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chipito

in Painters and Painting & Stripping 9 years and 11 months ago

Plaster work and painting

We’re looking for recommendations for someone to do some wall/ceiling repair (mostly small cracks and holes from a previous tenant, scrape down the previous textured…

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chipito

in Painters and Painting & Stripping 9 years and 11 months ago

Plaster work and painting

We’re looking for recommendations for someone to do some wall/ceiling repair (mostly small cracks and holes from a previous tenant, scrape down the previous textured…

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chipito

in Painters and Painting & Stripping 9 years and 11 months ago

Plaster work and painting

We’re looking for recommendations for someone to do some wall/ceiling repair (mostly small cracks and holes from a previous tenant, scrape down the previous textured…

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ps158

in Painters and Painting & Stripping 10 years and 1 month ago

tin ceilings - glossy or matte sheen?

What sheen to use for tin ceilings – glossy, matte, egg shell?

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Updated 10 years and 1 month ago

ps158

in Painters and Painting & Stripping 10 years and 1 month ago

tin ceilings - glossy or matte sheen?

What sheen to use for tin ceilings – glossy, matte, egg shell?

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bedstuytownhouse

in Painters and Painting & Stripping 10 years and 8 months ago

Master plasterer reco

Hi all, Wanted to refer our plasterer who did all four floors of our brownstone. He recreated moldings and everyone thinks that what he did…

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Updated 10 years and 8 months ago

bedstuytownhouse

in Painters and Painting & Stripping 10 years and 8 months ago

Master plasterer reco

Hi all, Wanted to refer our plasterer who did all four floors of our brownstone. He recreated moldings and everyone thinks that what he did…

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suzy

in Painters and Painting & Stripping 11 years ago

Looking for painter for Hardie siding and cornice

Hi! We had unpainted Hardie siding installed on our wood-frame house earlier this spring, and need to have it painted soon– anyone have a rec…

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Updated 11 years ago

suzy

in Painters and Painting & Stripping 11 years ago

Looking for painter for Hardie siding and cornice

Hi! We had unpainted Hardie siding installed on our wood-frame house earlier this spring, and need to have it painted soon– anyone have a rec…

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Edkay

in Painters and Painting & Stripping 11 years ago

Fire Escape Painting

I’m looking to hire someone to paint the fire escape on my three-story house in Greenpoint, Brooklyn, and could use some recommendations. I’d also like…

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Updated 11 years ago

Edkay

in Painters and Painting & Stripping 11 years ago

Fire Escape Painting

I’m looking to hire someone to paint the fire escape on my three-story house in Greenpoint, Brooklyn, and could use some recommendations. I’d also like…

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radgirl

in Painters and Painting & Stripping 11 years and 5 months ago

desperately seeking Paint Stripper or Paint Removal Rec's

We have some doors, window casing trim, baseboard pieces that need paint stripping or removal. All the pieces are already detached from the house, so…

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Updated 11 years and 3 months ago

radgirl

in Painters and Painting & Stripping 11 years and 5 months ago

desperately seeking Paint Stripper or Paint Removal Rec's

We have some doors, window casing trim, baseboard pieces that need paint stripping or removal. All the pieces are already detached from the house, so…

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microfiche

in Painters and Painting & Stripping 11 years and 6 months ago

Recommendation for Good Exterior Painter

Hello Brownstoners, I need a recommendation for someone to paint the brick foundation (about two feet tall between the ground and the siding) of our…

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microfiche

in Painters and Painting & Stripping 11 years and 6 months ago

Recommendation for Good Exterior Painter

Hello Brownstoners, I need a recommendation for someone to paint the brick foundation (about two feet tall between the ground and the siding) of our…

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bharpaz

in Painters and Painting & Stripping 11 years and 11 months ago

stripping paint from wood doors/window - lead issues

I need to have layers of paint removed from two wooden doors and a tall window with wooden moldings. A home test indicates there is…

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Updated 11 years and 10 months ago

crownheights12

in Painters and Painting & Stripping 11 years and 10 months ago

ISO Paint Strippers recommendations

hey! can anybody recommend paint strippers?  We want to remove the paint from the trim of our windows/trims/doors.  We’d prefer they use chemicals and metal…

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Updated 11 years and 10 months ago

crownheights12

in Painters and Painting & Stripping 11 years and 10 months ago

ISO Paint Strippers recommendations

hey! can anybody recommend paint strippers?  We want to remove the paint from the trim of our windows/trims/doors.  We’d prefer they use chemicals and metal…

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andecross

in Painters and Painting & Stripping 11 years and 10 months ago

Renter's question regarding paint and primer

I am moving across the hall to a bigger apartment, and just as I did for my current apartment (which I’ve only lived in a…

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Updated 11 years and 10 months ago

andecross

in Painters and Painting & Stripping 11 years and 10 months ago

Renter's question regarding paint and primer

I am moving across the hall to a bigger apartment, and just as I did for my current apartment (which I’ve only lived in a…

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