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nodnyc
in Chimney and Fireplace 12 years and 6 months ago
Chimney Flue Cleaning: Cost?
I installed a brand-new fireplace (and flue) a couple of years ago and I’d like to have the flue cleaned before the full season begins.…
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angelat
in Construction 12 years and 6 months ago
Last 10% of construction project
We are at the last 10% of our contract for a very stressful renovation. We have been mostly unhappy with their work throughout the process…
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bowl-of-dicks
in Appraisals 12 years and 10 months ago
Property Apprasials & 2nd Opinions
Looking for a professional 2nd opinion on an existing property apprasial document only. Does anyone have recs? Also, what is fee you have encountered for this service? Thanks,…
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daroogle
in Brownstoner Renovation 12 years and 6 months ago
Any creative ideas for my long and narrow coal shute
My brownstone has a 3′ wide by 17′ long by 7′ high coal shute that extends from the front wall of my cellar to basically…
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justinh
in Plumbers and Plumbing 12 years and 6 months ago
Removing (capped) sconce lighting gas lines.
We have a couple of capped gas lines sticking out of the walls in the top floor of our brownstone. It looks like they used…
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pocketdora
in Brownstoner Renovation 12 years and 6 months ago
Can I remove this suspended ceiling without asbestos risk?
We want to remove this ceiling completely and fix / re-plaster the original one, but I have heard tiles like this can contain asbestos. The…
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williamsburgguys
in About Brooklyn 12 years and 6 months ago
Free Iron Window Bars - Williamsburg
I have two 23″ x 60″ and one 31.5″ x 58″ iron window bars with mounting tabs welded to the sides to give away if…
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yahem
in Architectural Salvage 12 years and 6 months ago
Need a top for our marble mantlepiece
Hello all! We have a beautiful old mantlepiece on our fireplace, but there was an ugly wooden top slapped on in the 80s. Any ideas…
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abmk
in Brownstoner Renovation 12 years and 6 months ago
Gut Renovation in Jersey City
Hi, I just bought a place in Paulus Hook area of Jersey City. It is a 4 floor brownstone, 1000 sq ft/floor, currently a 3…
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nancy sullivqn
in Heating 12 years and 6 months ago
Hot water source for radiant heating system? Use exising steam boiler?
I’ve installed a radiant heating system in a new cement slab, 800 Sq. Ft. in basement. There is an existing steam boiler which heats the…
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brooklynny
in Architectural Salvage 12 years and 6 months ago
Antique Bricks (Street Pavers)
I ordered way too many antique street pavers for my recent garden renovation (see attached photo) and have 175 square feet left over. I purchased…
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brooklynny
in Architectural Salvage 12 years and 6 months ago
Antique Bricks (Street Pavers)
I ordered way too many antique street pavers for my recent garden renovation (see attached photo) and have 175 square feet left over. I purchased…
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yahem
in Architectural Salvage 12 years and 6 months ago
Need a top for our marble mantlepiece
Hello all! We have a beautiful old mantlepiece on our fireplace, but there was an ugly wooden top slapped on in the 80s. Any ideas…
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nancy sullivqn
in Heating 12 years and 6 months ago
Hot water source for radiant heating system? Use exising steam boiler?
I’ve installed a radiant heating system in a new cement slab, 800 Sq. Ft. in basement. There is an existing steam boiler which heats the…
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cate
in Brownstoner 12 years and 6 months ago
Forum Archive Comments Have Been Restored
I am pleased to announce the comments in the archive have been restored — a total of about 160,000 comments on 25,000 posts. Our tech…
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onenicedacha
in Construction 12 years and 6 months ago
cost of adding a level to brownstone
I know this is quite a complicated process with the DOB, but wondering how much roughly it would cost to add a 4th flr onto…
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williamsburgguys
in About Brooklyn 12 years and 6 months ago
Free Iron Window Bars - Williamsburg
I have two 23″ x 60″ and one 31.5″ x 58″ iron window bars with mounting tabs welded to the sides to give away if…
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borah1stev
in Bath & Kitchen 13 years and 2 months ago
Looing for a part-time super in Clinton Hill
Hi all, do you know of a good candidate to work as a part-time super for a 16-unit building in Clinton HIll? We’d really like…
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