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brooklynnative78
in Construction 12 years and 1 month ago
wine cellar
anyone have a rec for a contractor with experience building wine cellars in brooklyn?
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happymike
in About Brooklyn 12 years and 1 month ago
Reasonable prices to renovate a frame house in brooklyn (psf)
I have a 2500 square foot 25 foot wide frame house with a lot of original detailing, but that needs a pretty extensive overhaul. Not…
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misconformist
in Demolition 12 years and 1 month ago
Anyone work with either Just Rubbish Removal or Jerry the Rubbish Man?
I have a demolition job and wondering if any brownstoners have dealt with either company or have a demolition company they can recommend?
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reneeb
in Heating 12 years and 1 month ago
radiator inconsistent
hi, i live on the top floor of a 4 floor walk up (not owner). Our living room radiator heater (the old fashioned ones, water…
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lizaj
in Renovation 12 years and 1 month ago
Renovate existing extension- advice?
We bought a ‘flip’ house last year- knowing what we were getting into. The work is typical- cheap, fast, poor quality. We are doing a…
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landlord
in Brownstoner Renovation 12 years and 4 months ago
MCI for brownstone facade restoration
Will I need to obtain an Architecture drawing for DHCR in order to file for a major capital improvement? Thanks
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sprucenik
in Brownstoner Renovation 12 years and 1 month ago
Frozen downspout with ice dam; open face downspout the solution?
Like many of you, I have frozen downspouts, leading to ice damming and (in my extension) some leaking on warm days. A friend suggested that…
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onesix
in Foundation 12 years and 1 month ago
Need someone to Assess Moisture in Basement
Looking for someone reliable to help us figure out and fix this problem. We appear to have some water in our partially above-grade basement. Not…
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tanner
in Heating and Cooling 12 years and 6 months ago
HVAC questions - replace or relocate 5 ton Trane unit? Contractor rec's?
Hi. We have a 14 year old, 5 ton Trane HVAC unit on our roof. It works just fine. Sadly, the intake / condenser grill…
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garfielder
in Boiler Repair 12 years and 1 month ago
I think its time to replace.
Hey all, So it seems that our boiler is leaking more than a few drips. Its actually tried to push the flame up the front.…
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skeer126
in About Brooklyn 12 years and 1 month ago
Sprinkler system question
Hey guys, so I have been getting contradicting info about needing a sprinkler system in a 2 family in BK. Everyone I talk to says…
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misconformist
in Roofers 12 years and 2 months ago
Demolition Company Recommendations
Can anyone recommend a demo company that can gut a couple of floors of my townhouse down to the studs.
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greenstuy
in Roofers 12 years and 1 month ago
Recommendation for sewer line and water main replacement
Does anyone have a recommendation for a reasonably priced plumber to replace the sewer line and water main? Thanks.
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landlord
in Brownstoner Renovation 12 years and 1 month ago
Looking to replace a banister in a mix use brownstone.
The current wood banister is thin and from years of abuse from tenants moving in and out, the banister has become wobbly. I was thinking…
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fawn
in Electricians 12 years and 1 month ago
Home networking help
During a major renovation last year, we installed cat 6 outlets around the house, all running to a central modem. Our goal was to hard…
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misconformist
in Demolition 12 years and 1 month ago
Anyone work with either Just Rubbish Removal or Jerry the Rubbish Man?
I have a demolition job and wondering if any brownstoners have dealt with either company or have a demolition company they can recommend?
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tinychicken
in About Brooklyn 12 years and 1 month ago
Gorgeous, Unfinished, Historic, Hardwood floor from shipped from TN for sale.
My husband has leftover wood from a recent custom hardwood floor order from historicflooring.com These hard wood floors are gorgeous-shipped from TN. The hardwood floor…
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bkmashup
in Mortgage 12 years and 6 months ago
mortgage assumability
has anyone recently purchased/sold a property where the new buyer assumed the mortgage of the previous owner? i have heard that if you have favorable…
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