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meglmt

in General Discussion 12 years and 2 months ago

Need an structural assessment of our building

We are looking to have our building assessed for all repairs, both strutural and cosmetic and want someone to assess the complete job so that…

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kwar228

in General Discussion 12 years and 2 months ago

old door hardware

http://cdn.brownstoner.com/507d5d00a0481-.jpg The mechanism pictured (hope it’s clear enought) is broken, and I would rather not totally scrap it and have some new and differently sized…

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tamothy

in General Discussion 12 years and 2 months ago

Any Interest In Showing Off your Brownstone?

I am an associate casting producer located in Los Angeles and am currently working on the second season of a TLC Network show concerning homeowners…

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CGmodern

in General Discussion 12 years and 2 months ago

hallway lighting

hi all- anyone have any interesting pictures or good recommendations on some lighting for your brownstone hallway? We’re finally painting our 1980’s teal green 3…

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lemmy0220

in General Discussion 12 years and 2 months ago

Unattached brownstone requiring side exposure resurfacing

Three years ago the brownstone next door to the one I live in was torn down. The newly exposed side of the building was covered…

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ea3421

in General Discussion 12 years and 2 months ago

Enclose/conceal split duct A/C unit

Hi, I’d like to build a sheetrock box around a split duct A/C unit with a grill in front in order to conceal the unit…

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steveg

in General Discussion 12 years and 2 months ago

Lawyer Needed/ Tenants In Common agreement

Can anyone recommend a good lawyer familiar with Brooklyn Brownstone housing contracts; in particular I need to revise a Tenants In Common contract myself and…

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needmtg

in General Discussion 12 years and 2 months ago

Electrical subpanel location

My ground floor apartment has a subpanel with about half the circuits wired to it. The others (probably because  additional kitchen & a/c circuits were added later)…

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bk_bstoner1

in General Discussion 12 years and 2 months ago

Handyman Recs?

Hi B’stoners! Could anyone recommend a handyman to assist with frequent but (most often) minor house fixes (ie.  fixing a door that has come off…

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marshling

in General Discussion 12 years and 2 months ago

new boiler options?

We are renovating a woodframe house and need to get rid of the old oil boiler, does anyone have any feedback on the process and…

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