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How to increase floor joist height
The comments section really has this sewn up, so I’ll summarize.
2x10 beside an existing joist is a great way to add height. (Personally, I’d glue and screw 3/4 cdx t&g instead of osb, but that’s ...
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Why does my toilet run non-stop?
If this is a reasonably normal toilet there are three possibilities:
The flapper isn't sealing completely.
The float valve isn't working, and so the water fills the tank until it spills into the ...
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Why would a bathroom faucet bib (spigot) have a tap?
Really, it could be for any reason - you'll probably never know. Humidifier, ice maker, instant hot water maker (coffee, tea, soup, etc). Why they chose the bathroom is also a question.
By the way, ...
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Why would a bathroom faucet bib (spigot) have a tap?
We had two of those in the Midwestern home I grew up in. One was to feed a humidifier installed in the furnace duct and the other one was for the ice maker for the refridge. Back then, those ...
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What to do with this brick work in bathroom?
At my location we usually apply the following:
Coarse plaster
Fine plaster
Sealing slurry
Tile adhesive
Tiles
Tile grout
It is beyond me if we are totally overdoing it, because that's the way the ...
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What to do with this brick work in bathroom?
that brick would offer great support for a new tile wall and it does not need to be filled in; though you could use a silicone "waterproof" caulking or even a waterproof grout to fill in the ...
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What to do with this brick work in bathroom?
Those brick joints don't have to be perfect, as long as they provide a stable support for the other wall coverings.
That green board was likely a waterproof board specifically designed to support ...
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How can I turn a side by side drop-down 2 bulb light fixture into a single hanging light fixture
This site is not the best place for end-to-end tutorial lessons on how to do this if it's new to you. Buy a book on beginner DIY electrical work, or find a good web site. Youtube is great. What ...
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How can I turn a side by side drop-down 2 bulb light fixture into a single hanging light fixture
There is an issue with what you want to achieve. The first pic is a ceiling light fixture. The second pic is the light kit on the underside of a ceiling fan. The two are not interchangeable. ...
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How can I turn a side by side drop-down 2 bulb light fixture into a single hanging light fixture
1- turn off the power, use plug in lamp to have some light.
2- Loosen the two screws (just loosen do not unscrew)
3- twist the light fixture clockwise and it will come out hanging on the wires
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Bathroom switch controls both fan and light
So you have power going to the ceiling box that powers the fan and light together.
You could follow the instructions of
The only real solution is to run another cable to one of the devices and ...
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Bathroom switch controls both fan and light
If the light and fan are in one box then the wires are connected where they enter the box. If they are separate then they are linked together just like two light fixtures controlled by long switch.
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Leaking Shower Diverter
As I recall those diverters require a strong pressure to hold them securely. If the pressure is too weak, they leak. Running the water stronger may help.
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Leaking Shower Diverter
It is common for those to leak somewhat (they certainly don't have a tight seal, or an O-ring, in my experience (non-brand specific - you might want to call Kohler for their take) - a small leak even ...
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shower door seal strip ID
It will be near impossible to identify it from the picture you provided. Your best bet would be to get some rubber contact cement or epoxy and apply it to both surfaces, following directions, after ...
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Why do I have extra copper tubing connected to each bathroom sink supply line?
I don't have code requirements handy, but there was another question here recently that was similar, and the answer there was that plumbing code did not allow copper pipe joints to be embedded in ...
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Why do I have extra copper tubing connected to each bathroom sink supply line?
That's a manifold and those other pipes go on to feed other devices.
Very likely that the plumbers ran one 3/4" copper tube to the room, then branched off there and ran the other 3/4" and 1/...
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Mold got painted over. Now regrowing through the paint. What next?
The first problem is the cold wall, but your property manager would not add a good insulation to this building.
There will be mould at the grey wall surface too, but you do not see it because of the ...
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Easiest way to install a real door in this doorway
It is hard to tell exactly, but it looks as if there is a regular door frame there. It is covered in sloppy caulk that will have to be removed.
The following is assuming the door frame opening is ...
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Easiest way to install a real door in this doorway
It appears exceedingly likely that there was a normal door here before, so one can be there again.
Installing hinges and a door is a bit more skill required than installing a pre-hung door, which is ...
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Bathroom exhaust fan receptacle reading only 16volts, why?
TL;DR White Neutrals Should Be Bundled
(Note: All of this is based on standard NEC = US/Canada wiring. Other countries do other things.)
Most of the time, white is neutral. Neutral is always white (in ...
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Bathroom exhaust fan receptacle reading only 16volts, why?
