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mrreedent
in General Discussion 4 years and 5 months ago
Reno next door - took down our extension wall?
So, our next door neighbors are renovating, and just tore down their junky back extension, which was immediately adjacent to our junky back extension (neither…
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classc1
in General Discussion 4 years and 6 months ago
Paint stripping of wood in Brownstone- cost, time involved, recommendation
Hi, I’m Looking for someone to strip the paint on the wood in a brownstone. Stairs, window moldings, etc. Can anyone give an example of…
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oldhome
in General Discussion 4 years and 5 months ago
Advice - preemptive preparation for gut renovation of attached home
Like slopeliving12 the home attached to ours (sister homes) shares a common wall. They are planning a gut renovation – including a horizontal expansion to…
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oldhome
in General Discussion 4 years and 5 months ago
Advice - preemptive preparation for gut renovation of attached home
Like slopeliving12 the home attached to ours (sister homes) shares a common wall. They are planning a gut renovation – including a horizontal expansion to…
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mrreedent
in General Discussion 4 years and 5 months ago
neighbor's barking dog
Not our immediate problem, as further down the block, but I was asked to put this up by our neighbors, who are at their wits…
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breslin400
in General Discussion 4 years and 5 months ago
Alternative to Heattimer control
I am in a 6 unit 5 story coop with oils steam heat. Our system works well and has been updated, chimney relined. Our Heattimer…
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hasibur.rahman07
in General Discussion 4 years and 5 months ago
Brick mold
Where can one get replacement brick mold? Window Fix?
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eliz
in General Discussion 4 years and 5 months ago
Mold abatement/evaluation after roof leak
Our building had a leak after Henri/Ida that unfortunately we now discover has caused mold above at least one area of the top floor ceiling.…
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arewedoneyet
in General Discussion 4 years and 5 months ago
Asbestos violations - licensed testing, monitoring, removal - yet still..
We had asbestos testing by a provider with current licenses and used a remediation company who also had current licenses but have been hit with…
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JoeBrikman
in General Discussion 4 years and 5 months ago
Heated Sidewalks
Our whole block was ticketed for sidewalk replacement by the city, which was a bummer. But we took the opportunity to put in heated sidewalks,…
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mqui1444
in General Discussion 4 years and 5 months ago
Architect for back deck
I’m looking for a recommendation for an architect for a back deck on a Park Slope brownstone building. Thank you!
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HPD Inspection for CONH, what to expect
So I submitted an application for a Certificate Of Non Harassment for formerly SRO brownstone while back. Fairly straightforward forward application. Got call today from…
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Guest User | 0 secs ago
HPD Inspection for CONH, what to expect
So I submitted an application for a Certificate Of Non Harassment for formerly SRO brownstone while back. Fairly straightforward forward application. Got call today from…
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cleancutmovers
in General Discussion 7 years and 9 months ago
Facade violation
We received a facade violation when inspectors, responding to a violation request next door (the husband called it on his wife’s property) looked at our…
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CHM
in General Discussion 4 years and 5 months ago
how do porcelain rosettes for porcelain knobs work?
after stripping many layers of paint from my door hardware, i was pleasantly surprised to see that most of them are porcelain. however, i have…
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jess
in General Discussion 4 years and 5 months ago
Solvent sealer
Hello, my husband and I are opening a tattoo studio. The landlord left us the task of finishing the floors. We chose to do an…
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decoart
in General Discussion 4 years and 5 months ago
National grid gas line inspection - charged $100
I own a 3 family building in brooklyn and noticed a month ago that National grid charged me $100 for each meter in the building…
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markwalker
in General Discussion 4 years and 5 months ago
Wood Flooring Scraps
What should we do with several large bags of oak flooring scraps? I heard oak makes good mulch but where to find a mulching machine?…
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