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Comment on You’re Fired! by Julie Baron

Julie Baron — Mon, 20 May 2013 12:40:48 +0000

Sigh. Sounds like the right move. Wishing you all a better ride with the newbie. We’ll look forward to a boozy bbq in the (hopefully) not so distant future to drown our respective sorrows!

Comment on Speechless by Brownstone Cyclone Chronicles One Intense Renovation Ride | South Slope News

Thu, 16 May 2013 17:15:05 +0000

[…] chance to do it all over again, would you? It depends on the day you ask us. If it was the day the wrong doors were delivered after a two month wait, the answer would be no. Today we are having a good day so, […]

Comment on Know what the DOB thinks before you buy your brownstone by Angela

Angela — Fri, 03 May 2013 18:18:47 +0000

Elizabeth, do you recommend your expediter? Can you list him/her?

Comment on Know what the DOB thinks before you buy your brownstone by EV

EV — Fri, 03 May 2013 16:20:13 +0000

We are looking at a 2 family that is currently used as a 3 family. I believe we have to go through the formal process of converting it to a 3 family – as it already has a letter of no objection for use as a 2 fam. Do you have an expeditor that you recommend? Any advice that you can provide would be great! Thanks so much!

Comment on The extension takes shape by The Renovation Kitchen Blues | Brownstone Cyclone

The Renovation Kitchen Blues | Brownstone Cyclone — Mon, 29 Apr 2013 00:52:39 +0000

[...] we went to the third floor. A while back, if you recall, there was a new structural plan created because our party walls are only a couple of bricks thick. The new plan called for a [...]

Comment on The extension takes shape by The engineer signs off | Brownstone Cyclone

The engineer signs off | Brownstone Cyclone — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 02:57:47 +0000

[...] the structural engineer’s signoff. After the structural steel was installed a few week back to hold the 3rd floor masonry wall our engineer was still concerned that the channels required additional reinforcement. He requested [...]

Comment on Tiling bathrooms – what to know before your contractor tiles by Pamela Capalad

Pamela Capalad — Mon, 15 Apr 2013 21:37:56 +0000

Sooo helpful! We are about to begin tiling for our bathroom in a few weeks. Also, I feel your pain – finding tiles we wanted was next to impossible for us too.

Comment on Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning Systems by Adam Dahill

Adam Dahill — Thu, 11 Apr 2013 01:59:44 +0000

We are presently going through the same choices right now. Our house is less of a gut and more of a gentle restoration so we have been looking into high velocity such as unico/space pak. I was originally going with hidden mini splits but have been wrestling with locations for each unit. Things are coming along nicely for your place.

Comment on Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning Systems by Drew

Drew — Thu, 04 Apr 2013 22:24:34 +0000

I looked into those units and the installation company said it wouldn’t work in our house because the drop in ceiling height was too much. Those units require 24+ in. of ceiling height to conceal them.

Comment on Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning Systems by bbuck

bbuck — Mon, 01 Apr 2013 15:11:16 +0000

It may be too late but you can easily conceal split sys units. They make ducted split systems- drop a soffit in closets etc and duct the split system (a few feet) to a wall grille. Presto! No visible wall units. Not sure if your units are capable of doing that though……blog is great! Keep posting!