Usually a reading like 16v is phantom voltage that the wire is picking up from another hot/live wire cable it comes close to.
You will probably need to check that circuit back to the panel and find ...
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Is this cracked tile bathroom floor repairable?
I'm sure you could still buy sets/tiles like that. Get enough matching or almost-matching sets to relay the entire cracked portion. A slightly wider joint will be far less noticeable than a big stripe ...
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Is this shower base worth fixing?
This shower floor is funnel shaped (an inverted cone) this gives a slight slope on the floor to allow drainage, this is not the only practical shape for a shower floor, but is certainly a valid way ...
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Would using two mixing valves increase flow rate over a mixing and diverter valve?
It's not that mixing valves have a flow restriction particularly. Everything has a flow restriction.
The problem is simply that you have not adequately sized your water supply equipment for the extra ...
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Is this cracked tile bathroom floor repairable?
You can fill that crack with epoxy, but that won't make it much less evident.
With no intended insults, that floor and the pink base board tile are so outdated that any repair would be incidental ...
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Is this cracked tile bathroom floor repairable?
That is not a cosmetic crack.
Unless you repair the reason for it, it will come again.
But if you want to experiment then just remove one cracked tiles.
Use a dremel tool with diamond blade and cut ...
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Very small and slow leak after new faucet installation from plastic cap under bathroom sink faucet
Nothing above that should be leaking on a new faucet.
If it is, the faucet is defective, so contact the maker.
The joints you connected the water lines to are below that point, and the white plasic ...
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Moen: What do I do when a horizontal rod for a popup drain is too short?
Buy another lifting rod strap and a couple of small nuts and bolts.
Bolt them together and the extra thickness will not bend so easily.
Your drain will work just fine.
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Is this shower base worth fixing?
From the picture there doesn't appear to be anything wrong with the base.
The question you have to answer is; Did you have any problems with it?
If it drained properly and did not leak, keep it.
If ...
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Is this shower base worth fixing?
It's not supposed to be level. If it was level, it would not drain.
It appears to slope towards the drain, which is Actually A Good Thing ®
But feel free to demolish it and build one dead level if you ...
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What can be a replacement for this brand of sink faucet?
I can't tell for sure but it looks like an old Delta or Kohler. However, if you remove that acrylic knob and take it into your local plumbing or home store I think there's a good chance you'll find a ...
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How do I fix a leak under a bathroom sink?
From what can be seen in the initial picture (one that shows more would be helpful) this is a hack job that violates code.
You could (probably, we can't see much of it) turn it into a hack job that ...
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Installing a grab bar on a fiberglass shower wall
If you buy one of these, they typically come with 3" screws and basically mandate a stud. Otherwise, you wind up with injured people and a damaged shower/bathroom. Fiberglass is just not sturdy ...
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Installing a grab bar on a fiberglass shower wall
I've done a lot of carpentry in senior living environments with rigid ADA requirements (and compassionate supervision in general). Here are some suggestions.
Most fiberglass shower units* do not lay ...
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Installing a grab bar on a fiberglass shower wall
The grab bar must be mounted to studs with appropriate fasteners; the bar likely comes with hardware. Don't use anchors, you must go directly into the wood.
You may be able to find the studs with an ...
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Installing a grab bar on a fiberglass shower wall
Use good quality stud finder and find the studs.
That would be the only way to make it safe.
Important is to make a good seal so water does not penetrate.
If you have shower and bathtub you need two ...
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Installing a grab bar on a fiberglass shower wall
I had the same problem. I measured the studs and then got a custom length bar from the local box store. Not that much more and I knew they were solid. Mine were horizontal, you can place standard ...
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Is there any way to fill gap between trim and wall in bathroom?
Caulking before paint (with a paintable caulking) is the usual method.
Backer rod is normally only needed if the gap is huge. Which some of these might be, I guess.
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No power going to the light and exhausting fan switches
Excellent effort on the post!
The fact that you got a millisecond of light, suggests that a GFI outlet (or breaker) that supplies your light and fan has tripped.
I think wire #6 is the power source ...
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How do I vent the plumbing for my basement bathroom?
Vent stack:
A vent is a dry pipe that carries no water (except for rain that may fall into the open end) and this pipe "connects" to the sky. A stack is a vertical pipe
The easiest place to ...
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No power going to the light and exhausting fan switches
Assuming your diagram is correct. ( which is well done by the way) you should be concerned with wire nut #3 and wire #6 as that should be the hot into the switches.
You need to find why that wire is ...
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