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Minmin
in General Discussion 12 years and 9 months ago
Bump: Retaining Wall Spikes
Reposting because I’m curious and concerned. A neighbor has a low retaining wall about 18 inches high. He just installed 4 inch spiked finials (rounded…
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kidbklyn
in General Discussion 12 years and 9 months ago
Mini-split system installation
How many exchangers would be need on an open 900 sq.ft. area on the parlor floor area of a brownstone? Does one 24,000 Btu unit…
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housepoor
in General Discussion 12 years and 9 months ago
Plumbers and Travel Time
Is it typical for a plumber to charge for travel time? I just got a bill for 1 1/2 hours or work plus another hour…
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yves
in General Discussion 12 years and 9 months ago
looking for upholsterer recommendation
For a small sofa prefer brooklyn based.
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merc120
in General Discussion 12 years and 9 months ago
Neighbor wants to build a "party" parapet wall above our attached flat roofs
I own an attached 100 year-old four story brick. There is currently no parapet wall separating our roof areas, but my neighbor wants to construct…
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kimplicated
in Environmental and Green Design 13 years ago
Toilet Recycling?
There was a whole push around an announcement last year that, starting in 2013, NYC would be offering a $125 rebate for upgrading to low-flow…
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bartonlewis
in General Discussion 12 years and 9 months ago
Exterminator for German cockroaches
I have a German cockroach infestation and I need a recommendation for a good exterminator. I tried Kingsway and was very disappointed. If anyone has…
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mimimaloo
in General Discussion 12 years and 9 months ago
Need outdoor spiral stair installed.
I FINALLY found a vintage spiral staircase! I now need to get it installed… Dilemma part two! Does anybody know a good, reliable… and inexpensive.…
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ccprospect
in General Discussion 12 years and 9 months ago
Steam_Man where are you?
Does anybody know how to reach steam_man? The new brownstoner doesn’t work the same as the old one. The links don’t work. Thanks, ccprospect
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miss718
in Renovation 12 years and 9 months ago
Lawyer reco
We are dealing with an extremely uncooperative electrician who is now holding up closing out our job which should have been finalized months ago. He…
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bradeinhorn
in Food and Drink 12 years and 9 months ago
Stainless Fridge for Sale
Fridgedaire fridge for sale. It’s about 3.5 years old. We are doing a condo combination and need to kill one kitchen. It’s in great working…
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MrButler
in General Discussion 12 years and 9 months ago
Still no concession at Pier 6
For the last few years Bark had the rooftoop concession at pier 6 and we had great summers hanging out on the rooftop drinking beers…
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bhabe
in General Discussion 12 years and 9 months ago
Property Taxes for New Construction Single Family - Tax Certiorari Attorney
Hello, trying to figure out potential property taxes on new construction single family house. Getting conflicting messages from attorneys. One said would be based on…
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ejalbk
in Security 13 years and 2 months ago
Large Outdoor Video Surveillance System
I’m a partner in a 100 unit garden apartment complex (not in BK but topic may be relevant for others). We want to install a…
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289troutman
in Renovation 12 years and 9 months ago
Roof Top Gate
Our condominium building is a row house (a block of same size houses with rooftops that are of the same heigh and anyone can walk…
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coopfornow
in General Discussion 12 years and 9 months ago
Bed but treatment prep work
We’re looking for somebody or a company to help an elderly person with the prep work for bedbug treatment. It is probably a tedious job.…
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blue1892
in General Discussion 12 years and 9 months ago
SRO Vacant for at least 7 Years, FHA 203K Loan
Hi Brownstoners, I went to look at a property in Bed-Stuy today that has been vacant for at least 7 years. It is currently SRO…
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jjbel
in Plumbers and Plumbing 14 years and 8 months ago
Unpleasant Smell in Bathroom
Friends, Hello, we have a weird smell that comes and goes in the bathroom. At times it smells skunky and other times it’s smells like…
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