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  • Renovation
    City Windows or how to get sound proof windows
    Updated about 12 years ago
    Hello All, I recently moved into new apartment and it's quite noisy. Somebody told me about 'city windows' company which manufacture noise proof windows. Does...
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  • Renovation
    Cost of Reno (Not full Gut)
    Updated about 12 years ago
    Hello, Hopefully someone can shed some light on this to confirm what I am hearing from Architects and GC's. I am renovating a roughly 2000 square foot duplex...
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  • Renovation
    Dream homes and divorce
    Updated about 12 years ago
    I'm a reporter with the New York Observer, researching a story about home renovations and divorce and how one often seems to precede the other. I'm looking to speak...
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  • Renovation
    Baseboards
    Updated about 12 years ago
    Hi, I'm in the process of getting new hardwood floors installed, and I need to pick baseboards & door trip. I have a kinda clean, contemporary look in the...
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  • Renovation
    High Velocity Air Conditioning
    Updated about 12 years ago
    Has anyone had any success or problems installing a high velocity air conditioning system (Spacepak or Unico) in their apartment? Pitfalls to be avoided? Is it...
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  • Renovation
    Pots'/Pan Drawers
    Updated about 12 years ago
    I'm about to renovate for a galley kitchen that's about 7.5' x 11.5. I've been told it's better to have drawers for pots and pans in this type of kitchen. If you...
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  • Renovation
    Rebuilding interior walls
    Updated about 12 years ago
    Do I need to file architect stamped drawings with the DOB, in order to rebuild the original non-load-bearing walls that were removed by the prior owners of the co-op I...
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