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Installing a wood-burning stove in brownstone fireplace

We have a fully rebuilt wood-burning fireplace with firebrick hearth, new smoke chamber and terracotta flue inside the old chimney reaching to the roof. Nevertheless…

Guardianship Properties

Does anyone have any experience on what these homes are and if it’s easy to purchase them ?

Garden apartment taxes

Am wondering what most people do in terms of income from garden level apartments? Do you treat the rental value entirely as personal income? is…

Electricians

Been having power outages occasionally in Dyker Heights and Con Ed suggested I bring somebody in to look at mysystem. Looking for a good electrician…

Electricians

Been having power outages occasionally in Dyker Heights and Con Ed suggested I bring somebody in to look at mysystem. Looking for a good electrician…

Garden apartment taxes

Am wondering what most people do in terms of income from garden level apartments? Do you treat the rental value entirely as personal income? is…

Follow our Park Slope renovation

Hi there. If you’d like to watch someone go steadily insane as they throw all their money into a bottomless pit on 11th Steet you…

Follow our Park Slope renovation

Hi there. If you’d like to watch someone go steadily insane as they throw all their money into a bottomless pit on 11th Steet you…

How to Buy the Utility Easement Next to my Property

How does one go about trying to buy an old utility easement that is currently owned by NYC but, is no longer used. I am…

question about architects plans and how long they are good for

We’ve been really going back and forth about filing an Alt-1 for an extension that existed on our house and was never permitted. We are…

How to Buy the Utility Easement Next to my Property

How does one go about trying to buy an old utility easement that is currently owned by NYC but, is no longer used. I am…

Upgrading my amps: what is the process and approx costs?

Verizon Fios Cables?

Hi All, Just had Verizon door knock me here on Henry St (corner Clark) that they are wanting to run a fiber for FIOS along…

Schnall Questions

We completed our alt-2 Directive 14 job a while ago, but mainly because of some slow inspections we were not able to close out the…

Share wifi with tenants?

Does anyone share wifi with their tenants? We are new to home owning, and we currently have Fios. Would be great to share the cost…

Marble Fireplace Mantel for Sale

This mantel has been fully restored and it looks incredible. The summer cover arch is in bronze. Email me at ckt83170 at yahoo if you…

Renovation Costs of layout change versus no layout change

We have a tight budget of $300k to renovate a two family house with 3 stories and a basement. (roughly 2000sqt) We are thinking of…

question about architects plans and how long they are good for

We’ve been really going back and forth about filing an Alt-1 for an extension that existed on our house and was never permitted. We are…

Tool to drive trim into masonry?

Hi everyone, quick question — looking for some sort of simple tool that can affix thin wood trim directly to a brick wall. It’s just…

Wireless router recommendation for a 4 floor home

We continue to have issues with our wifi range throughout the house. Does anyone have a recommendation of what to use for 4 floors. We…