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Alt.Home.Repair is a worldwide Usenet news group that is used to discuss various aspects of Home Improvement.
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Best way to tighten / loosen faucet locknuts ?? [15 articles]
Smarty - 2009-05-06 01:09:00 [In: Bathrooms | Plumbing & Water Supply | ]
I am trying to replace a faucet installed on a small bathroom vanity, and
the locknuts holding the faucet in place are very difficult to reach.
For anyone who has worked underneath sinks and repl...
did I do a Bad Thing? [24 articles]
Nate Nagel - 2009-05-04 18:41:00 [In: Basements & Crawl Spaces | Bathrooms | Lighting | Walls & Ceilings | Windows & Doors | ]
Not sure if this is the appropriate way to handle this situation or not,
looking for feedback...
anyway, background. In my living room there are two boxes for wall
sconces. The PO's of the ho...Remove Tub Faucet Handles [14 articles]
Steve Kraus - 2009-05-06 15:42:00 [In: Bathrooms | Plumbing & Water Supply | Tools - Hand, Power & Garden | Walls & Ceilings | ]
We have a dripping bathtub faucet. This is a conventional two valve faucet
with stems sticking straight out of the wall, about 50 years old. It's
probably just a simple matter of replacing the ...Not enough Hot water from oil burner/possible bad coil? [11 articles]
My in-laws have an oil fired hot water baseboard system with a tankless HW heater coil rated at 5 GPM. Presently the aquastat is set for the boiler to come on when the water temp drops to 165 deg an...Siphon Jet clogged? - Toilet [12 articles]
jcseely - 2009-05-07 12:57:00 [In: Bathrooms | Plumbing & Water Supply | ]
Hello,
Last night our toilet suddenly stopped emptying the bowl upon flushing. If
I pour several gallons down the bowl from a jug it will empty just fine,
so it's not a drain clog. I checked all ...Urinal for the home [75 articles]
Hipupchuck - 2009-05-18 15:37:00 [In: Bathrooms | Cleaning & Sanitizing | Plumbing & Water Supply | Walls & Ceilings | ]
Why can't you buy a urinal for the home? Don't men get tired of pissing
all over the toilet, floor and wall? If you don't think you do this, try
cleaning the bathroom once in a while.
...Problem with the use of ceramic tile [6 articles]
For anyone contemplating installing ceramic tile anyplace other than a bathroom or kitchen, a cautionary tale. Couple days ago I went to a little eating establishment hereabouts (Bezerkeley). I...Question about preparing textured wall for painting [6 articles]
Hi, I will be painting a bathroom that has a textured design at varying angles on the walls like this: ((((( and currently has a semi gloss paint finish. I would rather not use a deglosser a...watter hammer / hum problem [6 articles]
BMzxx - 2009-05-16 14:44:00 [In: Bathrooms | Plumbing & Water Supply | Tools - Hand, Power & Garden | ]
about a month ago our pipes started humming when the water was turned off
in the shower. Then it started doing it when one fo the toilets was
flushed. Now its doing it when the cloths washer is ...Hot & Cold Shower Faucet Stems Different? [16 articles]
2009-05-17 15:17:00 [In: Bathrooms | Plumbing & Water Supply | ]
I'll be installing a replacement 3-handle Price-Pfister tub and shower
faucet set shortly. It appears I'll have to install the set upside
down, because the inlet pipes are above the existing faucet...Cutting Bathroom Vanity Top [5 articles]
Perry Aynum - 2009-05-16 02:46:00 [In: Bathrooms | ]
I need to cut about 3 inches from a BORG vanity top to reduce the width. I
found this link on one way to do it, and was wondering if this will work or
someone has a better way?
I don't really ...Toilet Flange [8 articles]
Bob - 2009-05-15 17:50:00 [In: Bathrooms | Plumbing & Water Supply | Tools - Hand, Power & Garden | ]
The toilet was rocking and I found that the hold down bolts had
disintegrated due to rust. After removing the toilet, I see that the
flange is badly rusted too.
http://www.filefactory.com/file/a...Plumbing Question [18 articles]
thebigguy - 2010-01-03 10:00:00 [In: Bathrooms | Plumbing & Water Supply | ]
I need to replace the washers in my shower handle and am wondering how
to get to the washer. There doesnt seem to be a small screw holing
the scution cap on, just caulk. There is a cap that is on ...Bathroom floor 1935 house [18 articles]
My bathroom floor is constructed as follows from the bottom up 2" X 8" joists 16" on center 3/4" X 7" boards running perpendicular to joists 1/2" x 7" boards running parallel to joists (very wavy) ...new commode [37 articles]
trailer - 2009-05-23 14:50:00 [In: Bathrooms | ]
We're thinking about replacing one of our 1970's era commodes in one of our
bathrooms. We have 3 commodes in the house and will probably replace all of
them eventually. Each commode is of the ol...