Recent content by BigRob_NH

it is draining but not at full capacity. over the years I'm sure theres silt, leaves and whatnot in it. with that final surge of rain, it just briefly overwhelmed the drain. do these work...

Good afternoon folks, We recently had 2 weeks where we got something like a total of 14" of rain. Record flooding and whatnot. My home is basically on top of a hill and has a french drain/drain tiles around the base of the foundation that drains out to the curb. At the final peak of the...

Thanks for the input folks. Ran down to homers and the parts to build a new one cost all of 7 bucks. Now all I have to do is cut/cement it properly. Have a great weekend.

Good morning folks, I'm in the process of installing a new vanity top. pulled the old vanity top/sink out and have the new cultured marble top in place. The drain hole, of course, doesn't line up. I need to move it back about an inch. No problem, just use a repair fitting. I grab...

Yes, that looks to be exactly what I need. Thanks Redwood! And yes, it was not at homers. I'll have to do a bit more looking around.

Thanks for the quick reply jimbo. I'll head on down to homers to see what I can find.

Good Afternoon, I'm about to install a couple of new cultured marble vanity tops. I know not to use plumbers putty when working with granite but is it also to be avoided with cultured marble?

Redwood, It looks like things are OK now. I think he just got sloppy, was rushing or whatnot. The first time we pulled the toilet he said it looked like he had caught it when seating it and it had been pushed askew. So, the second ring he installed he sorta squished down a bit w/his...

Hi Jim, Thanks for the response. I didn't observe the raising of the original flange. He cut out the original, ran new 3" PVC and a new flange. There appears to be some sort of PVC spacer underneath the current (new) flange. Screws were run through the flange and the spacer into the...

Good evening folks, I have the same issue as a thread started just a few days ago where a recently installed toilet is resulting in a sewer gas smell. In my case I removed the old toilet and had a tile floor installed. I then had a plumber in to raise my flange, reseat the toilet etc...