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beasty
in Garden Design and Maintenance 11 years ago
garden clean up and fence installation
I’m looking for someone to come do a spring clean up in our (Park Slope) backyard, augment some of our plantings and replace the broken…
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newtomehouse
in About Brooklyn 11 years ago
Need Stucco-Looking for a Mason
Hello, We recently closed on our first house and are in the middle of a gut renovation. The house has a cinderblock extension (fully permitted/inspected…
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anonlurker
in Lighting 11 years ago
Lighting Question
doing a gut reno. what are the requirements for high efficiency lighting? does everything have to be LED or Flourescent now to get proper sign…
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zhoushi
in Building Code 11 years ago
Getting Certificate of Correction - 2001 violation fine paid work done to fix
Hi. Thank you, in advance, to those who give me advice. I am about to purchase a property in Bed Stuy as-is. There is an…
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zhoushi
in Building Code 11 years ago
Getting Certificate of Correction - 2001 violation fine paid work done to fix
Hi. Thank you, in advance, to those who give me advice. I am about to purchase a property in Bed Stuy as-is. There is an…
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beasty
in Garden Design and Maintenance 11 years ago
garden clean up and fence installation
I’m looking for someone to come do a spring clean up in our (Park Slope) backyard, augment some of our plantings and replace the broken…
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ditmasmom
in Doors 11 years ago
patio door - in-swinging or out-swinging?
I am working with my architect on my kitchen renovation and we are doing new windows and patio door – she asked whether I wanted…
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ellistom
in General Discussion 11 years ago
Natural gas lines replacement
My UWS coo-op supposedly had a leak a month ago. NYFD and Con Ed came out and shut everything down. After 3 days we got…
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jakester
in Taxes 11 years ago
Should we expect a tax reassessment after purchase?
We’re in the process of purchasing a 2 family home in bed-stuy. The property has been paying very low taxes (even by Brooklyn standards). I’m…
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anonlurker
in Lighting 11 years ago
Lighting Question
doing a gut reno. what are the requirements for high efficiency lighting? does everything have to be LED or Flourescent now to get proper sign…
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chemosphere
in Wood Restoration 11 years and 5 months ago
wood trim/reading a blueprint question
Here’s a blueprint for my 1909 row house. I’m slowly deciphering each and every detail here and matching them up to what remains in the…
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stickerhappy
in Tile 11 years ago
Are all subway tiles created (fairly) equal?
Redoing a bathroom with subway tile. Just basic white- nothing fancy and we’re not picky about the shade of white. Is there any reason to…
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greenstuy
in Plumbers and Plumbing 11 years ago
Pex for faucet water lines in NYC
Our house is plumbed with copper but the short hoses that go from the faucet to the copper water lines are PEX. Is this to…
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ps158
in Decorative 11 years ago
window treatment to ensure privacy but allow light in
Our bedroom is at the front of the house on the 2nd floor – sandwiched between our neighbor’s top-of-the-stoop entrance as well as our upstairs…
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janaeliuk
in Heating and Cooling 11 years ago
Recommended Split System for Heat
We are doing a very close to gut reno in Crown Heights. 3 levels in a 19×37 townhouse with the bottom floor to be a…
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storm
in General Contractors 11 years ago
Great City NYC Construction - Any experiences?
Hi, I’m bidding out a major construction project for a one family house in South Slope (gut reno plus new two story rear extension) and…
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nancy324
in Bath & Kitchen 11 years ago
Design Build Recommendations Needed
I’m finally going to start the upgrade to my Brooklyn Heights co-op I have put off for more than 15 years! It needs a lot…
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asimplenoise
in Facade and Brownstone Repair 11 years ago
Need Some Advice: My stoop is 'spalling' to pieces
We have a 3 stair brownstone stoop that was redone along with the building facade within the last 10 years (prior to our purchasing the…
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