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  • Renovation
    Replacing coop windows why aluminum ?
    Updated over 12 years ago
    I want to replace the windows in my apartment (manhattan coop). I've tried digging through the NYC laws but can't find much specific info. Am I allowed to install...
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  • Renovation
    Dumbwaiter Conversion
    Updated over 12 years ago
    Does anybody have any idea how much it would cost to convert a dumbwaiter into a useable space. Any recommendations for architects or contractors who have done this...
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  • Renovation
    The Stanford
    Updated over 12 years ago
    can someone explain why this building requires a contractor to carry 10 million dollars worth of insurance for renovations while every other building in the city...
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  • Renovation
    City Windows or how to get sound proof windows
    Updated over 12 years ago
    Hello All, I recently moved into new apartment and it's quite noisy. Somebody told me about 'city windows' company which manufacture noise proof windows. Does...
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  • Renovation
    Cost of Reno (Not full Gut)
    Updated over 12 years ago
    Hello, Hopefully someone can shed some light on this to confirm what I am hearing from Architects and GC's. I am renovating a roughly 2000 square foot duplex...
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  • Renovation
    Dream homes and divorce
    Updated over 12 years ago
    I'm a reporter with the New York Observer, researching a story about home renovations and divorce and how one often seems to precede the other. I'm looking to speak...
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  • Renovation
    Baseboards
    Updated over 12 years ago
    Hi, I'm in the process of getting new hardwood floors installed, and I need to pick baseboards & door trip. I have a kinda clean, contemporary look in the...
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