I’ve got a flat metal hatch which leads from my carport into my cellar. It’s the kind that you see on sidewalks in front of stores, with two doors that overlap. The thing leaks water into the cellar ...

Editor’s note: Welcome to the Brownstone Boys Reno, a reader renovation diary about renovating a brownstone in Bed Stuy. See the first one here. They also blog at www.thebrownstoneboys.com. The ...