Editor’s note: Welcome to the second installment of Pink Brownstone, a reader restoration diary. Brownstoner is delighted to publish this ongoing saga of DIY restoration of a brownstone in Bed Stuy.

When you’re dead asleep and someone in your family sneaks downstairs for a late-night snack, the loud groan of a stair is jarring and annoying. Squeaky stairs are caused by wear and tear on the wooden ...

Creaking, squeaking stairs make fine background noise for suspense movies but can be a major nuisance in homes. Whether noisy stairs are easy or difficult to repair depends on their construction. If ...

Creaky or squeaky stairs are usually caused by the wood of the stair tread (the board you step on) rubbing against the nails that attach them to the stringers (the wood underneath to which they are ...

Weathering the seas of time, and market fluctuations, historic homes seem to be an ever-coveted property type. Housing sales across the nation have slowed since the beginning of the year, but historic ...

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