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Renovation
Interior Door to Fire Escape
Updated over 9 years agoI have an ugly full size metal door in my kitchen that leads onto my fire escape that I will be replacing. Does anyone know if the new door must be Fire Rated? I am... -
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Subcontractor's insurance
Updated over 9 years agoWe hired a GC for a full renovation of our co-op apartment. The building's insurance agent said the GC's insurance is not acceptable, because it excludes injuries to... -
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Handicapped Entry/Exit Access?
Updated over 9 years agoWe are considering doing a renovation in our apartment; the last renovation was done in the mid 1980's. We have a service door into our kitchen and the architect has... -
Renovation
Big difference in contractor bids
Updated over 9 years agoWe are getting general contractors to bid on our gut renovation project. For labor and rough material only, we got bids of about 170, 220, and 350 per sqft, plus one... -
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Architect Insurance?
Updated over 9 years agoI understand that GCs and sub-contractors must have insurance. What about architects? I'm considering an architect who is a one woman show and she does not have... -
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Loft stairs
Updated over 9 years agoCurrently I have stairs that go across my living room and up to my bedroom. I wanted to put these stairs in <a rel="nofollow"... -
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Estimating costs and best process
Updated over 9 years agoHi, looking to bid on a 2000 sq ft apartment in manhattan. In my view, the kitchen needs a full rehaul (not relocating taps / burner ). The apartment has 2...