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daroogle
in For Sale 12 years and 2 months ago
Door Hardware
I just listed a set of interior and exterior handles and push plates. They came off a pair of side-by-side exterior vestibule entry doors in…
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daroogle
in For Sale 12 years and 2 months ago
Door Hardware
I just listed a set of interior and exterior handles and push plates. They came off a pair of side-by-side exterior vestibule entry doors in…
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ditmarsman
in Brownstoner Renovation 12 years and 4 months ago
Question on adding sink where there is none
Hi everyone, have a quick question for this peculiar situation. I have a small building with a few one bedrooms, but one of the units…
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brooklyntoqueens
in Brownstoner Renovation 12 years and 3 months ago
General question about selecting an architect and additional fees
I have to renovate a small building and I’m starting to receive the first quoted from architects. They all seem to be different, some more…
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minoush
in Brownstoner Renovation 12 years and 3 months ago
Adding a second floor to a 1 family
Had few conversations with some GC and two architects so far, but they’re saying conflicting things: some would say that it’s possible to add a…
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ny2013
in Brownstoner Renovation 12 years and 3 months ago
Painted Window Frames
We are doing some painting in our house. The original wood window frames with built in shutters in one of the rooms were painted a…
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delabklyn
in Brownstoner Renovation 12 years and 2 months ago
Stoop Renovation
Hi all, I need to have my brownstone stoop resurfaced, as it is cracking and crumbling. I’ve spoken to several contractors and one thing that…
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tinychicken
in About Brooklyn 12 years and 2 months ago
looking for a hard wood floor installation guy
Looking for some recommendations for hardwood floor installation I found Carlos and Jose on here, but looking for more quotes. Anyone else have an AFFORDABLE…
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tinychicken
in About Brooklyn 12 years and 2 months ago
For Sale: Double vintage Farm Sink and Vintage bathtub.
Looking to sell this beautiful vintage double farm sink $200 and vintage bathtub $100 OBO. We salvaged them because we planned to get them reglazed…
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tinychicken
in About Brooklyn 12 years and 2 months ago
Looking for a Grout and Tile Guy (anyone have experience with epoxy grout?)
Looking for someone who can inexpensively lay down grout and tile in 3 bathrooms. Any one have a good, AFFORDABLE, reference? I am also very…
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radgirl
in Flooring 12 years and 4 months ago
Any Rec's for a Floor Finish guy...aside from Carlos?!
We just got our estimate back from the famous Carlos and it’s more than double what our guy quotes us. Problem is our guy (who…
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xchx
in Brownstoner Renovation 12 years and 3 months ago
Contractor recommendation
I had a tough time finding someone to hang my cabinets and install my kitchen on a tight budget. The job involved plumbing for a…
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somedude1
in Decks and Porches 12 years and 2 months ago
roof deck attaching hardware
hello all, I have designed a roof deck for my home (I’m an engineer, just not one that normally designs decks). I finished up all…
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dkstyle24
in Brownstoner Renovation 12 years and 3 months ago
Kitchen Renovation Recommendation
I recently renovated my kitchen using a recommendation I found on Brownstoner for Mentor Frangu with Altina Tile Care. I feel like I have to…
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NewOwner
in Doors 12 years and 2 months ago
Security door plus insect screen - it can't be that hard, can it?
Brownstoners, I would love your help. I would like to replace an existing screen door with a security door that also has an insect screen.…
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katarusa
in About Brooklyn 12 years and 2 months ago
Best deal in kitchen appliances
Please recommend to get the best deal to obtain dishwasher.
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bedstuywalla
in About Brooklyn 12 years and 2 months ago
URGENT rec on hot water heater install?
my water heater was damaged during the polar vortex. any recs on a brooklyn-based, licensed and affordable plumber/contractor to install the new one and remove…
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northslopian
in Roofers 12 years and 2 months ago
What's up with the Con Ed bill?
Hs anyone else noticed a big uptick in their Con Ed bill since the last month? December’s bill was 50% more than November’s, and January’s…
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