Bathroom work- freshening of pre-war bathrooms.

Try Denise Ruhl.com ,she will do smaller jobs.

With such a tight time frame, you might want to speak with the Super about contractors who have done similar jobs in the building. You might not get the best price or highest quality (and you might wind up with the Super's cousin), but you can probably cut through some red tape by having the staff on your side.

Ejt992,

I could not agree with West81st more. It really is the only way to get it done quickly without going through so much red tape. It is also very difficult to find contractors to do small projects

re-grout

Thanks guys. I will reach out to the super. I just started reading the mind-numbing documents re: alterations.. hope to avoid those. Any sense as to whether Floor sanding/refinishing typically requires an alteration agreement? How about a brand new floor. More questions for the Super/Managing Agent, i suppose.

Flooring is usually pretty easy to have done. Call your management co to see what the rules of your building are

Hey ejr992 I just did a facelift to my bathroom myself--changed out sink, all plumbing fixtures, cleaned tiles, tub, painted walls, put in 24x38 inset medicine cabinet, changed door handle and hings and I did it all myself without any prior experience. Looks great. You can get all of the materials at Home Depot and between package directions and online directions it becomes very easy--a weekend project. You'll save yourself a good bit of money which you can put toward other things like possible electrical or kitchen work. As for floors most buildings don't require the full board packet for this, but you do need to notify your management company and provide insurance papers. You should also post a sign up for your neighbors about the work being done as courtesy.