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1078dean
in For Sale 11 years and 9 months ago
Metal gate for turn-of-the-century townhouse
For sale is an original backyard gate from a 1895 Brooklyn brownstone. The gate is 81″ by 30.5″, it has a white porcelain knob on…
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bedstuytownhouse
in About Brooklyn 12 years and 8 months ago
Jonathan Butler...pls pay attention to your blog...
This is a repost but the forum archive has all of the topics but the comments are missing hence eliminating really valuable information for your…
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housepoor
in Inspection 11 years and 8 months ago
Asbestos inspector
I am going to be doing some work in my basement, bringing in a independent fire sprinkler feed. To get the permits, I am told…
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mammal
in About Brooklyn 11 years and 8 months ago
What's the most beautiful brownstone block in Park Slope?
My fiancée and I are doing our engagement photo shoot on Monday and had the idea of doing a brownstone theme since that was one…
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stickerhappy
in Masonry 11 years and 8 months ago
Looking for worn/reclaimed brick for outdoor retaining wall- any ideas?
We are building a 2′ high retaining wall for a backyard planter. We are pretty specific and picky about the look of the brick- more…
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hickmankate
in For Sale 11 years and 8 months ago
duravit white vanity sink with pedestal
hello, this is a very nice Duravit brand sink which is in great condition. comes with hardware included and still attached. the sink itself measures:…
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murphy84
in About Brooklyn 11 years and 8 months ago
Help with new rowhouse purchase
My boyfriend and I just purchased a rowhouse in Bed Stuy in pretty good condition. It’s the first time we’re responsible for such a large…
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hannah24
in Brownstoner Renovation 11 years and 8 months ago
Stripping a slate fireplace
There are two non working slate fireplaces in the row house I just purchased. Once is in beautiful condition, just needs to be maintained and…
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elanag1
in Brownstoner Renovation 12 years and 1 month ago
Popcorn Ceiling Removal - probable asbestos
We are are getting close to signing a contract on a 1965 townhouse in Kensington. About 2/3 of the 2nd floor has a sparkly popcorn…
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stickerhappy
in Building Code 11 years and 8 months ago
What can you do with M2-1 zoning?
We are looking at a property currently built as a single family building on an M2-1 zoned area, 25×100 lot. It’s currently built pretty small…
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kimplicated
in History 13 years and 1 month ago
Finding 1940s Tax Photo?
Hi all, I’m looking for the old tax photos of our home. As I understand it, the city took photos of every building in the…
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stickerhappy
in Masonry 11 years and 8 months ago
Looking for worn/reclaimed brick for outdoor retaining wall- any ideas?
We are building a 2′ high retaining wall for a backyard planter. We are pretty specific and picky about the look of the brick- more…
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stickerhappy
in Building Code 11 years and 8 months ago
What can you do with M2-1 zoning?
We are looking at a property currently built as a single family building on an M2-1 zoned area, 25×100 lot. It’s currently built pretty small…
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ajrendon
in Facade and Brownstone Repair 11 years and 8 months ago
repointing recommendations?
We live in an semi-attached brownstone–we’re at the end of a row. Our brick side wall is in pretty rough shape and we are looking…
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hickmankate
in For Sale 11 years and 8 months ago
tall kitchen cabinet closet unit for sale
hello, in the process of kitchen renovation in a new apartment and this part of the kitchen cabinet unit has to go. basically brand new.…
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simbaslair
in Renovation 11 years and 10 months ago
STOOP Repair Chipped and resurfaced by BN Express
We’ve owned our Brownstone for a little under 6 years and finally got around to repairing our stoop. The building was built, according to public…
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hannah24
in Brownstoner Renovation 11 years and 8 months ago
Stripping a slate fireplace
There are two non working slate fireplaces in the row house I just purchased. Once is in beautiful condition, just needs to be maintained and…
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lz26
in Boiler Repair 11 years and 8 months ago
Someone who drains and buys oil from boiler
Hi all, We are converting from oil to gas and have 300 gallons of oil leftover in our boiler. Anyone know of someone who buys…
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