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  • Renovation
    Post-Renovation/Construction Sign-off by architect
    Updated over 12 years ago
    Do I need to get a sign-off from my architect upon completion of the project? What is the purpose of it? Is it submitted to DoB or building mgmt etc?
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  • Renovation
    Replacing Popcorn Ceiling
    Updated over 12 years ago
    What would it cost to replace a popcorn ceiling in a 1,400 sf apartment with a sheet rock ceiling, recessed lighting and speakers? Below is a link to an apt. by...
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  • Renovation
    Expanding the closet on a new dev
    Updated over 12 years ago
    Do you know if I will need a building permit to extend my closet 2 feet and turning it from reach-in to walk-in closet in a condo unit? It's gonna be easy work just...
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  • Renovation
    Set Back Penthouse Gut Reno
    Updated over 12 years ago
    I am interested in knowing anyone's experience with gut renovations of set-back penthouses in NYC. Specifically, will the wet over dry rule apply if in theory, things...
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  • Renovation
    How to plan kitchen space
    Updated almost 13 years ago
    I am a first-time home owner who needs help with kitchen space planning. Pictures seem to be not accepted here, so you will have to go here:<a rel="nofollow"...
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  • Renovation
    Co-op board and renovation
    Updated almost 13 years ago
    Need some advice... We are thinking of bidding on a place which will need to have a kitchen and two bathrooms fully renovated. How does this process work and...
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  • Renovation
    Woodwork -- Windows Doors in Brownstone
    Updated almost 13 years ago
    My contractor told me that the work required for the windows in a brownstone apartment is not worth paying. Is this something that one can do after one has done the...
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