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During the past few BuildingsNY conferences held in the Javits center, a few booths always grabbed my attention. Whether it was the flash of the presentation, the product or the snacks and free stuff (come …
It’s been two years since the wooden railings that surround a second floor terrace had been stripped, sanded, resealed and painted and unfortunately, it shows.
The solution — called Mr. Handyman of N.E. Queens for the …
It started as just a project to re-paint the railings surrounding a 2nd floor deck. Now, the estimate will probably include sanding and repainting one fence, anchoring another and possibly installing an off-air antenna for free HDTV.
After having the heating systems taken offline for the summer to conserve energy, I called Mr. Rooter to do a “pre-firing” inspection of the boilers and associated components. Throughout the past 3 years Mr. Rooter …
Just a note that RoofMaster, one of the companies listed on “Contractors Used and Recommended” started a process of a reorganization in late 2007 (before Oct) and might be focusing on green and solar roofing in the …
Just a link for now, but as I find out more this post will expand.
http://www.conceptsinconcrete.net/portfolio.htm
Off and on for the past month, the New York metro area has had its share of rain/thunder storms. Visually, these storms can be impressive, however when heavy rain is combined with high wind, problems …
What began as a minor inconvenience of having to re-light pilot lights and flush the heating system has TURNED into “well, how much could a new boiler be” scenario. The previous owner of the building …
The result of the recommendations for fixing the basement flooding problem:
Vulcan Basement Waterproofing: Installed french drains based on the recommendation of the sales rep that came out to assess the problem. ($3,400) Later was told …
It’s amazing how much is behind NYC.gov, was able (through google) to find the NYC DoB Building Information System that (just recently?) added a Skilled Trades Licensees/General Contractors SearchÂ
Update: Was just reading I Bought a Duplex and noticed …
Mr. Rooter has been out here to fix this problem and all they’ve done is snaked the piping from the house to the sewer main. IÂ called the manager over there (Steven) to make sure that …
It’s been nearly a month since talking to Frank and I haven’t heard a word back from Vulcan. While work has been keeping me occupied, I should’ve made time to check in and call for …
I managed to get in touch with the manager (Frank Verville) at Vulcan to describe my concerns about the system that was installed. He suggested sending out someone to inspect the work that was done …
Vulcan Basement Waterproofing arrived at 9am this morning to start (and, I was told) complete the job of installing a water overflow system. The crew of about 7-8 guys dug a trench (at the cost …
