House of the Day: Brooklyn Heights Clapboard
We’re not sure exactly where this is (but we’re sure someone will tell us) and we bet it’s pretty pricey on a per square foot basis, but we can’t help but get excited about this 1830’s (Yowza!) clapboard house in Brooklyn Heights. We’d love to get a look at the inside, especially to see the…
We’re not sure exactly where this is (but we’re sure someone will tell us) and we bet it’s pretty pricey on a per square foot basis, but we can’t help but get excited about this 1830’s (Yowza!) clapboard house in Brooklyn Heights. We’d love to get a look at the inside, especially to see the center stair. And, ah, to drink a beer on that porch! It could just be worth the $2.1 million asking price.
Brooklyn Heights Character [Sotheby’s]
hi, we purchased a house recently, then we got the asbestos insulation on pipes in the basement removed and we are planning to move in to our new house after 3 weeks of its removal, is it ok, or do we have to do anything else to clear the air in the basement.
Will we have any problem selling the house in the future because we got the asbestos removed from the pipes.
To anonymous 5:50 AM. I looked at a house back in 2003 and had a contractor go through the house with me. He suggested we get the floor tiles tested (there are specialized asbestos testers). Turns out, the tiles did have asbests. I think the contractor suspected the tile might have asbestos because of their age (installed in the 50s or 60s. In the end, we did not buy that particular house, so I can’t say how difficult removal might be.
How does one find out if floor tiles are asbestos laden?
I don’t think I know anyone who did’nt have asbestos wrapped pipes in their cellar when they bought their brownstone. It was a super common thing to do back then. Asbestos removal from pipes should’nt take more than a day.
google brownstoner and this is what you get
“Writing about an unhealthy obsession with historic Brooklyn brownstones
and the neighborhoods and lifestyles they define.”
You’re sad
stay aways from asbestos
lots of old houses predate asbestos, so it’s no problem
if the current owner hasn’t already removed it, it’s most likely a problem. otherwise, why is it still there?
anyone who won’t buy a house because of asbestos in the basement, probably shouldn’t buy an old house anyway… what about lead paint? we had pipe insulation w/ asbestos in our basement, and we had it removed in a few hours for about $2,000. there are so many toxins in our environment– mattresses for example are treated with a toxic mix of chemicals, including formaldehyde… very bad for you….
I agree with Wally 2:16 PM. Flipping may make sense in some parts of the U.S., but not in NYC. When I closed on my house in 2003, closing costs were about 5% (mainly mortgage recording, mansion tax and title inusrance). At exit, I assume you have about another 8% (broker + real estate transfer tax). That means you need to sell the house at 110%-115% of your purchase price in order to break even. Seems like the only way you could hope to realize more than that is to actually do some work (i.e. reonvate a fixer upper).
bought a 3-story house with asbestos issues 3 years ago. Cost about $7K (for asbestos materials in floor tiles, wall coverings, stucco and asbestos pipe insulation). Took about a week. But did all the work before we moved in.