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Akidovic
in General Contractors 14 years and 9 months ago
Recco for General Contractor - Beer
I’m a long-time reader, first-time poster, but created a BS account specifically to recommend our contractor – Thalal Beer. I hope this is the right…
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w51bernie
in Brownstoner Renovation 12 years and 3 months ago
prefinished floors vs unfinished floors in a gut renovation
we are doing a gut renovation of a house and our contractor is telling us to use unfinished floors. he said this is easier because…
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housepoor
in Dept. of Buildings (DOB) 12 years and 3 months ago
Shared Sprinkler with Neighbor's Building
I recently discovered that my (3 unit) building’s hall way sprinkler system is being fed from my neighbor’s building. Fortunately, there are no valves in…
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bedstuywalla
in About Brooklyn 12 years and 3 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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nyc_sport
in Boiler Repair 12 years and 3 months ago
Hole Repair in Antique Radiator
I have two 100+-year old hot water radiators that were intended to be a significant focal point of a redecoration. Turns out that there are…
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qkdzlzcxtuvajipj
in Brownstoner Renovation 12 years and 3 months ago
6\. South Oxford St.
So after reading a previous post, I’m sure some of you are well aware of 6 S. Oxford St. in Fort Greene. After doing some…
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ermagod
in Heating 12 years and 3 months ago
Water Hammer Only at Night?
We have a problem with water hammer (where the steam heating system has water in the pipes that bangs around and sounds like someone is…
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slackjaw
in Plumbers and Plumbing 12 years and 3 months ago
Fishy smell in basement - who to call?
We moved into a gut-renovated old house in Crown Heights four months ago. The basement (which is about 65% below grade) is nicely finished and…
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brooklynny
in Taxes 12 years and 3 months ago
How to allocate between building and land for depreciation
I am a first time landlord doing my taxes. I understand I can take depreciation deductions against the cost of the building but not the…
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williamsburgbrooklyn
in Brownstoner Renovation 12 years and 6 months ago
Decorative ceiling painting
Hi, we recently bought a rowhouse in williamsburg. The day after our closing, we took down a dropped ceiling and discovered a Sistine chapel-esque ceiling…
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brownies
in Plumbers and Plumbing 12 years and 3 months ago
Off-Gasing Radiator Paint
We rent an apartment in an old brownstone with steam heating. This the first winter we’ve cut on the radiator in the bedroom. It’s gotten…
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eastfour
in Real Estate - Rentals 12 years and 3 months ago
Rental Income From Multi-Family Rowhouse
We bought a four story / two family rowhouse that will be configured as a triplex over a basement rental. We can’t convert to a…
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nwilcke
in Landlord 12 years and 5 months ago
Need advice from other landlords re: tenant turnover
Hi, fellow landlords: I own a 3 family house and live abroad, so I rely on tenants to act as supers. I have a consistent…
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karenanne9
in Building Code 12 years and 3 months ago
ECB Violations -- Gas Line and Horizontal Balusters; SEP unit in Queens
Greetings. We had an inspection on a self-certified type 2 alteration last week and have two issues that I’d appreciate advice on. First, the easy…
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architerp
in Construction 12 years and 3 months ago
ConEd Requesting Differentiation b/w New & Existing Loads
I’m in the process of converting my home into a legal two family and I contacted ConEd to come in and upgrade my gas service…
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karenanne9
in About Brooklyn 12 years and 3 months ago
Mitsubishi City Multi Review
We installed the Mitsubishi City Multi in our brownstone duplex and I wanted to report after the freezing temperatures that it’s been great. Worked great…
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JenKG
in Roofers 12 years and 3 months ago
ISO builder or source for front garbage can container
My small apt building has something of a mess of metal garbage cans by its front door which are quite unsightly. I see other buildings…
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suzy
in Heating 12 years and 3 months ago
problem with boiler
Our steam heat boiler keeps shutting off, and we’re trying to figure out who we should call– this is our first winter as homeowners. It’s…
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