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jessyjessyjessy
in Electricians 12 years and 6 months ago
Appliance Repair Guy- recommendation
We just had our appliances repaired by Peter of Father & Son Appliance Repair. This guy was awesome! http://www.yelp.com/biz/father-and-son-appliance-repair-brooklyn He was clearly very knowledgeable, and…
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rcltrh
in Appliances 12 years and 6 months ago
Free refrigerator for someone affected by Sandy
http://cdn.brownstoner.com/50faec83dfc86-.jpg FInally getting around to cleaning out the basement, and I have a regular sized 2 door (top over bottom) white Kenmore refrigerator + frost…
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architerp
in Doors 12 years and 6 months ago
Anyone ever use Dip & Strip from the directory?
Would you recommend them? Do they do good work? Thanks.
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mwr
in Boiler Repair 12 years and 6 months ago
Boiler off 0-PIS and low water light on
Hi, We recently bought a 2 family building. The heat has been working fine for the past week, but today it stopped. I went down…
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xistent
in Garden 12 years and 6 months ago
Groundcover Advice Needed
I need to plant some grouncover on our yard and was hoping to get some suggestions and options. We want something to contain the dirt…
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radgirl
in Roofers 12 years and 6 months ago
Roof is Leaking, Need recs
The roof is flat, but slightly sloped. The inspection report did say there are issues with the roof so we’re not completely blindsighted. It’s been…
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astorian
in Brownstoner Renovation 12 years and 6 months ago
Can I get the floors level
Surely this is a common question, but forigve me, I’m a beginner. I’m looking at a 2-story two-family house, 20 ft wide, semi-attached brick construction…
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guikazoid
in Carpenters and Woodworkers 12 years and 6 months ago
Carpentry classes
Can you guys recommend any establishments that offer weekend carpentry classes? I want to learn some of the basics on putting up drywall, framing, laying…
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yte
in Flooring 12 years and 6 months ago
ISO Pine Subflooring - 4.5" or better
Hello: I am in search of 4.5″ or larger pine subflooring to patch in some flooring in a old brownstone. Flooring is about 1″ thick…
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yte
in Flooring 12 years and 6 months ago
ISO Pine Subflooring - 4.5" or better
Hello: I am in search of 4.5″ or larger pine subflooring to patch in some flooring in a old brownstone. Flooring is about 1″ thick…
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asimplenoise
in Conversion 13 years and 2 months ago
Converting a 'so-so' 3 family to a 1 family
Was wondering if anyone could help me understand a range of cost to convert a row house set up as 3 apartments into a nice…
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xistent
in Garden 12 years and 6 months ago
Groundcover Advice Needed
I need to plant some grouncover on our yard and was hoping to get some suggestions and options. We want something to contain the dirt…
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lylet
in Garden 12 years and 6 months ago
Parking Space
A long saga, for sure. But I’ll try to be brief. Closed on an apt in a 24 unit building back in the summer of…
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guikazoid
in Carpenters and Woodworkers 12 years and 6 months ago
Carpentry classes
Can you guys recommend any establishments that offer weekend carpentry classes? I want to learn some of the basics on putting up drywall, framing, laying…
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mwr
in Boiler Repair 12 years and 6 months ago
Boiler off 0-PIS and low water light on
Hi, We recently bought a 2 family building. The heat has been working fine for the past week, but today it stopped. I went down…
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overherhead
in Architectural Salvage 12 years and 6 months ago
Free green marble tiles
http://cdn.brownstoner.com/50f81c026ff9a-.jpg I have 30 sq feet of green marble tiles. The parents very kindly donated them to help in my bathroom reno, but they are…
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overherhead
in Architectural Salvage 12 years and 6 months ago
Free green marble tiles
http://cdn.brownstoner.com/50f81c026ff9a-.jpg I have 30 sq feet of green marble tiles. The parents very kindly donated them to help in my bathroom reno, but they are…
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psp215
in Building Code 12 years and 6 months ago
Caught Between Dept of Buildings and National Grid
At the beginning of December our plumber self-certified his work (plumbing and gas) but due to a clerical error, the DoB did not grant us…
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