Removing a Room Divider brings light into the kitchen

The new owners of this Park Slope Co-op wanted the room divider between the living room and kitchen removed.  The kitchen was pretty dark, and why not allow some of that great sunlight from the Living Room to light it up?
And who better to do the carpentry removal than HandymanEric?
My big concern here, well two [...]

 

Whole house water filtration system installed

This is an install I did in CT, where many wells have sediment. This grit gets into the valves of your washing machine, sinks, shower heads, everything. The solution? Install a 5 micron sediment filter. This client also wanted a carbon filter as well. Carbon filters out taste, basically.

I used water filter units that have [...]

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Ikea Furniture Assembly in Carroll Gardens

I put together some Ikea furniture in Carroll Gardens last week. I assembled an Ikea Malm bedroom set with Malm nightstands and an Ikea Expedit shelf unit.
Keep in mind when buying Ikea furniture that unless you’re moving into a new condo, your floors are probably warped, so we’ll have to shim the furniture to level [...]

 

Painting in Park Slope, Third Street Co-op

“I’m so glad we decided to go with you for the painting as opposed to one of others we were considering. We’ll definitely be coming back to you if things come up we need help with!”
Another satisfied customer for our Park Slope Painting. Here are some picts from a the painting job we did on [...]

The Park Slope Handyman gets interviewed by Hey Brooklyn

I was interviewed yesterday for the Hey Brooklyn podcast hosted by Amber. Check out the show on their blog, or you can listen to it by clicking on the ‘play’ arrow in the orange player console below:

Building a Loft Bed in Park Slope

Here are some picts of a loft bed i built in Park Slope before it has been painted. Painting takes longer than loft bed construction. The bedroom here is very narrow, and the loft bed allowed room underneath for a dresser and desk.

A plate is secured against the outer brick wall with concrete anchors

The cross [...]

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Picture Hanging and Mirror Hanging in Brooklyn

I’ve been hanging a lot of pictures in Park Slope and Carroll Gardens this week. Here is a nice photo I hung and a large mirror I hung as well.

Henry and Eric on a Park Slope plumbing job

Is there a leak under your sink? I’m not surprised. The brass pipes used to plumb most kitchen and bathroom drains are quite thin, and they slowly corrode. This homeowner tried to repair the leak with epoxy, and put his thumb thru the drain pipe instead. Time to call Eric. 
I do plumbing repairs in Park [...]

 

Ikea Furniture Assembly in Park Slope

Spoke the Hub needed some shelving sytems assembled and they called us.

Backflow Preventer installed in sewer line, prevents plumbing flooding problem.

A client’s house down by the Gowanus Canal was being flooded every time there was a major storm, when a large rain came, the toilets overflowed. Not Fun. This was happening because the storm drains in NYC connect to the sewer mains, and down by the canal you get all the water that is draining [...]

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