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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 practice [4 articles]
2009-05-17 21:12:00 [In: Bathrooms | ]
We are re-doing a bathroom that has a cement floor and there are two
issues to deal with. First in one area where the old vanity was we
need to fill with cement to the floor level and second after ...
Stabilizing Toilet [4 articles]
My bathroom floor is tile over concrete. The house is settling and the slab has a few cracks so I understand why the toilet is no longer steady. Its shifting caused a leak in the water riser tube ...Wax Ring Installation [6 articles]
Bob Simon - 2009-05-18 23:16:00 [In: Bathrooms | Plumbing & Water Supply | ]
The Fluidmaster wax ring I bought has a black funnel-looking piece of
plastic that extends into the waste pipe. The instructions say to
press it onto the horn outlet of the toilet bowl.
Why wo...shifting toilet seat [16 articles]
rotorhds2022 - 2009-05-19 13:40:00 [In: Bathrooms | Plumbing & Water Supply | ]
can someone please please tell me how to stop a toilet seat from shifting
all over
the place when you sit down, very uncomfortable feeling. We have tried
replacing
the seats but it still happens...Leaking shower......stumped [13 articles]
CP - 2009-05-21 19:38:00 [In: Bathrooms | Decks & Patios | Plumbing & Water Supply | Walls & Ceilings | ]
I noticed my shower was leaking when I saw water on the lower wall in my
living room. To try and find the problem I didn't use the shower for 3
months to let it hopefully dry out.
I then did th...Tap won't stay up in shower/Tub [6 articles]
car crash - 2009-05-23 18:19:00 [In: Bathrooms | Plumbing & Water Supply | ]
Hi, I have a shower/tub in one. Its where you pull the little chrome
bar up on the tap and the water then comes out of the shower head
above. However the little chrome bar will no longer stay up ...Green Patina on Copper. [7 articles]
ransley - 2009-05-23 13:50:00 [In: Bathrooms | Cleaning & Sanitizing | Health & Safety | Painting Finishing & Wall Coverings | Plumbing & Water Supply | Security & Surveillance | ]
Does anybody have experiance greening Copper and greening Copper
paint. Muriatic and other acids are used as I have read. www.modernmasters.com
has a system but its very expensive and I want to do l...new flapper still leaks [15 articles]
c_shah - 2009-05-23 19:27:00 [In: Bathrooms | Plumbing & Water Supply | ]
I replace my 20 years old toilet (KOHLER) with a new fill value (made
by MJSI www.gomjsi.com) and a flapper. It still leaks..at about 4
hours tank is empty looks like it is leaking into bowl (no wat...Redo bath vanity tops [5 articles]
in2dadark - 2009-05-22 23:17:00 [In: Bathrooms | ]
I want to replace the bathroom vanity tops in 2 bathrooms in a newer
const. (2006). But I'm hesitant to do it myself as I want to preserve
the vanity and I want the house to continue to look new.
...Demolition debris inside sewer line [17 articles]
MiamiCuse - 2009-05-24 10:11:00 [In: Bathrooms | Driveways & Walkways | Furniture | Plumbing & Water Supply | ]
I have been doing some major renovations on this property and few days ago I
hired a video inspection company to inspect all my sewer lines to make sure
they are all ok. I have reconfigured my dr..."shallow" utility sink? [14 articles]
Kyle - 2009-06-15 13:40:00 [In: Bathrooms | Kitchens | Laundry Rooms | Painting Finishing & Wall Coverings | Windows & Doors | ]
In the house Wife and I just bought, the previous owners configured
the laundry/heater room in such a strange way that the hookups for a
sink/utility tub are behind the door to the room. What this m...Use spacers on shower wall tile? [11 articles]
I got tiles, premix thinset, "blue board" water resistant sheet rock in preparation to replace a section of tiles in my shower stall. The guy in that dept where I got the stuff at Home Depot insiste...Shower mixing valve problem?? [6 articles]
Whatever . . - 2009-05-26 10:03:00 [In: Bathrooms | Landscaping & Gardening | Plumbing & Water Supply | ]
I have a shower stall with a single control knob that controls on\off (pull
out for cold and push in for off) and hot\cold (left for hot, right for
cold). The temperature setting on the gas-fired...wood ceiling in bathroom [9 articles]
Franz Fripplfrappl - 2009-05-26 11:47:00 [In: Bathrooms | Painting Finishing & Wall Coverings | Walls & Ceilings | Windows & Doors | ]
I'm looking at alternative to a painted drywall ceiling an a bathroom.
The bath has a ceiling fan and there's a window that opens for air.
I'm thinking of tongue/grove beadboard, primed and pa...GFCI toggle switches? [20 articles]
I have a set of AC toggle switches about a yard away from my shower stall. Light, vent fan, and heat lamp. They are in one box -- one dual switch, and a single switch with an indicator light (the he...