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  • Renovation
    UES Gut Reno: BR & Kitchen Q'S
    Updated over 12 years ago
    Any recos on nice bathroom finishes? Designer series Viking thoughts w MW on top vs regular w hood?
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  • Renovation
    Residue left on brazilian cherrywood floors
    Updated over 12 years ago
    Hi all - I am moving out of a downtown condo that I rented and just pulled up the sisal rug to find that the rug left a sort of sticky, glue like residue in the...
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  • Renovation
    Built-ins
    Updated over 12 years ago
    I need to put some buit-in bookcases about 7 x 9 in two places. Can anyone recommend a good carpenter/carpentry shop? Also anyone have a ballpark sense of the...
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  • Renovation
    Best way to cockroach-proof new kitchen
    Updated over 12 years ago
    Just renovating my kitchen and wondering what structural improvements I can make to keep cockroaches and waterbugs to a minimum. The kitchen doe not have a bug problem...
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  • Renovation
    Do I need a permit to build a half-wall
    Updated over 12 years ago
    I would like to put up a half wall (say 7' with a ceiling height of 9') in a studio to conceal the sleeping area from the rest. I only mean to go about 2/3 of the...
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  • Renovation
    Recommend a good painter
    Updated over 12 years ago
    Can anyone recommend a decent painter? I need a small studio painted in Clinton so I'm after someone who is OK with a small job.
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  • Renovation
    Tub Faucet
    Updated over 12 years ago
    We have an old four handle system in the tub - two (hot/cold) controlling the shower head and two (hot/cold) controlling the sprout. Without retiling, we are looking...
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