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  • Renovation
    DoB Permits Cost & Time
    Updated almost 19 years ago
    Could anyone tell me how long it will take to get a DOB permit for construction (very little work, but plumbing is being moved, and closets are being added)? It would...
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  • Renovation
    Permit required?
    Updated almost 19 years ago
    Want to switch the switches and outlets in my apartment, not moving any switches, just replacing existing with new. Also, installing recessed lighting, running of...
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  • Renovation
    Cost of Gut Renovation in NYC
    Updated almost 19 years ago
    Hey guys, I am in the early stages of considering a co-op in need of a pretty major renovation. However, I am not sure what things are going to cost. Any advice...
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  • Renovation
    Required Paper work?
    Updated almost 19 years ago
    I am about to start renovations... I have not hired a contractor yet, so I really do not have anyone advising me, and I have never, ever done any sort of renovation. ...
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  • Renovation
    sloping floor
    Updated almost 19 years ago
    Hi I am looking at a pre-war apartment in the east 70's. The floor in the living room is sloping. Is that something that I would be responsible for fixing if I bought...
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  • Renovation
    DirectBuy
    Updated almost 19 years ago
    Anyone use this place? Is it worth it?
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  • Renovation
    Big Tiles or Little Tiles
    Updated almost 19 years ago
    Hi Renovating a small bathroom (its the 2nd Bath, has only a shower stall). I personally prefer large, stone colored tiles. But I was wondering if large tiles in...
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