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notny
in Doors & Windows 13 years and 7 months ago
New Sun Glass Window Wholesalers
I’m considering ordering windows from this place. Can’t find much feedback online about them. Anyone know anything about them?
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mc33433
in Insurance 13 years and 7 months ago
Recommendation for Liability/Builder's Risk Insurance?
Was informed I will need these two policies as insurance rather than homeowner’s insurance while I gut renovate our newly purchased townhouse (not habitating until…
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krew5
in Construction 13 years and 7 months ago
Looking for good architect for carriage house
I recently purchased a Clinton Hill carriage house and need some good architects to check out. The space is pretty much a raw warehouse now,…
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brooklynmaterials
in Garden Design and Maintenance 13 years and 7 months ago
What type of metal wire/cable to use for training grapevines?
We have a few small grapevines we want to train so I was going to make a little trellis for them using wire/metal rope. What…
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Kate
in Lighting 13 years and 7 months ago
under cabinet lights - halogen versus xenon?
Can anyone tell me where to buy under the cabinet lights that are halogen, not xenon? We’re renovating our kitchen and my husband is currently…
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gingerbrownie
in Stores 13 years and 7 months ago
Best paint store?
I usually go to Pintchik as I like their staff, but does Lowe’s or HD have a better selection including paint chips? I am doing…
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Augustiner
in Plumbers and Plumbing 13 years and 7 months ago
ductless split: what makes it expensive?
I have been quoted about 9k per floor on a ductless split system. Too much for me at this point. The house is gutted and…
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acmeanvil
in Building Code 13 years and 9 months ago
Decks and fire code
Hi All, We live on the top two floors of a townhouse, and the lower floor has a deck in the back (24’x12′) that is…
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auntfun5
in Appliances 13 years and 7 months ago
Appliance repairs
My fiance had a small fire yesterday in the oven in our kitchen. It’s a GE Profile freestanding gas range. He burned a pizza box…
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AsherBenjamin
in Conversion 13 years and 7 months ago
4 Family to 1 Family C O O Advice
We’ve owned our legal 4 Family house since the 90’s but have never had tenants and have always used it as a Single Family. Over…
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deancollins
in Architecture 13 years and 7 months ago
Am i being unreasonable?
Am i being unreasonable with my expectations that these architectural fees are out of whack? Basically we just purchased an adjoining studio in our building…
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radgirl
in Construction 13 years and 7 months ago
Cost of removing a dropped ceiling from a typical parlour floor & garden floor of a brownstone?
Anybody have an idea how much it costs to remove the dropped ceilings from each a typical parlour floor & garden floor of a brownstone?\…
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janzin
in General Contractors 13 years and 7 months ago
Frustrated trying to find contractor for bathroom remodel
I’m getting awfully frustrated trying to find a contractor to remodel our Windsor Terrace bathroom. Its a typical 5×10 apartment bathroom from the 1930’s and…
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brooklynmaterials
in Garden Design and Maintenance 13 years and 7 months ago
What type of metal wire/cable to use for training grapevines?
We have a few small grapevines we want to train so I was going to make a little trellis for them using wire/metal rope. What…
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hpk4871
in Co-Op Related 13 years and 7 months ago
Individual Rights in a Co-op
I own in a small walk-up with about 8 owners. A couple of owners have been late and delinquent in their monthly maintenance, making the…
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brooklion
in Painters, Strippers and Stainers 13 years and 7 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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ktm6
in Chimney and Fireplace 13 years and 7 months ago
wood mantel for sale with pix
http://cdn.brownstoner.com/503257b623f70-.jpg here is the pix for the wood mantel for sale 55″ wide by 88″ high
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ktm6
in Chimney and Fireplace 13 years and 7 months ago
wood mantel for sale with pix
http://cdn.brownstoner.com/503257b623f70-.jpg here is the pix for the wood mantel for sale 55″ wide by 88″ high
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ferney1c
in Architecture 13 years and 7 months ago
Choosing Architects and Contractors for the renovation of my Brownstone
I am in the process of choosing professionals for the renovation of my brownstone – particularily Architects and Contractors. I’ve seen several recommendations on this…
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