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  • Renovation
    Interior Door to Fire Escape
    Updated over 9 years ago
    I have an ugly full size metal door in my kitchen that leads onto my fire escape that I will be replacing. Does anyone know if the new door must be Fire Rated? I am...
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  • Renovation
    Subcontractor's insurance
    Updated over 9 years ago
    We hired a GC for a full renovation of our co-op apartment. The building's insurance agent said the GC's insurance is not acceptable, because it excludes injuries to...
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  • Renovation
    Handicapped Entry/Exit Access?
    Updated over 9 years ago
    We are considering doing a renovation in our apartment; the last renovation was done in the mid 1980's. We have a service door into our kitchen and the architect has...
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  • Renovation
    Big difference in contractor bids
    Updated over 9 years ago
    We are getting general contractors to bid on our gut renovation project. For labor and rough material only, we got bids of about 170, 220, and 350 per sqft, plus one...
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  • Renovation
    Architect Insurance?
    Updated over 9 years ago
    I understand that GCs and sub-contractors must have insurance. What about architects? I'm considering an architect who is a one woman show and she does not have...
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  • Renovation
    Loft stairs
    Updated over 9 years ago
    Currently I have stairs that go across my living room and up to my bedroom. I wanted to put these stairs in <a rel="nofollow"...
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  • Renovation
    Estimating costs and best process
    Updated over 9 years ago
    Hi, looking to bid on a 2000 sq ft apartment in manhattan. In my view, the kitchen needs a full rehaul (not relocating taps / burner ). The apartment has 2...
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