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  • Renovation
    Handicapped Entry/Exit Access?
    Updated about 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 about 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 about 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 about 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 about 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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  • Renovation
    When to hire an interior designer?
    Updated about 9 years ago
    I'm just about to start the process of a gut renovation to my apartment. The architect will be surveying in 2 weeks and start drawing. While the architect can...
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  • Renovation
    Should architects have liability insurance?
    Updated about 9 years ago
    I'm getting ready to a hire an architect (small 1-2 man firm) for my apartment gut renovation. I did ask if they had liability insurance and they said no. They said...
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