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  • Renovation
    Leveling floors
    Updated 6 days ago
    Am in the planning stage of a reno. One of the GC bidders noticed the floors weren't level and offered to add leveling to the scope. Went with this idea to the GC who...
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  • Renovation
    PSA: Avoid SPM Contracting
    Updated 4 months ago
    Don’t hire Steve and Michael Gatanas of SPM Contracting for your renovation project. They are unprofessional, dishonest, and deliver low quality work. Their carpenter...
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  • Renovation
    Major appliances
    Updated 7 months ago
    To what extent do high end fridges, ovens add value to a place? A Wolf or Gaggenau cooktop vs Jennair, a Miele vs Whirlpool? The obvious answer is 'it depends' -...
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  • Renovation
    Electrical upgrade
    Updated 7 months ago
    What kind of board pushback can I expect to upgrading electric in my unit? Currently has a 30 amp feed, probably using an antiquated 3-wire circuit rather than more...
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  • Renovation
    shower head on one side / controls on other?
    Updated 11 months ago
    Hello, Street-easiers -- Has anybody installed a walk-in shower where you've put the shower head on one wall and the controls on the opposite wall? If so, do...
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  • Renovation
    How much needed to spend to make habitable?
    Updated over 1 year ago
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  • Renovation
    Joist size in 1922 coop
    Updated over 1 year ago
    Curious if anybody would know what the standard floor joist dimensions might be in a Washington Heights 1922 5 floor walkup at 550 Fort Washington Ave. Any advice...
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