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Can a plumbing vent go “up” and then back “down” to the connection with the vent stack?
I am changing the location of all the fixtures in my bathroom. This move will put the toilet and sink on the opposite wall from the stack. I was originally planning on running a vent up the wall ...
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How can I fix a sink drain stop which won't hold water?
I have a bathroom sink & fixture which are about a year old. The drain has worked fine, until about a month ago. Recently, any water I try to hold in the sink slowly leaks out. This is mildly ...
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Problem with toilet fill valve
My toilet has started acting funny lately and I am not 100% the cause.
Basically after flushing water does not come back in through the fill valve. You can hear the water running but it is not going ...
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What can I do to make my new bathroom vanity more stable?
Note: Feel free to edit the title of this question if you know of a better way to put it.
I got a new bathroom vanity (cabinet and sink top). In spite of its high price, the quality is not so good. ...
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Replacing a bathroom fan?
I have a bathroom fan that doesn't turn anymore. Flipping the switch doesn't do anything, but if I nudge it enough it might get going. I used to spray WD-40 on the bottom where I could see it turn ...
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What are my options for venting a bathroom exhaust fan?
I would like to install a fan in our bathroom which currently has none. However, I'm very confused regarding the best approach for this.
Above the bathroom is an attic space. I have read that ...
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Can I use a 175 Watt rated dimmer switch with 4 50 Watt low-voltage light bulbs?
In my bathroom I have 4 x 50W 12V halogen lights, each one connected to its own dimmable capable transformer.
I've purchased a ceiling-mounted dimmer switch from Amazon, to replace the current on/off ...
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Recommendations for particular brand/models of shower enclosures? [closed]
We have a partially finished basement. Our unfinished laundry had a toilet and sink in the corner. Both are ancient and we're going to replace them. Still, they're in the corner of our laundry room, ...
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What does the Plumbing Code say about securing a bathtub faucet to the studs?
My son is renting an apartment. It looks as if the bathtub faucet (spout and valvehandle) are only secured by the grout of the tile and haven't been properly secured at all to the studs. I know that ...
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Who makes this shower faucet handle (logo identification)?
Who makes this shower faucet handle?
It's slightly broken, I'd like to get a replacement part, but I have no idea what company this is. Does anyone recognize this logo, or know how I might go ...
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Is a timed electrical switch causing vent fan to run slower / with less power?
I bought this timed electrical switch and used it to replace a standard switch that turned on my bathroom vent fan (I'm always forgetting to turn it off and it often will run all day.) after the ...
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How do I get a yellow stain out of a marble sink?
I saw a similar question but it didn't give me an answer that helped. I recently began to replace the faucets and spout in one of out bathroom sinks. The marble that was covered by the previous chrome ...
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What do you call the rubber strip attached to cupboard door?
My bathroom has a white cabinet, where one of the doors has an adhesive rubber strip running down the inside of the door.
This is so when both doors are closed, you cant see a big black gap in the ...
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Why do I have to hold the handle down to flush the toilet?
I have to hold the handle down to flush my toilet completely. I took a look inside and I am wondering if it has something to do with the chain or the flapper. I am noticing that the flapper does not ...
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Can I paint over RedGard waterproof membrane?
I am redoing the bathroom. I just finished hanging the Durock around the 3-wall alcove tub. My plan is to waterproof it with RedGard before setting tile.
At the outside edges of the tub front (the ...
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How do I properly seal slate tile?
We recently installed slate tile in our renovated bathroom. We have sealed it with a penetrating water-based sealant. Water still seams to soak in to the tile and little water spots on the tile are ...
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How do I ventilate a bathroom through a small window?
I've got a very small bathroom without a vent fan. Since it is in a condo among a lot of others in a large building, a standard vent fan cannot be installed. However, I do have a small window and was ...
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How do you build a “wet room” style bathroom floor?
20 years ago I lived in Sweden, and remember that the bathroom was designed with floors that could tolerate a lot of water. There was a tub & shower head but no shower curtain. The floor sloped to ...
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My hot water stopped working in one bathroom, what can I try in order to fix it?
I have an electric water heater from 2004. The hot water works in all other areas of my house (kitchen, other bathroom and washing machine). The sinks and shower in my master bathroom are not ...
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small black flying insect/bug in the house all of a sudden [closed]
it has been raining like crazy recently in my area (Maryland) for the last month and a half. I noticed that i'm seeing a lot of small flying insects (the kind that is seen on a extremely ripe banana) ...
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How can I soundproof a bathroom door?
I'd like to make one of my bathrooms that one special place where a guest can go about their business in peace. Essentially, I am going to be soundproofing/insulating my entire bathroom, but the ...
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What is the best way to install a shower curtain when one wall is sloped
I have a converted attic bedroom with a bathroom. I want to install a curtain rod, but one side of the rod has to connect to a sloped wall (the roof). What would be the best way to install a rod in ...
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Why is my toilet humming?
After one of my toilets is flushed, and it fills the bowl back up, I sometimes get a loud thrumming/humming noise.
It is the flusher stacky thingy making the noise. I turned down the volume of ...
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Why does the pop-up on my sink's drain keep popping up?
After 3 years of good service, the plug in the pop-up waste in a bathroom basin won't stay down/closed for more than 30 seconds. It takes me 2 minutes to shave, and in that time the plug pops up 4 or ...
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Is it better to vent a bathroom fan out the soffit, the side of the house, or the roof?
Working on a friend's house, we're installing a bathroom fan. He had planned to vent the fan out the closest soffit, which is only a few feet away. I'm trying to persuade him to vent it out the roof ...
