alarm system

We are pricing out alarm systems ( ADT, Slomin’s etc..) and they all seem to be close in price. Our goal is to be able to…

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laurakav

in About Brooklyn 13 years and 4 months ago

Anyone looking for a fantastic nanny starting in July?

  Our beloved nanny, Janice, who has been part of our family for the past 2 yrs, is no longer needed by us starting in…

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Bigplans

in Decorative 13 years and 4 months ago

I am in search of marble fireplace TOP only to fit a typical fireplace in carrar marble (ca 1896)

top only to mantle. Tried to load picture but could not.

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xistent

in Garden Design and Maintenance 13 years and 4 months ago

Removing Dirt From Garden

I’m in the process of redoing our back garden after moving in a year ago. Before I go any further I need to remove dirt…

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hustlewoman

in Decks and Porches 13 years and 4 months ago

What type of door do you have--Leading from parlor floor out onto a deck?

Hi– We are the intial stages of planning for a deck on a parlor floor.  We’d like to take out a window and replace with…

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steveblake

in Architecture 13 years and 4 months ago

Harlem Architect

I purchased a central Harlem townhouse and am seeking an architect to prepare filing drawings for a gut renovation coversion of an SRO to a…

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cobblehillhome

in Taxes 13 years and 4 months ago

C of O - 4 family to 3 family or lower

Was curious if anybody has been through the process of changing their C of O from a 4 family to a lower classification and how…

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crackedstucco

in Facade and Brownstone Repair 13 years and 4 months ago

References for Roy D

Our condo is replacing its brownstone stucco facade and are considering using Roy D. Can anyone provide a reference for him or point us towards…

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jb8981

in Masonry 13 years and 4 months ago

Repointing fireplace

I am looking for a chimney or mortar tradesperson who can repoint roughly six square feet of my firebox and surrounding fireplace.  The buildilng has…

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Bigplans

in Decorative 13 years and 4 months ago

I am in search of marble fireplace TOP only to fit a typical fireplace in carrar marble (ca 1896)

top only to mantle. Tried to load picture but could not.

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Bigplans

in Carpenters and Woodworkers 13 years and 4 months ago

Renovation/construction

  So grateful to Gregg Resnick of Alllied Arborcraft Corp, (RenovateNY.com) for completing an entire gut reno of my Brownstone on 6th Avenue. I scanned…

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sarahbrooklyn

in Mortgage 13 years and 4 months ago

HELOC for 4 family

We are having a hard time finding a bank for getting a HELOC for our 4 family. TD bank is a big mistake. Anyone do…

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