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  • Renovation
    Renovation budgeting
    Updated almost 11 years ago
    Can someone help me with a gut renovation budget? I want to take down walls, install central AC, get all new appliances and millwork. What percent of my budget should...
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  • Renovation
    Marble look like porcelain tiles
    Updated almost 11 years ago
    Hi i need to reform my kitchen/bathroom and i was seeing this large panels "marble look": <a rel="nofollow"...
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  • Renovation
    Small bathroom Reno in 500 sf studio coop.
    Updated almost 11 years ago
    The contractor I hired sent me an invoice for both an electrical and plumbing permit for $1,950 each. In addition, he added an asbestos test with an ACP-5 form for a...
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  • Renovation
    furniture consignment
    Updated almost 11 years ago
    Does anyone have any experience consigning furniture with VIYET, DECOR NYC and/or CHAIRISH? They all allow you to buy and sell pre-owned designer furniture and home...
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  • Renovation
    Advice on bathroom renovation
    Updated almost 11 years ago
    I moved into a pre-war co-op on the UWS 2 years ago and we've been intending to re-do the bathroom ever since, just because it's ugly and outdated (I think it was done...
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  • Renovation
    wall-hung toilets?
    Updated almost 11 years ago
    Are wall-hung toilets impractical for residential bathrooms? I love the elevated, less bulky look of a wall-hung toilet. But, I'm wondering whether they are much more...
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  • Renovation
    Flush-o-meter
    Updated almost 11 years ago
    Quick question : We are doing a renovation of a prewar bathroom. My building does not require that we replace the flush-o-meter toilet but my architect is pushing for...
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