My neighbor and I live in double wides - they have electric HW heaters
and all piping is plastic. Both heaters are not the originals as we
had to replace them some time back.
He drained his heat...
A large picture fell off the bathroom wall and broke the china top to
the toilet. I need a replacement top. The toilet is a Universal Rundel
#4490, 1.6 gal/flush. I cannot find a U/R dealer becaus...
My contractor uses SHEETROCK® Drywall Joint Tape to tape outside the
shower stall and a "classic" fiberglass mesh joint tape FibaTape inside
the stall.
While the latter is mold-resistant, is it...
Old American Standard toilet from around 1954. Has some Fluidmaster
components in it.
It works OK but about 4 times/day it pumps maybe an additional gallon
of water in, so it has a slow leak.
...
I got an American Std. toilet from the 1950's. Fluidmaster fill-valve was installed
maybe 10 years ago.
Tanks fills OK, but it seeps a little after fill-up. I push the float down a
little and ...
My wife spent a good small fortune on halogen track for our bathroom that
houses our shower. I've never seen a fixture marked "dry location only".
Fixture is both CSA and UL (halogen) listed. Inst...
What is the best under layment cushioning for tile. I have seen a coat
of such at a place I frequent. I have tile, but I want to put down a
soft under layer over the old wood and then be able to adh...
Mother Nature is being sarcastic with me. I went into basement, looking
for leaks from post-blizzard thaw currently underway. Instead, I find
puddle in furnace room (full of nasty things I won't d...
The standard widthes are below 48" and above 56". The custom-made ones
are relatively expensive, and adding 1" metal expanders makes not a
pretty door.
I found a pivot one (Dreamline brand) tha...
Two weeks ago I wrote about my trials and tribulations regarding a
toilet that wouldn't flush any solids.
After reading all of the suggestions, I figured it would be easier to
just replace the ...
One of the toilets in the house has an intermittent issue with air
bubbles.
Occasionally, when just sitting there unused, a single bubble of air
will 'blurp' as it reaches the water surface in th...
My understanding is that under the most recent National Electrical Code (NEC
2008?) AFCI circuit breakers are required for all residential circuits --
not just in bedroom circuits.
However, I ...
My old and only bathroom is about 8x8 squares. I planned to replace
everything: bathtub, toilet, sink, cabinet, vanity, floor and ceramic
tiles, and new sideboards, prep but no paint. All standa...