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What kind of material do I need above the tile line in my shower?
I have a shower with original, 100-year-old tile.
The tile and the drywall-like material above the tile line has survived well, but we're planning to replace it in the entire bathroom due to ...
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Is water from the bathroom sink any dirtier than water from the kitchen sink?
If it is, could it easily be cleaned through a water filter?
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How can I tell if my bathroom vents are connected?
I've lived in this house for 20 years. The bathrooms (3) all have switches for fans, but the two upstairs ones do nothing when you flip the switch. Recently, while doing other work, we discovered that ...
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What does the “lip” of a toilet bowl mean?
This is a question inspired by the term as used at http://www.quora.com/Why-does-urine-have-a-tendency-to-collect-at-the-base-of-the-toilet and at http://www.wikihow.com/Clean-a-Toilet
I basically ...
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How do I repair a faucet that is leaking into the vanity cabinet underneath? [closed]
When I turn on the hot or cold faucet the water spout on the basin appears to leak water into the cabinet. The water drips from the T-bar assembly underneath. What is the best way of tackling this ...
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What height should bathroom receptacle be off the ground?
I am doing the rough-in electrical in my bathroom gut. I want to put a few receptacles (outlets) above the vanity. Is there a standard height I should be installing the receptacle? I don't have a ...
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Why does my bathroom exhaust fan drip during the summer?
I've seen a lot of questions (including one on this site) about condensation on bathroom vents. However, they all seem to take place in winter, with consensus being that as the warm air from the ...
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What can I use to clean the walls in my bathroom before repainting?
The paint in our bathroom is starting to peal and there are strange "brown spots" guessing from a shampoo or something (definitely not mold). What can I use to clean that up before repainting ...
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How to turn on a ballofix / ball valve?
When I turned the valve off, it was as if it made a small click, as if it had reached a locking position.
Now I can't turn it on again.
I have one other just like this one, and that one can I turn ...
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How do I dismantle a faucet assembly to replace a leaky valve?
A bit embarrassed asking this, but...
I'm trying to replace a leaking valve off my faucet assembly, but am unable to unscrew the faucet cap. Here is the faucet assembly -
Taboret® widespread lavatory ...
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New Vanity: Sink Won't Drain Completely
My wife and I just replaced the vanity in our bathroom. To fit the new sink, we had to cut some new PVC. Here's a picture.
All the plumbing works, without leaks, except that it will not drain ...
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How can I easily fix or replace the broken knob handle on bathtub faucet control?
DIY amateur here. The single handled plastic knob that controls the bathtub faucet recently fell off, along with a screw from its interior and a cap covering the screw. I wish I could post a picture, ...
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Why is my bath tub plug hole bubbling?
Recently (in the last few days) the drain of my bath has started to 'bubble' occasionally. This mainly seems to happen at night when we are in bed and no one or nothing is moving in the house. The ...
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Should unsanded grout become darker when wet?
Anyone who recognizes me at this point will know I've been working on remodeling our bathroom (Should we use a tub surround and Curing time for grout with GroutBoost).
We finally finished everything ...
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ceiling mount shower curtain rod
I am currently (slowly) re-modeling a small bathroom (about 32 sq/ft) and I have small problem with the shower curtain rod. The space is small, and one of the walls that the shower curtain rod would ...
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What to look for when choosing a new bathtub?
I am in the middle of a total bathroom renovation. Now I need to choose a new tub but there are so many choices and price points I don't know what to look for.
My situation is that I have room for a ...
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Device to “freshen” an unventilated bathroom?
Is there a device that ozone-ises or ionises the air to reduce the odour that builds up in an unventilated bathroom?
I'm not talking about reducing smells created by - eh - "toilet deposits", more ...
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Wet Room walls, is plasterboard (Gyproc or Drywall) OK to use?
Looking to build a new wet room style bathroom. Is it better to use cement sheeting for the walls that will be tiled, or will plasterboard (Gyproc) just as good to use? Obviously whichever surface is ...
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What do I do when a horizontal rod for a popup drain is too short?
My contractor just installed a Delta Arzo Two Handle Widspread Lavatory 3586LF into a Kohler Persuade Curv top and basin lavatory, K-2956-8.
The problem is that the horizontal rod for the popup drain ...
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Fixing Curling Vinyl Flooring
I have vinyl flooring in the bathroom that has started to curl up a bit at the edge. It was suggested to me that I use contact cement to fix it. The problem is that there is not enough curl to allow ...
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Toilet paper to the left or right?
I just repainted my bathroom, and at the same time decided to replace the toilet paper dispenser. I patched the holes from the previous TP holder, so I'm starting with a clean slate.
I'm at the ...
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Sealant used to prevent water getting between bath and wall?
What's the name of the 'rubbery' sealant they use between the bath and the wall, and why don't they use it in between the wall tiles? They use a hard grouting between wall tiles, but if the weight of ...
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Low Pressure From Shower Head Troubleshooting
The water pressure from the shower head in one of my bathrooms is extremely low. The pressure coming out of the faucet of the bath is low as well. It has not always had this low pressure, it has ...
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Bathroom vent terminates to attic not outside.
Bathroom vents terminates to attic. The Inspector recommended that it terminates to the outside. What is the best way to do this. Should I just place the bathroom vent next to the roof vent opening.
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Basement Bath floor
I'm putting Platon drain board on the slab of my basement because I'm concerned with humidity and moisture. Then I top it with laminate. What should I do with the bathroom?
Can tile be put on top ...
