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Sager
in Flooring 14 years and 6 months ago
Re-staining mid-century parquet floors
http://cdn.brownstoner.com/4e8a669227b96-.jpg I have parquet floors from the mid-60’s (they are actually more like solid wood tiles vs. the intricate, parquet floors from earlier in the…
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dylan621
in Quality of Life 14 years and 6 months ago
subway vibrations
We recently moved into the top floor of a brownstone a couple of blocks from a subway station. After being here for a few weeks we’ve…
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brokedown
in Insurance 14 years and 6 months ago
Disagreement with insurance company about the definition of "in the building"
We’re making our first claim on our homeowner’s policy, and we’re frustrated by an illogical decision that the carrier made, so we’re trying to decide…
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meme2
in Lawyers and legal service 14 years and 6 months ago
property owners can they get possession of rent control
We are looking for a rent control lawyer. that specializes in brooklyn townhouse tenancy. We have a house that was bought as a trust for…
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ywindsorterrace
in Family and Parenting 14 years and 6 months ago
Free Event for Families in Windsor Terrace
On Monday, October 10th from 9am-2pm Kings Bay Y at Windsor Terrace is having a free event open to the public. They’re welcoming everyone in…
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Master Plvmber
in Heating 14 years and 6 months ago
A properly installed steam heating radiator looks like this.
http://cdn.brownstoner.com/4e8bb1dc477a9-.jpg Here’s a thermal image I took last year in a customer’s home in Park Slope. Areas of higher heat energy are shown in lighter…
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workerb
in Brownstoner Renovation 14 years and 6 months ago
Renting out English basements
We’ve made an offer on a home that has an English basement. Our plan was to turn that level into a rental and keep the…
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petrinij
in Facade and Brownstone Repair 14 years and 6 months ago
Need to fix the back wall of my house...
I have a leak on the back wall of my house. The likely culprit is a defect in the wall at the juncture where the…
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ronnalevy
in Brownstoner Renovation 14 years and 6 months ago
Does anyone know a place in Brooklyn that will custom make and install interior doors (not Home Depot or Lowes)?
Interior Doors for an old brownstone.
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workerb
in Brownstoner Renovation 14 years and 6 months ago
Renting out English basements
We’ve made an offer on a home that has an English basement. Our plan was to turn that level into a rental and keep the…
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aravalittle
in Chimney and Fireplace 14 years and 6 months ago
Looking for someone to Install a WoodStove...
Hi! We have a Morso woodstove that needs to be put in– the chimney has already been lined and prepped (by Manny LaSalle) and is…
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daveinbedstuy
in Decorative 14 years and 6 months ago
Sale at VanDyke's restorers...lots of Victorian hardware
http://cdn.brownstoner.com/4e8c4c325bb63-.jpg http://www.vandykes.com/Category.aspx
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daveinbedstuy
in Decorative 14 years and 6 months ago
Sale at VanDyke's restorers...lots of Victorian hardware
http://cdn.brownstoner.com/4e8c4c325bb63-.jpg http://www.vandykes.com/Category.aspx
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lapinagile
in Dept. of Buildings (DOB) 14 years and 6 months ago
No C of O or I-card?
http://cdn.brownstoner.com/4e8b9e2da9d46-.jpg I’m interested in purchasing a three story house that is currently being used as a two family. There is no official dividing wall between…
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honkytonk
in Lawyers and legal service 14 years and 6 months ago
When going into contract should the escrow money be held by the sellers attorney?
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rocketship
in Heating 14 years and 6 months ago
Steam Heating consultation
We just bought our first house, and are looking for a friendly plumber who could walk us through the seasonal firing-up process for the first…
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petrinij
in Facade and Brownstone Repair 14 years and 6 months ago
Need to fix the back wall of my house...
I have a leak on the back wall of my house. The likely culprit is a defect in the wall at the juncture where the…
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Orchid Garbutt
in About Brooklyn 14 years and 6 months ago
Property Easement
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