Steve Manes

Steve Manes

Contributing Writer
Steve Manes is president of Brooklyn Technical Services LLC, a technology consultancy specializing in enterprise web development. He's been renovating old houses and NYC lofts since his teens and is an experienced woodworker, carpenter and stained glass builder. You can also read him on his renovation blog at www.BrooklynRowHouse.com .
Recent posts:
Steve Manes
Aug
01
I had no plans for my basement shop last week so, being an animal lover, when Meredith from Mayor's Alliance asked me if her organization could use my shop as a holding facility for a feral cat spay/neuter trap-and-release I agreed. You can read more about the Great Owls Head Cat Roundup on my blog. This story is about something broken in my house that I found ...
Steve Manes
Jul
12
An apartment dwelling friend called me last week and complained about her upstairs neighbors who sounded like they were raising cattle. The clomping noise was driving her nuts and she wanted to know how much acoustic ceiling tile would cost her. I told her that ceiling tile would be virtually useless in this application. That's not what it's made for. There are two basic types of noise control: ...
Steve Manes
Jun
26
My favorite power tool isn't my Delta table saw nor my router table. It's my central vacuum. In terms of sheer usefulness, it's done more work on the house and saved me more time than any tool in the shop. Before someone comments that a vacuum is a household appliance, not a power tool, check out my router table. That hose isn't attached to a commercial dust collection ...
Old house web survey