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Privacy fence installation:

“We have a chain link fence in our back yard, and are looking to replace it with a nice wood privacy fence. I haven’t found much info on who you can hire to demo the chain link and install the new fence. It seems to be too small of a job for a contractor, and not within the scope of a handyman. Any suggestions? Thanks!”

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Handyman & Electrician Recommendations?:

“I’m looking for a handyman who can come to our house for one day a month and do some general projects as well as help install new light fixtures. Does anyone have any recommendations?”

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Concrete Repair:

“My husband and I recently noticed that the outdoor stairwell leading to our basement has developed some cracks (that are growing). We think water might be getting in, which is causing the cracks. Anyone have a recommendation for someone who does concrete repair work? Not sure if this is a bigger more serious water issue, or if the contractor who flipped the house two years ago just did shoddy work. Thank you!”

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recs to fix basement flooding during rain and leaky porch roof?:

“Today’s heavy rains brought to light two unrelated issues in my Mt. Pleasant rowhouse. I’d love suggestions for people/companies to contact to fix either or both problems!

1. The basement is underground and has a door that opens to an outdoor stairwell that leads you to ground level. At the bottom of the outdoor stairwell is a drain. On days with heavy rain, the drain can’t keep up with the amount of water pooling at the bottom of the stairwell and it flows under the basement door and into the basement.

We’ve had the drain snaked and have sand bags against the door, but water still gets through during a prolonged heavy rain.

I’m not sure whether I need (1) a plumber to do something to the drain, or (2) a contractor to replace or otherwise better seal the bottom of the door, or (3) both, or (4) some other solution entirely. Thoughts/suggestions very appreciated!

2. I noticed today that the roof of our front porch is leaking in several places. I don’t see any obvious holes in the tar on the top of the roof, but they must be there! Suggestions for someone who can repair the porch roof, which has wood slats on the underside that need to be preserved?

Thank you!”

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Annual maintenance on hot water radiators and boiler

“I own a 1920 row house in Petworth and now that it’s getting colder, I’m looking for recommendations for someone who can provide basic annual maintenance/check up to our hot water radiator and boiler system. In particular, it’d be great to have answers to:

1) Who would you recommend?

2) What particular services should I look for or avoid?

3) What’s a fair price to pay?

Thanks!”

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Rooftop sunroom?

“We have a townhouse in Logan with an awesome rooftop deck, approximate 15 feet square. Husband just came up with a great idea to look into turning the deck into a sunroom/solarium. The deck is all concrete and very structurally sound – with concrete 4 foot high walls. It was built when the developer flipped the house 15 years ago, and everything was done up to code. We want glass walls (above the existing concrete half-walls) and a glass roof. We would probably only use 2/3 of the deck so we could keep some of the outdoor deck, and have bi-fold doors between the two. We know it will be expensive, but we’d love to add a useful room to our otherwise small condo. Has anyone ever looked into this?”

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