Forum
Looking for advice about a home improvement project? Want to talk about what’s going on in your neighborhood? Start here.
Find older conversations in our Forum Archive.
Latest Discussions
Post a Topic
camsutton
in Decks and Porches 10 years and 11 months ago
Know any great deck builders?
Looking to put in a deck in my small Clinton Hill backyard. Anyone know someone really good who has some design sense? Thanks in advance!
4
julepeg4
in About Brooklyn 10 years and 9 months ago
Looking for a carpenter to repair decorative work on stairs
Looking for someone to repair /replace spindles in decorative grille on our stairs – unfortunately we have shallow pockets so any budget options like using…
0
christopherd
in Plumbers and Plumbing 10 years and 9 months ago
Plumber for lead water line replacement
Can anyone recommend a plumbing company for a lead water line replacement job? I need to replace the lead water line coming from the street…
0
mhughu
in About Brooklyn 10 years and 9 months ago
recommendation for wood restorer
Joe Salem of Woodzone is a gem. He perfectly restored our beautifully carved, but seriously neglected period front door. He responded promptly to contact from…
2
susannahmeadows
in About Brooklyn 10 years and 9 months ago
recs for someone to rip out cement backyard to landscape
hi folks. our backyard is covered in cement. would like to tear it out and put in grass and maybe have it landscaped. can anyone…
0
mrzero
in About Brooklyn 10 years and 9 months ago
Lookin for a good company does conversion from oil to gas
Please would you guys give some recommendations? also would like to fix the problem that the top floor doesn’t get heat much at all. thanks…
4
JJDPE
in Bath & Kitchen 11 years ago
how much - to move a kitchen and 3 baths
looking at a brownstone where i would like to move the kitchen from the garden to parlor floor and relocate 3 baths to the middle…
15
eperry60
in Exteriors 10 years and 9 months ago
De-Fedderizing A Fedders Building
I’m the proud owner of a recently purchased “Fedders building”, and would like to do what I can to make the exterior less generic and…
5
mopsyhop
in Renovation 10 years and 9 months ago
Corner decorations for the first floor.
Hello, I would like to have information on the correct terminology about the renovation of facade elements of a typical corner store (those with round…
1
tm07
in About Brooklyn 10 years and 9 months ago
contract question
My co-op received a bid for a masonry job. The description of the job is extremely minimal and it does not specify the types of…
0
mhughu
in About Brooklyn 10 years and 9 months ago
recommendation for wood restorer
Joe Salem of Woodzone is a gem. He perfectly restored our beautifully carved, but seriously neglected period front door. He responded promptly to contact from…
0
riley
in About Brooklyn 10 years and 9 months ago
Boerum Hill Safe for Family? On Warren btw Nevins & Bond
We love brooklyn. Lived in B Hts, now in For Greene and looking to buy on Warren on this block. It ‘seems’ nice, of course…
0
chipito
in Brownstoner Renovation 12 years and 2 months ago
Pinterest? Houzz? Evernote? Looking for recommendations...
Hey guys, I’m going to be starting a townhouse renovation in the coming months and I’m looking for input on the best way to collect…
6
denton
in Brownstoner Renovation 14 years and 4 months ago
Some books on renovation, Arts & Crafts, etc.
http://cdn.brownstoner.com/4f01dd310ffc8-.jpg Since I’ve finished my reno, I’d like to sell some books that helped me along, as well as some others. The reno books, asking…
2
samtsegaye
in Renovation 10 years and 9 months ago
Looking for a good mason to create two openings at back wall
Hello, We are renovating our townhouse and now have approved plans to create 2 openings at the back of our cellar wall. I wanted to…
2
livingthedreamingreenpoint
in About Brooklyn 10 years and 9 months ago
FREE Shelter Logic Shed - Weatherproof and collapsable
Hi, all, finally rounding the corner on our renovation, and looking to give away our shelter logic shed. We used it during renovation when we…
0
s1234
in About Brooklyn 10 years and 9 months ago
ISP in Sunset Park
Moving to Sunset Park in a week. Based on conversations with the landlord and real estate agent, I was under the impression that Time Warner…
7
huesos
in Security 10 years and 9 months ago
Surveillance System Recommendation Needed
We’d like to install several interior and exterior cameras in our building, probably about 12 total. I’ve seen systems at Costco for example but have…
3
Can’t find the topic you’re looking for?
Find answers, ask questions, and connect with our Brownstoner community.