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bksouth
in General Discussion 8 years and 5 months ago
SHOULD I SUE MY CONTRACTOR?
3 years ago we purchased a Brooklyn townhouse (with no original detail) hired a Design/Build company and completely gutted it. The only thing that was…
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poise
in Plumbing 8 years and 5 months ago
removing a cast iron drain clog
A cast iron pipe runs down the back of my rear extension. It’s about 10 ft. high. The pipe appears to be clogged, as water…
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Guest User | 0 secs ago
Fuel oil smell - abatement? Testing?
Hello BStoners – We just finished converting our old oil boiler to gas, which of course involved removing the oil tank from our dirt floor…
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sbbk
in General Discussion 8 years and 5 months ago
Mantel installation, BK Chimney Brandon/Luis or other recommendation
Hi, Last year I was referred to Brandon & Luis, I think their company is called BK Chimney. They removed a marble mantel for me…
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vvsers
in General Discussion 8 years and 5 months ago
New Exterior Stairs Stoop Takes In Water
Hello, First of all, thank you so much for hearing my story! I’m looking for some good advice if you happen to have any. I…
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wjbehrle
in Bath & Kitchen 8 years and 5 months ago
Kohler Brockway 4' Trough Sink with 2 Cannock faucets
For Sale: Kohler Brockway 4′ Trough Sink with 2 Kohler Cannock faucets and Brockway soap dish. New was over $3,000. We’re renovating and can’t fit…
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xzgkssumzhyvtey
in General Discussion 8 years and 5 months ago
Renting brownstone for TV series
Has anyone rented their house for a TV series? Or is anyone in the business? A location manager wants to use our place for several…
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Guest User | 0 secs ago
New certificate of occupancy for reno?
I know you need one for a new house, but I saw on the net that one is also needed after making renovations. Is that…
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chriswallace
in General Discussion 8 years and 5 months ago
antique oak rolling ladder
9 ‘ 3 inch antique oak rolling ladder for sale. was from a telephone company storage room. I bought it to use for roof access…
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Guest User | 0 secs ago
New certificate of occupancy for reno?
I know you need one for a new house, but I saw on the net that one is also needed after making renovations. Is that…
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housepoor
in Plumbing 8 years and 5 months ago
Bad smell and dirt coming out of cold water faucet
A tenant’s bathroom tap water is coming out dirty and with a slight smell. This only happens when the cold water faucet is initially opened…
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wjbehrle
in Bath & Kitchen 8 years and 5 months ago
Kohler Brockway 4' Trough Sink with 2 Cannock faucets
For Sale: Kohler Brockway 4′ Trough Sink with 2 Kohler Cannock faucets and Brockway soap dish. New was over $3,000. We’re renovating and can’t fit…
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Guest User | 0 secs ago
Who is Responsible?
Hi, I hope someone can offer me their professional opinion on the situation below. I’ve hired consulting firm “ABC” to filed an ACP-5 report which…
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Guest User | 0 secs ago
Who is Responsible?
Hi, I hope someone can offer me their professional opinion on the situation below. I’ve hired consulting firm “ABC” to filed an ACP-5 report which…
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renoishard2
in General Discussion 8 years and 5 months ago
Recommend Buyer's Broker for Upstate. For a cheap cabin
Hi, I am interested in buying a small country cabin or house in Hudson Valley for about $100k. Please let me know if you know…
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stickerhappy
in General Discussion 8 years and 5 months ago
Anyone have an extra/unwanted small-size brown organics bin they don't need?
We could use an extra bin if anyone has one they aren’t using or don’t need. I know we can try to request another from…
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100Brooklyn
in General Discussion 8 years and 10 months ago
Marble or Quartz
I’m trying to decide whether to go for the carrera marble countertop or the marble looking quartz that everyone is recommending.
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southsloppy
in General Discussion 8 years and 5 months ago
Small asbestos job - looking for recommendations
Searched here but couldn’t find any recent recommendations: I have two small runs of asbestos insulation in my cellar (3′ each) that i want to…
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Guest User | 0 secs ago
Adding wainscoting to a Neo-Grec brownstone - is it ever acceptable?
I’m interested know whether forum members consider it architecturally acceptable to add high-end wainscoting to a Neo-Grec brownstone which has none currently? I’m not talking…
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