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epfloors87

in Roofers 10 years and 7 months ago

Epoxy Flooring

Hello friends, I am new to this forum. Can anyone suggest me ways to maintain epoxy coating or should I refinish them every year for…

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thetinkerswagon

in Doors & Windows 10 years and 7 months ago

FREE 86" tall Storm Door (86"x31 3/4) Aluminum

Hey, this storm door came to me via lowes as a take-it-all or none package of customer returns and damaged items. so far as I…

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auzerais

in Furniture 10 years and 7 months ago

Need help with identifying stain color

I need advice on what minwax stain/s I can use to create this color on white oak? Thanks

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Updated 10 years and 7 months ago

dyiguy

in Legal 10 years and 7 months ago

Does Verizon have the right to entering my property?

Does Verizon have the right to entering my property to access the backyard utilty pole? I am in Brooklyn (an attached townhouses). So they have…

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Updated 10 years and 7 months ago

koikoi

in Building Code 10 years and 7 months ago

Backyard Shed

Hi, wondering if anyone out there has experience with building a shed/office in their backyard particularly in regards to DOB restrictions? I live in a…

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Updated 10 years and 7 months ago

koikoi

in Building Code 10 years and 7 months ago

Backyard Shed

Hi, wondering if anyone out there has experience with building a shed/office in their backyard particularly in regards to DOB restrictions? I live in a…

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mario71

in Brownstoner Renovation 10 years and 7 months ago

Old gaslight lines?

We are in the process of doing demolition and re-framing for a gut reno of our 1910s row house in Bay Ridge. The second floor…

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Updated 10 years and 7 months ago

auzerais

in Furniture 10 years and 7 months ago

Need help with identifying stain color

I need advice on what minwax stain/s I can use to create this color on white oak? Thanks

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aldenmaddry

in Co-Op Related 10 years and 7 months ago

Access to other apt in coop during reno?

Apologies if this has been covered before! The owners of the apt in the coop above ours want to reconfigure, and move their kitchen from…

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Updated 10 years and 7 months ago

sydeburn

in Dept. of Buildings (DOB) 10 years and 7 months ago

Does converting 1-family home to 2-family require Alt-1 when DOB lists as 2-fam?

Please forgive me if this question has been asked a hundred times before. I?ve searched the archives here and I see folks with related questions,…

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Updated 10 years and 7 months ago

ccvle

in Bath & Kitchen 10 years and 7 months ago

Counter tops from Chinese Vendors in Flushing?

Does anyone have experience with one of the those kitchen cabinet/countertop vendors in Flushing along College Point Blvd? I checked a few over the weekend…

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Updated 10 years and 7 months ago

bkbrownstone

in About Brooklyn 10 years and 7 months ago

Neighbor pipes leaking into my house

My next door neighbor (next door brownstone) main sewer pipe (the one that all the bathrooms feed into) appears to be leaking and causing water…

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Updated 10 years and 7 months ago

aldenmaddry

in Co-Op Related 10 years and 7 months ago

Access to other apt in coop during reno?

Apologies if this has been covered before! The owners of the apt in the coop above ours want to reconfigure, and move their kitchen from…

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bkbrownstone

in About Brooklyn 10 years and 7 months ago

Neighbor pipes leaking into my house

My next door neighbor (next door brownstone) main sewer pipe (the one that all the bathrooms feed into) appears to be leaking and causing water…

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workisfun

in About Brooklyn 10 years and 8 months ago

HORIZONTAL Pocket Door?

Just daydreaming here, but… As I envision our future floating staircase to the roof deck enclosure/seating area, I wonder if anyone has seen a horizontal…

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Updated 10 years and 7 months ago

anydaynow

in Masonry 10 years and 8 months ago

Free architectural block (CMU aka cinderblock except it's custom, w/ driblock)

70 pieces of CMU free and available for pickup (already out front) in fort greene. from westbrook masonry, finished face is quite nice, cream color…

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Updated 10 years and 7 months ago

donaldn

in Conversion 10 years and 7 months ago

Convert from two to three family or live in commercial space?

I own a mixed use commercial building where the ground floor is a commercial space that is very difficult to rent out. The second and…

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SewardWasRight

in Bath & Kitchen 14 years and 10 months ago

Bathroom Sink Iron/Metal Legs

http://cdn.brownstoner.com/4df21d594b52c- I’d like to convert some original marble dressing room vanity sinks for use in my bathrooms. These marble pieces sat on wooden frames that…

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Updated 10 years and 7 months ago

dyiguy

in Legal 10 years and 7 months ago

Does Verizon have the right to entering my property?

Does Verizon have the right to entering my property to access the backyard utilty pole? I am in Brooklyn (an attached townhouses). So they have…

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deano

in Building Code 10 years and 8 months ago

Neighbor's new extension possibly being "overbuilt" - what can i do?

Neighbor is extending the house into the back yard with a full width, 3-story extension. FAR and rear yard depth allows him (sadly robbing me…

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