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evelyntullycosta
in Facade and Brownstone Repair 13 years and 6 months ago
Does anyone know who can repair/restore my 1920's
Our 1920’s Mission style craftsman house comes complete with a Spanish style “tin” tile bay window roof that needs serious repairs/restoration/replacement. The W.F. Norman company…
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sobrooklyn
in Real Estate - General 13 years and 6 months ago
Re-financing
Hello–I bought my home in Summer 2010. I am thinking about re-financing. Anyway I can do this and avoid paying closing costs? Is there ever…
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mozambrooklyn
in Brownstoner Renovation 13 years and 6 months ago
My old fireplace has a metal liner, chimney filled with sand?
http://cdn.brownstoner.com/504bbfdb05365-.jpg Hello, I searched the forums but didn’t find anything similar to my issue. I have an older home in Bed Stuy, and the…
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anonymous
in Architectural Salvage 13 years and 6 months ago
wooden door knobs?
http://cdn.brownstoner.com/504d3eaf39420-.jpg Anybody know where I can get these locally? Does anyone have experience with old knobs on new locksets?
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58dad
in Construction 13 years and 6 months ago
I want to build a home from scratch - am I crazy?
I have read several posts about the pitfalls and the cost of building a new home in Brooklyn. I have seen cost ranges from $200…
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renoishard2
in Garden 13 years and 6 months ago
How to water a backyard
We finally got serious about creating a garden in the backyard of our house. But I seem to be killing all of our plants. I…
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gwan
in Painters and Painting & Stripping 13 years and 6 months ago
Painter for a Cornice
We’re looking for a painter for our cornice – whoever it is will need to put up scaffolding. Any recommendations would be greatly appreciated.
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BobMarvin
in Real Estate - Rentals 13 years and 6 months ago
Legality of short-term house rentals
There’a a sponsored post about Onefinestay on today’s Brownstoner and, since comments can’t be posted on that item I have a question to ask here.…
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morganpony68
in Brownstoner Renovation 13 years and 8 months ago
Bathroom Redo
Any recommendations for someone to redo 2 brownstone bathrooms. Nothing fancy: rip out what’s there, re-tile, install some Ikea vanities etc. Bonus points for someone…
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niznik
in About Brooklyn 13 years and 6 months ago
starting a tutoring company - good? bad?
Hello my fellow brownstoners, I have been doing some tutoring besides my full time job for some time now. Someone asked me why I don’t…
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oliver_nyc
in Real Estate - General 13 years and 6 months ago
looking for parking in/around cobble hill
hi – i’m looking for anyone with an indoor parking space to rent out in or around cobble hill. the closer to cobble hill park,…
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Brownstonerlogin
in Television 13 years and 6 months ago
Experience with digital antennas in Boerum Hill/Downtown?
We’re thinking of canceling our cable TV and going with a combination of digital antenna + various online services. So just curious to hear any…
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berniceshola
in Real Estate - Sales 13 years and 6 months ago
determining listing price, hypothetically
hey all, I’ve got no plans to sell, but I’m curious how I would arrive at a listing price if I were to do so.…
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slopefarm
in Interior Decorators and Designers 13 years and 6 months ago
Curtain Rods -- Level or parallel to a slanted ceiling?
We live in an old frame house with rebuilt exterior walls. Floors and ceilings are sloped in all kinds of directions but the new windows…
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PeterPJB
in Furniture 13 years and 6 months ago
Charity Needed
I need a recommendation of a Charity that will pick up Clothing in Fort Greene. I am finally getting around to cleaning out closets and…
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juniorsheetz
in Restaurants and Cafes 13 years and 6 months ago
Can open a cafe from my brownstone?
Hi! First time posting here – I’d like to open a small cafe in the garden apartment of my brownstone in Bed Stuy. Is this…
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LisaFG
in Bath & Kitchen 13 years and 7 months ago
Starting a kitchen renovation
I live in a brownstone duplex in Fort Greene and am just starting to think about a major kitchen renovation with a heavy emphasis on…
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Springs
in Painters and Painting & Stripping 13 years and 6 months ago
What paint is needed for Iron railings ( exterior )
I need to paint some typical iron railings and posts. I am not sure what is on there now, but there are a bunch of…
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