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  • Renovation
    Gut Reno and Customization
    Updated almost 8 years ago
    From what I know and have heard, most people doing gut reno of a new purchase work with an architect and designer to make a large number of design and finish...
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  • Renovation
    basic but HQ prewar renovation: contractor recs?
    Updated almost 8 years ago
    Recently bought a very unrenovated, 2BR prewar co-op on the Lower East Side. It's not a high-end building, but it has some nice details. I'm looking to do mostly a...
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  • Renovation
    Flooring
    Updated almost 8 years ago
    Hi, We live on the UES and are thinking of replacing our hardwood parquet floors with hardwood plank floors. Our contractor seems to be charging almost double the...
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  • Renovation
    Gas shut off valve
    Updated almost 8 years ago
    Thank you in advance to anyone who can help with my questions I just started my kitchen and bathroom renovation on Monday in a pre war apartment that we purchased...
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  • Renovation
    contractor action-over exclusion insurance
    Updated almost 8 years ago
    My small co-op is requiring that our contractor's insurance should not have an "action-over" exclusion on the policy. According to the contractor, he has worked many...
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  • Renovation
    Issues with my Contractor
    Updated almost 8 years ago
    I am looking for advice about how to deal with my contractor. He said my renovation would take 5 weeks. A reasonable time frame would have been three months. We are...
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  • Renovation
    110 Volt Washer/Dryers
    Updated almost 8 years ago
    I have not seen recent postings on this issue so I thought I would try to get updated feedback. Working on my kitchen and bath renovation and finally decided,...
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