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  • Renovation
    Advice on bathroom renovation
    Updated over 10 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co-op on the UWS 2 years ago and we've been intending to re-do the bathroom ever since, just because it's ugly and outdated (I think it was done...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 over 10 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 over 10 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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  • Renovation
    Who can I hire to damage a wooden house?
    Updated over 10 years ago
    I want to hire someone to structurally damage a wooden house. Who can you hire for this job? I hire builders to build a house and plumbers to fix a tap, but I am not...
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  • Renovation
    Recs for Interior Designer?
    Updated over 10 years ago
    Can anyone recommend an interior designer for a total gut renovation (lighting, plumbing, completely new floorplan, hvac, everything) of a prewar coop? Transitional...
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  • Renovation
    FiDi 1BR Renovation Costs/Designer Suggestions
    Updated over 10 years ago
    Just closing on a 1br (1200 sqf) apartment in the Financial District. I am looking for a designer/contractor to coordinate a renovation, as it has remained unchanged...
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  • Renovation
    Bathroom Renovation Ripoff?
    Updated over 10 years ago
    My husband and I recently contracted with a firm here in NYC to renovate our small bathroom (5x7) in a Prewar buidling. We paid a deposit toward the labor cost to...
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