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DazednConfused
in Renovation 3 years and 8 months ago
Expeditor fees for an alt-1 and ADA bathroom requirements for a 2-family
Hi everyone, we just bought our first home recently: a 4-story in Bed-Stuy. I _thought_ I was being smart in getting a place with an…
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nyc0411
in Renovation 3 years and 8 months ago
How much to re-frame a townhouse that's only a shell? Who does this work?
I’m eyeing a brick townhouse that is essentially a brick shell. The brickwork is great, but inside of that it will all need to be…
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tpeckosh
in Renovation 3 years and 9 months ago
Asbestos Encapsulation
We are new owners of a 1925 townhouse, with a basement that is basically unfinished, but filled with a number of confusing plywood “walls” that…
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wueyaacmrrqwyfh
in Renovation 3 years and 9 months ago
Help: Is this legal for a co-op to do (regarding holding up renovations)?
Hello – would love to get your thoughts on these two issues: (1) I am renovating and my co-op will not let me install an…
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jakdeyovihlta
in Renovation 3 years and 9 months ago
Installing Exterior Staircase to Cellar
I’m planning on modifying the exterior “coal chute” & steel cellar access door with a new walk-in staircase and cellar door. That means breaking cement,…
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daniel.grosslight
in Renovation 3 years and 9 months ago
Upgrading electrical service in a brownstone
Hello to all the electricians out there. My question is about upgrading electrical service in a 100 year old brownstone to accommodate an on-demand electric…
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Scot
in Renovation 3 years and 9 months ago
Adding an internal staircase
Hi, Looking for any experience/recommendations and rough cost to put in an additional internal staircase in a townhouse. Looking to split the upper level into…
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Springs
in Renovation 3 years and 10 months ago
Drop ceiling install in relation to existing sprinklers...LIC condo building
Hi All, My client is inquiring about installing a drop ceiling so he can put in canless lights. The ceiling is cement. This is a…
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STAIR FABRICATOR TO REPLACE CELLAR STAIRS
We’re looking for a local stair fabricator (Brooklyn) to replace cellar stairs which were damaged by Ida. The bottom treads were submerged and shredded by…
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eehuston
in Renovation 3 years and 11 months ago
Garden-level reflooring?
I recently bought a tiny 14′ townhouse in Bed-Stuy (woohoo!). We have a garden-level basement a couple feet below street level, and the company that…
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markwalker
in Renovation 4 years ago
Parquet
Has anyone made their own parquet tile s? We have some short pieces left over from our floor and we are thinking of using them…
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hteismixoo
in Renovation 4 years ago
Replace Old Cast Iron Radiator with Flat Wall Mounted Unit
I am renovating a condo in a pre-war apartment building. I want to replace the old cast iron radiators with modern flat wall mounted units.…
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jrxhxneelbv
in Renovation 4 years ago
Townhouse Items to go
The attached items are available almost immediately – house is in Harlem. Please contact me (clbachteler at gmail dot com) if you are interested. [EF2E5E78-6FB9-4504-A029-0631AA443DF9](//muut.com/u/brownstoner/s3/:brownstoner:KVYy:ef2e5e786fb94504a0290631aa443df9.jpeg.jpg)…
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jrxhxneelbv
in Renovation 4 years and 1 month ago
Brownstone Gut Renovation
Hi – we’re just embarking on a gut renovation of a 20’ wide townhouse. It has a lot of original fixtures/ woodwork and we are…
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JeremyL
in Renovation 4 years and 1 month ago
Seeking Carpenter (or GC) to Rebuild Wooden Stoop and Porch
Looking for recommendations for a carpenter to rebuild a wooden stoop and wooden porch. Also would consider contractors interested in this project. (But so far,…
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huymmink
in Renovation 4 years and 3 months ago
Finish Carpenter
Hello! My husband and I are restoring a landmark home in the Bronx and would love to hear any first hand recommendations for a finish…
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markwalker
in Renovation 4 years and 3 months ago
Latest Reno Disaster
We had our floors leveled. One was in the basement and it turned out great.’The first floor has issues.!We had a new subfloor put in…
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bedstuy06
in Renovation 4 years and 3 months ago
Gut Renovation Dust
Hi, Are there rules concerning dust from construction? We’re next door to a building being gut renovated and clouds of dust have billowing from the…
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