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kachuri999
in Facade and Brownstone Repair 13 years and 6 months ago
house number lab??
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Augustiner
in Insurance 13 years and 4 months ago
Homeowner??s insurance during renovation
Do I need an additional insurance on the house on top of my GC´s insurance? Or is it enough to have a general liability insurance…
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monkey1
in Tile 13 years and 4 months ago
Stone Counter Top Recco
Hello, I wanted to give a recommendation for a stone/granite countertop supplier/installer – Grand Marble Inc 6217 6th ave, 718.567.8838. The gentleman’s name is Ricky…
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arasaryan
in Furniture 13 years and 4 months ago
What color bedroom furniture goes with yellow walls, white trim, blue checker bedspread?
Hi all, I have an extra room I need to turn into a guest room. The walls are yellow, and the trim/closet doors are white.…
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dooley
in Plumbers and Plumbing 13 years and 4 months ago
Stove relocation
Moving gas range to other side of kitchen. About 6 feet. My question is whether to run the new branch line under the floor or…
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jackdavis100
in Bath & Kitchen 13 years and 4 months ago
bathroom remodel
Need two bathrooms remodeled. Nothing fancy. Change the vanity, floor, mirror and maybe wall and tub. Everything is at least 25 years old. My…
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anorvell
in General Contractors 13 years and 4 months ago
Plaster and Paint
I’m looking for someone reliable to plaster and paint after we have some electric work done in our ceiling. Any recommendations?
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jbsperli
in Lighting 13 years and 4 months ago
Rec for someone to install ceiling fan and electrical box
I am replacing a light with a ceiling fan, and I’ll need a new electrical box put in. (The current electrical box isn’t made for…
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xistent
in Flooring 13 years and 4 months ago
Bamboo Floor Buckling
In October we had an engineered bamboo click floating floor (from Cali Bamboo) installed in our English basement (50% below grade) in our brownstone. Our…
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samtsegaye
in Dept. of Buildings (DOB) 13 years and 4 months ago
Discrepancy between Certificate of Occupancy and the Building Informations System website of the DOB
When looking up the SRO status of a building on the building information system page of the DOB website, the line item dealing with SRO Restriction…
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widthom
in Masonry 13 years and 4 months ago
My Stoop to Conquer
I’m in a small fame house in South Slope and my stoop leaks like a sieve and is starting to crumble on the inside. The…
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11231
in Flooring 13 years and 4 months ago
Has anyone used cork floors?
I’m considering cork floor tile from Globus for my basement. Can they handle any exposure to water? Thanks.
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midwooder
in Quality of Life 13 years and 4 months ago
Neighborhoods with ample street parking
What are some good gentrified areas close to Manhattan in Brooklyn where street parking is not a big issue? For example, anecdotally, I heard that…
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ktm6
in Doors 13 years and 4 months ago
doors for sale (including pocket door)
looks like the url for the picture of the door did not work in earlier post, hopefully this one will work http://doorsforsale.wordpress.com/2012/06/04/doors-for-sale/
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ktm6
in Doors 13 years and 4 months ago
doors for sale (including pocket door)
looks like the url for the picture of the door did not work in earlier post, hopefully this one will work http://doorsforsale.wordpress.com/2012/06/04/doors-for-sale/
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ProHeights66
in For Sale 13 years and 4 months ago
Burnham Gas-Fired Steam Heat Boiler and Kenmore Refrigerator for Sale
Burnham gas-fired “independence” steam heat boiler for sale after we switched to hot-water heat. The boiler dates from 2005 and works great — heated entire…
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devineopine
in Painters and Painting & Stripping 13 years and 6 months ago
Stripping/Painting over lead paint
Hi all, I am in the midst of looking to buy a 2bed, 2bath pre-war apartment, but I’m not in a position to do a…
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ktm6
in Doors 13 years and 4 months ago
Two old brownstone doors for sale (one pocket door)
http://cdn.brownstoner.com/4fccbcb544c55-.jpg One pocket door with wheels approx 88″ high, 38″ wide, 2 1/2″ thick in good condition (see picture) http://doorsforsale.wordpress.com/2012/06/04/doors-for-sale/ smaller door – approx 90″…
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ktm6
in Doors 13 years and 4 months ago
Two old brownstone doors for sale (one pocket door)
http://cdn.brownstoner.com/4fccbcb544c55-.jpg One pocket door with wheels approx 88″ high, 38″ wide, 2 1/2″ thick in good condition (see picture) http://doorsforsale.wordpress.com/2012/06/04/doors-for-sale/ smaller door – approx 90″…
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