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  • Renovation
    custom built-ins
    Updated about 12 years ago
    Do custom built-ins always add value? say next to a fireplace in a living room - bookcases and storage?
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  • Renovation
    KALLISTA Bathroom Fixtures
    Updated about 12 years ago
    They sure are pretty -- and expensive. Haven't found any reviews of them, though. If anybody has Kallista (part of Kohler) bathroom faucets and/or shower...
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  • Renovation
    Architect recomendation
    Updated about 12 years ago
    We are purchasing an apartment that needs renovation requiring architectural plans. We have a contractor we like and trust. Any recommendations for an...
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  • Renovation
    is a contractor necessary?
    Updated about 12 years ago
    If I'm doing some simple decorative work (ie. tile in the bathroom or wood floors), do I have to hire a contractor? I'm fairly handy and would prefer to do the work...
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  • Renovation
    Kitchen contractor for non-gut project
    Updated about 12 years ago
    I am looking to do some work to my kitchen however the first two contracting/design companies I called said they weren't interested since it wasn't a gut renovation...
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  • Renovation
    2 electrical panels
    Updated about 12 years ago
    i have a 1bd-1bth pre-war coop with 2 separate electrical panels (one in the bedr and one in the kitchen). i am currently at the VERY beginning of a kitchen renovation...
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  • Renovation
    Burglar Bars Still Needed?
    Updated about 12 years ago
    We just bought a 105 year old classic six on upper west side (on Broadway) and the living room window (facing a setback) has a fire escape stretching across the entire...
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