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clintonhillgirl
in Painters, Strippers and Stainers 9 years and 9 months ago
Good painter/wallpaper team
Just wanted to put a shout out to Dow Kowalczyk (Dow & Company). I recently hired him to do a rush job – painting 2…
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stickerhappy
in Painters, Strippers and Stainers 10 years ago
Best way to strip old paint off windows
I got these two old salvage windows- each are about 6′ tall. I want to take off the old paint and let the original wood…
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natgin
in Painters, Strippers and Stainers 10 years and 4 months ago
Has anyone here used Giant Cleaning Service and Building Management?
I can’t find any reviews of this company anywhere. I’m expecting a quote from them to paint two apartments and do some basic handyman work…
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freespirit
in Painters, Strippers and Stainers 10 years and 9 months ago
Moldings/doors paint stripping
Good morning, folks – would appreciate if someone could give some recommendations for paint stripping/woodworking place. I have about 8 original doors that were painted…
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merrill00
in Painters, Strippers and Stainers 10 years and 10 months ago
Metal or powder coating
This is my first post in the forum and I don’t know if this is the right place to ask this question, but I am…
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xistent
in Painters, Strippers and Stainers 11 years and 3 months ago
Painter recommendation
I want to give a strong recommendation for a house painter to JOSE – (347) 458-4173 I mentioned him some time ago on this forum,…
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cobblehillbilly
in Painters, Strippers and Stainers 11 years and 11 months ago
Paint booth facility for cabinet doors
Does anyone know where I can get my kitchen cabinet doors professionally spray painted? Thanks=)
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kmk
in Painters, Strippers and Stainers 12 years and 1 month ago
How much should I pay to have staircase stripped and stained
Hi Guys, I am looking to have my original oak staircase srtipped and stained. What cost would I be looking at to have this done.…
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seb
in Painters, Strippers and Stainers 12 years and 9 months ago
Why such discrepant wallpapering estimates?
I have a wallpapering job that I am in the process of getting estimates for. It is a straightforward job because it is just one…
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brooklion
in Painters, Strippers and Stainers 12 years and 8 months ago
how do you restore the finish of wainscoting?
We are buying a brownstone with tons of original wainscoting. Its dry and fading. How do you restore the finish properly?
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CGDad
in Painters, Strippers and Stainers 12 years and 9 months ago
cheap painter recommendations
Hi all – my tenants are vacating and I am looking for recommendations for an affordable painter/day laborer. Uncomplicated job of applying a single coat…
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michaelgordon
in Painters, Strippers and Stainers 13 years and 6 months ago
Painting recommendation
We would like to recommend Gordon Voisey whose name we found on Brownstoner. He is low-key, extremly pleasant, very competent and reliable .If that weren’t…
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Suzanne
in Painters, Strippers and Stainers 12 years and 11 months ago
stripping floor molding that may have lead
I just bought a 1950s coop unit, and need to replace the floor molding. It’s nothing special, but it’s ugly and broken in a few…
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radavma
in Painters, Strippers and Stainers 13 years and 1 month ago
Recommendation for Painter/Contractor- Russell Weyl 917-612-4006
I just wanted to take a few minutes to recommend Unique finishes, the company we just used to paint our new apartment. We previously used…
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dosimon
in Painters, Strippers and Stainers 13 years and 6 months ago
Recommendation
We just finished a moderately sized refreshing of our apartment which involved scraping and patching of exposed brick walls in prepartion for repainting along with…
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well_pHed
in Painters, Strippers and Stainers 13 years and 5 months ago
Recommendation for Paint Stripping, Shutter Restoration and/or Lead Abatement
If you are looking into stripping and/or restoring your historic woodwork, you should seriously consider hiring Gerald LaStarza, of Brooklyn Modern. (info@brooklynartisan.com; brooklynmodern.com) After our kid…
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bennybushwick
in Painters, Strippers and Stainers 13 years and 7 months ago
Pricing for an 900 Sq APT to paint
I was wondering the price to paint a 900 SQ APT . Or what it will cost by the hour . Or for the all…
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