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  • Renovation
    Hardwood Flooring
    Updated over 12 years ago
    We are planning to change our hardwood floors (approximately 2000 ft). We received an installation quote of $10/ft which we think is crazy expensive. Can someone give...
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  • Renovation
    building at 160 West 22nd Street
    Updated over 12 years ago
    This building has bed bugs and cockroaches. A/C's barely work and it getting maintenance help is impossible. A month ago one of the tenants almost burned down the...
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  • Renovation
    Is my contractor right?
    Updated over 12 years ago
    I am renovating a prewar apartment: rebuilding three walls that were removed by prior tenents (one 14' with cable embedded and the other 10' each, one with a transom...
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  • Renovation
    Midmarket kitchen brands
    Updated over 12 years ago
    I realise Ikea, Home Depot and Lowes are the cheaper entry level kitchens in New York for about $5000 for cabinets only. What brands would me more mid level brands...
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  • Renovation
    Would this require coop board approval?
    Updated over 12 years ago
    Is coop board approval required to install new wooden floors and to install a custom made cabinet/breakfast bar combo (similar to a kitchen island but bar...
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  • Renovation
    Mike Stathis GC experiences?
    Updated over 12 years ago
    I'm not finding any information on GC's we are considering. Wondering if anyone has experience with Mike Stathis of S&P Interior. I always worry about phone...
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  • Renovation
    Help! How to get gas meter added back to apartment
    Updated over 12 years ago
    We recently bought a combined apartment where the second kitchen was turned into a wet bar by the previous owner more than 5 years ago. The gas meter was located...
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