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anne_shaner
in Renovation 4 years and 5 months ago
Need architect and contractor recommendations for BK brownstone renovation
We are planning on renovating our 4-story brownstone this year, moving up from the bottom duplex (garden/parlor) to live on the top three floors. We’d…
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angelmtompkins
in Renovation 4 years and 5 months ago
Design-minded contractor?
Hi there, I’m about to close on a single-family house that needs some renovations, but not a gut renovation. The project feels big for us,…
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markwalker
in Renovation 4 years and 6 months ago
Ugh.... my contractor has COVID. We are wondering now what would be the best way
to go. We stopped work for the holidays thank goodness and so he has not been in our house for at least 6 weeks. We…
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stickerhappy
in Renovation 4 years and 6 months ago
Paint for common hallway?
We are considering painting our common hallway i . I’ve heard some say paint it eggshell so it can be cleaned but that is harder…
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Living Room Built-In Help
I’m looking for a maker/designer to work with on a living room built-in across a long empty wall: mantel + decorative fireplace at center and…
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schmona
in Renovation 4 years and 8 months ago
Crumbling plaster basement ceiling
My basement has a sheet metal ceiling which is under an older plaster/mesh ceiling. The plaster is so old it’s crumbling and anywhere there are…
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tag482
in Renovation 4 years and 9 months ago
Ditmas Park Stairs / Repairs Needed
The 16 stairs from the 1st floor to the 2nd need some work. The small solid crown molding, that hold the nose of the treads…
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jonahbenton
in Renovation 4 years and 9 months ago
Experience with paper composite countertops?
Has anybody installed a paper composite countertop (in a kitchen or elsewhere)? Richlite and Paperstone are two brands I’ve heard about. In my case, it…
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nathanjoe755
in Renovation 4 years and 9 months ago
Exposed brick sealing?
Hello, new here and, also, a new home/condo owner. I removed some drywall the other day from the cellar “office”. What I thought was going…
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SELLING - Kohler Kitchen Sink - Brand New
Cairn Undermount Neoroc Composite 27.5 in. Single Bowl Kitchen Sink in Matte White. Still in the box! Specs below. Pick up only (Clinton Hill)! $350.…
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tag482
in Renovation 4 years and 10 months ago
Gas Fireplace Needs A Lot of Love
See pictures attached. We have one fireplace in the dining room of our Ditmas Park home & it has been in this condition since the…
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tag482
in Renovation 4 years and 10 months ago
Stripping original shellac, then what?
We are very lucky that almost all the woodwork in our Ditmas Park home, which we’ve lived in for 14 years now, has the original…
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bklynbabe
in Renovation 4 years and 11 months ago
Removing Sheetrock from a Plaster Wall
Help! We had our contractor remove the Sheetrock covering our plaster ceiling. The ceiling had been lowered about eight inches. and the Sheetrock was screwed…
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donaldnouse
in Renovation 4 years and 11 months ago
UV Storm Windows
Hi all. We have about ~25 windows that need new storms on them, and many of them face south or west which gets lots of…
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mmvh
in Renovation 5 years and 1 month ago
Deck contractors
I’m hoping for recommendations for a reasonable priced, talented, skilled contractor to demolish and then resurface my back deck. Thanks
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zoetica
in Renovation 5 years ago
Cost per square foot for gut reno?
Can anyone tell me about gut renovation costs in Manhattan? We are in a bad spot financially due to covid–went into contract right before quarantine…
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need contractor recos - basement reno+underpinning
not having a lot of luck finding contractors who’ve done this with great experience. looking to get an additional 3ft of height, remove 4 columns,…
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stickerhappy
in Renovation 5 years and 1 month ago
Laying new floor over old- ok or bad idea?
We are doing a renovation and debating whether to refinish the old existing but damaged floors or put down a new floor. If we put…
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