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lz26
in Brownstoner Renovation 11 years and 5 months ago
Door on Parlour floor
We are renovating a brownstone and replacing a window with a door on our palour floor which will lead to a deck. We would like…
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BobMarvin
in About Brooklyn 11 years and 4 months ago
Street Tree Planting Redux
On Nov. 6th I wrote a forum post asking about private street tree planting, since I didn’t want to wait the year and a half…
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MrHancock
in About Brooklyn 11 years and 4 months ago
Sugar Hill Partners buys 4103 7th Ave for $4,159,000
Sugar Hill Partners buys 4103 7th Ave in Sunset Park for $4,159,000 You heard it here first.
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jty2
in Painting 11 years and 4 months ago
Tipping house painters
I am in the process of having my brownstone painted (a fairly major job involving prep work, removing wallpaper, etc). Should I tip the workers…
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brooklyntoqueens
in Heating 11 years and 4 months ago
Nest thermostats
I have 2 floors and 4 zones for heating. Ac coming from the roof for the second floor and ac coming from the basement for…
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bedstuy06
in Roofers 11 years and 4 months ago
Cost and recs to replace iron waste pipe
HI, We have cracks in a four foot section of the iron waste pipe. It’s the horizontal section that is located at the base of…
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pigthree
in Landmarks 11 years and 4 months ago
Fence restrictions. Landmarks? Height? Material?
There is just too much relevant information here for Brownstoners not to discuss. As of yet, no comment from Landmarks (maybe they are considering allowing…
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streaker
in Masonry 11 years and 8 months ago
What color should I paint the exterior stucco of my house?
The lower course of stucco on my family home has seen better days. Aside from cracks and chips there was some previous ill-considered repairs. I…
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CGDad
in For Sale 11 years and 4 months ago
White ceramic 4 by 16 subway tile
Hi – I have 100 sq ft of surplus white ceramic 4 by 16 subway tiles from a bathroom renovation. Bought for $3.50/sqft, yours for…
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BobMarvin
in About Brooklyn 11 years and 5 months ago
Street Tree Planting
The City is taking down the >100 year old Norway maple in front of our house as I write. I just filed an on line…
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Townie
in Roofers 11 years and 4 months ago
Dumping cable
We are cutting the cord with Time Warner and looking for a specific brand/model digital antenna to get basic network channels. Anyone have something that…
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anonCH
in Roofers 11 years and 10 months ago
Recommendations for fixing detailed ornate plaster work in vestibule
I am not sure who to reach out to for this kind of work. We have beautiful decorative pasterwork with peeling paint all around. Some…
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humboldt
in Brownstoner Renovation 11 years and 4 months ago
Need Historic Brick Repointing
I’m looking for a contractor who can repoint soft 1820s brickwork on the exterior walls of my house. I’d need someone who knows how to…
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jmjen47
in Real Estate - Rentals 13 years and 9 months ago
3-bedroom rentals
Hi – I’m having trouble finding 3-bedroom rentals that are $4,000 or less. We’re flexible as to where we live, but would love to move…
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pigthree
in Landmarks 11 years and 4 months ago
Fence restrictions. Landmarks? Height? Material?
There is just too much relevant information here for Brownstoners not to discuss. As of yet, no comment from Landmarks (maybe they are considering allowing…
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hawaiismurf
in Plumbers and Plumbing 11 years and 7 months ago
New water service subcontractor recommendation?
Hi, I know this question has been asked before and I can’t locate it in the archive. Looking for contractor recommendations for new combined water…
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schmu
in Plumbers and Plumbing 11 years and 6 months ago
Has anyone replaced their sewer line?
I am about to replace my lead water main. I was told after having a camera sent down my sewer line that some roots have…
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giantangryrobot
in Roofers 11 years and 4 months ago
Anyone used Jack Kleinfeld for building leaks?
We live in one of those leaky, new construction condo buildings, and are thinking of hiring Jack Kleinfeld (Kleinfeld Technical Services, Inc) to do an…
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