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vincentvan
in Fire 11 years and 8 months ago
Fire Balcony
We are an 8-unit coop on four floors. The top three units on the street have a typical fire escape which seems to be in…
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vincentvan
in Fire 11 years and 8 months ago
Multi-Family Hallway Smoke Detectors
We are an 8-unit owner-occupied coop on 4 floors. We’re trying to evaluate code requirements for our hallway, which is a single stairwell with two…
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mannida
in Doors & Windows 12 years and 3 months ago
Window Installer needed
Hi. I’m replacing 17 windows in a townhouse in Clinton Hill. The replacement windows will need all new frames after the old windows are ripped…
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fmb78
in About Brooklyn 11 years and 8 months ago
Covering an unused flue
Hello all. One of my chimneys has 3 flues: One for the boiler, and 2 that are currently unused. The 2 on the left are…
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angelat
in For Sale 11 years and 9 months ago
wood window shutters
Original wooden shutters. Never been painted. 4 – double panels 8? wide x 34? long 6- double panels 7? wide x 30? long needs new…
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freespirit
in Painters, Strippers and Stainers 11 years and 8 months ago
Moldings/doors paint stripping
Good morning, folks – would appreciate if someone could give some recommendations for paint stripping/woodworking place. I have about 8 original doors that were painted…
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ventilated
in Plumbers and Plumbing 11 years and 8 months ago
Boiler recs for oil to gas conversion
I’ve got a Burnham gas boiler here in Brooklyn, and very happy with its performance over many years. I’m about to embark on an oil…
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PK
in About Brooklyn 11 years and 8 months ago
Crazy lady fire hazard
I have a crazy tenant in my 12 unit 1850’s building. She’s been evicted by the Court, but not til Oct. 15\. Con Ed locked…
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aleduc
in Carpenters and Woodworkers 11 years and 8 months ago
Need a carpenter to fix an existing wall-to-wall built-in closet
One of our bedrooms has a wall-to-wall built-in closet that is probably as old as the house and that is in need of repairs. It…
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vincentvan
in Fire 11 years and 8 months ago
First Floor Egress
In our coop, the ground floor unit on the street side has non-operable grates on the windows. It’s a studio, with the unit door only…
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clairebear246
in Roofers 11 years and 8 months ago
interior painters + carpenters
we are looking for a great painter for our apt. we got a quote for just over $4K for 800 sq ft, ceilings, trim, doors,…
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teletran3
in Dept. of Buildings (DOB) 11 years and 9 months ago
Recommendation for Legalizing Extension w/ DOB
I’m looking for recommendations on architects to legalize a three-story 16′ extension–including new plumbing and electrical–built on my two-family frame construction home (R6 B2) in…
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1078dean
in Building Code 11 years and 9 months ago
AC nightmare next door
The owners of the brownstone next to ours that is split into 8 small rentals, plan to install 8 independent AC units in their backyard.…
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anon200
in Co-Op Related 11 years and 9 months ago
Coops: no sales tax?
A contractor performing work recently told me that coops should not be charged sales tax, and that many management companies he works with don’t include…
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nizzymizz
in Building Code 11 years and 9 months ago
Is this a legal apartment????
I live in a brownstone in Brooklyn. The set up is that there are 3 units on the top to floor of a 2 family…
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parksloperower
in About Brooklyn 11 years and 9 months ago
Want to replace radiators. Prewar Boiler ...Need advice
I was told by national grid I have a prewar boiler and would last forever. Bought a row house 3 years ago and so far…
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guikazoid
in Plumbers and Plumbing 11 years and 9 months ago
Inadvertently flushed clump of hair down the toilet - picture included
My shower drain accumulated a lot of hair which led it a slow drain. This morning I throughly cleaned it out (picture here, https://i.imgur.com/W8Rwt2W.jpg ).…
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anon200
in Co-Op Related 11 years and 9 months ago
Coops: no sales tax?
A contractor performing work recently told me that coops should not be charged sales tax, and that many management companies he works with don’t include…
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