Anybody have any recommendations for transitions between carpet and LVP in a doorway? I am torn between a Z-bar or some other type of transition strip/molding.
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Mrs Althetuna noticed a small drip on the toilet. I thought, "Meh, I'll go grab a new tank gasket and fix it right up." 3 hours later after trying various gaskets I got pissed off, tore the whole thing out, and put in a new one.
Trying to wave a few bucks, dumb.
Trying to wave a few bucks, dumb.
It’s always my experience. Better to spend another 100 bucks and just start fresh.
Is/was it the flapper that was allowing water to seep into the bowl, causing the toilet to run every so often?
I replaced mine last year, worked out great.
Some day I'll tell you all about a chip in our kitchen sink that resulted in an entire kitchen remodel. That little chip cost me thousands of dollars!
It was the gasket between the tank and bowl. The first gasket I found sealed up okay but the tank was more wobbly than I liked. I tried a couple others smaller gaskets but they leaked.
Bought some toilet seats today. Only one new seat in the house before, now every can is getting fresh slow close goodness.
Also replaced various hand towel bars and similar fixtures around, so battling filling/sanding/painting walls around the mounts for the old hardware. Always a joy.
Also replaced various hand towel bars and similar fixtures around, so battling filling/sanding/painting walls around the mounts for the old hardware. Always a joy.
I did that several years ago. You learn a lot about how they built your house because you end up in every nook and cranny there is
ehh been there done that with Bicycles, a $6 part led to a $3k bike. Though the kitchen was probably way more then that. My parents old house a $3 metal door led to a few thousand dollars in landscaping for a little fountain pond.
State Farm sent out free ones too, no issues here. I think it could be helpful in preventing electrical issues.
Bonus is monitoring for localized outages, both internet and electrical. The notification tells me how many other Ting users are affected. I'm not resetting router/modem unnecessarily.
2nd Bonus is some charts and graphs. Like that my service is typically 125volts.
Skipped the inspection on my old house, just an engineer one for the foundation, because I knew there was going to be a lot of work and we were suspicious the owner wasn't in good financial shape so wouldn't be able to pay for anything that came from one. Turns out the breaker box was a POS. Heard a pop and 1 outlet stopped working in the bathroom. None of the curcuits broke. Electrician comes out is like oh, this a the fire starter 3000, how'd you pass inspection? 1 other outlet I wasn't using also was impacted and the wire to it was halfway burned threw. New box was the first big expense of many.
With the way that houses were being bought up without inspections a few years ago, I’d imagine there are plenty of contractors making good money today as new owners are in the find out stage.
We have one from State Farm and it indicated a hazard in our electrical system, so they sent out an electrician at no cost to take care of the issue. With State Farm you have up to $1,000 worth of free work from an electrician.
Any advice or recommendations on installing a ceiling fan on a vaulted ceiling? Our living room has a 1 way vault going up to the 2nd floor. We need some air movement in that room in the summer and would like to replace the drop chandelier with a fan with down rod. I haven't taken the cover off the existing fixture yet to see what sort of junction box is up there, but hoping they have one braced to the framing.
Fans on a down rod should have a pivot ball at the top where they can drop plumb on an angled ceiling. Just look for one listed as an angled mount with a downrod.
The junction box isn't too big of a deal. You can always knock it out and put up one if these. They make some for old work with no attic access. Just make sure you don't but a new work one. It's cheaper but you need access to the ceiling to get it mounted.
Or something like this if your box is up against a rafter.
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This… I did three in my home and two with my dad in his condo. Easier than you think.
Good info. Biggest issue I have is it is fairly high up on the ceiling. I need to get a taller A-frame ladder, but not sure I have the space to store it (or feel safe up there on one if I'm being honest).
