If you plan on plumbing a toilet yourself, it helps to know what size pipe you need. There are different types of pipes used to install a toilet, including the drain pipe, closet bend and water supply lines. Learn the common sizes and diameters to better prepare for this big job!
When installing a new bathroom sink, replacing the sink drain is part of the job. Install your new bathroom sink drain the right way to avoid leaks and potential cabinet damage down the line.
Faucets make many different types of noises from common water hammer to high-pitched squealing sounds. If your faucet squeals or hisses, it probably isn’t a pressure problem but a loose washer.
Sizing up a new toilet seat is not as easy as it seems. Today, there are many different toilet seat sizes, and several different toilet sizes to pair them with. This handy guide helps you cut through the maze of toilet seat sizing issues and get the right seat for your new or existing toilet.
If your kitchen faucet is leaking that drip isn’t just annoying, it costs money, but a leaking kitchen faucet is not hard to fix if you know how. All you need is ten minutes and few simple tools.
Laminate flooring is becoming a really nice alternative to hardwood floors for many reasons. First of all, due to the advanced printing techniques used to simulate wood grain today, laminate looks just as good as real wood, and due to its hardness, it resists scratches. Laminate requires very little maintenance, is cheaper than wood and […]
Learning how to replace a faucet cartridge takes only a few minutes and it is a fail safe way to fix a leak in any faucet made within the last five to ten years. Today’s faucets all use a simple, sealed and water tight ceramic disc cartridge to operate the water, and this is the […]
If you want to install your own shower, whether it is tiled or a shower pan, you will need a cement shower base. The cement shower base provides a stable, solid, and water resistant barrier between the shower and your wood flooring. Many types of cements are available today for your shower base, choosing the […]
The typical height of a bookshelf is fairly easy to determine if you base the height on two things: the number of shelves it will contain and what those shelves contain. Since books are about 3 inches shorter than magazines, a shelf that stores only books is shorter than a book shelf that stores only […]
Double bowl kitchen sinks provide two basins instead of one. This configuration essentially divides the sink into two halves, one for dishes and washing, the other for cooking and rinsing. The advantages include additional room for multi-tasking and the ability to organize dishes for cleaning and rinsing in two separate basins. These double bowl sinks […]