I love old bricks. They have great character. I got these from a job site. The contractor couldn’t believe I wanted to take them. He was actually insulted and called the whole thing “stupid”. It took me ten minutes to do. The bricks will cover a 100 square foot patio at 22 2nd street. No […]
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I had a big argument with my architect because I wanted to use salvaged wood for part of the house and his mantra was: “If it is fixing something old you can use it but if you are building something new you need to use new wood.” Fixing some broken joists in a floor is
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I got some wood floors from a contractor friend. He is working for a customer who wants to get rid of perfectly good oak floors and replace them with cherry. God what a total waste! Waste of money, resources, forest etc. Waste helps keep the economy going…in a bad way. Unfortunately I only got in
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I found a building company that was throwing out some perfectly good steel studs. The studs were just sitting behind a building so I asked if I could take them. They were like, “Why?” I was like, “Uh, to reuse them.” The were like, “But they are used.” “So? Are they damaged?” “No but they
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I have become friends with a contractor who is remodeling a house down the block. The owner is totally gutting the place. Unfortunately I didn’t hook up with them until they were half way done so didn’t get to salvage everything. But we did salvage some good beams. They came out black but after some
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Eco Brooklyn Inc is a Member of The Pattern Language Association, founded by Christopher Alexander. Christopher Alexander is an architect with wonderful views on how structures and communities are built. He is most famous for his book “A Patter Language” where he shows how everything has a pattern and when builders use these patters they
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I came across these really funny commercials by Ameriquest Mortgage Company. They are worth checking out because they’ll give you a laugh. But the real joke is the tag line: “Don’t judge too quickly. We won’t.” Mortgage Broker’s Judgment It turns out their lack of judgment swindled all sorts of people into getting mortgages they couldn’t
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Eco Brooklyn Inc. is “Licensed – Bonded – Certified – Insured” as a home improvement contractor in the State of New York. To become a contractor in NY you need to pay fees (aprox $800), buy insurance (aprox $9,000 plus), fill out a lot of forms and take a test. Insured Real Estate Contractor in the
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Getting a Real Estate Broker’s License in NY is not something you do overnight. It actually can take years. First you need to become a real estate agent, which is about 40 hours of training. You work under a broker until you get enough points. Real Estate Broker NY You can get points by doing
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