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I need to replace the toilet seat on one of my Briggs toilets. Do I need to buy a Briggs toilet seat, or just make sure it's the right size?

Today I checked the heating elements with a continuity tester. I put the continuity tester's wires on the prongs sticking out the end of the heating element and nothing happened. I did the same...

The broiler was not being used when the breaker tripped. I pulled out both the top and bottom heating elements today and didn't see any holes on either one.

You guys have always been really helpful to me in the past, so I thought I'd bring my latest problem to you before asking for an expensive service call. The main breaker to my house tripped the...

I'll try Mr. Clean's Magic Eraser and let you know how it works. Chlorox hasn't worked.

I have a 30 year old bathtub that has dark stains/residue left over from when anti-slip things were stuck to its bottom. Is there a solvent or anything that will take it off?

Also, there is...

I 've always heard that salt will destroy my concrete driveway and sidewalk. The other day a guy told me that table salt will destroy concrete, but rock salt will not. Is he right?

Thanks for the quick reply. I asked him about kitchen grease, and he doesn't think that's it. It's not a greasy kind of goo. It's chunky and gooey. He said it's almost the consistency of pie...

My father has a grinder sewage pump to get sewage from his basement up into his sewage tank. A garbage disposal, dishwasher, high efficiency washing machine, and a toilet (that doesn't get used very...

About how long does a typical hot water tank last? Mine is from 1996 and I'm thinking about starting to save up for a new one. My house has very hard well water - in case that matters.

Do you happen to be an engineer or an accountant? Nobody else would ever expect a garage to be within 1/8" of being square. The plywood that you nail up probably won't even be that square. Or...

Thanks for all the advice. I wasn't planning on replacing the torsion spring myself. I've heard too many bad stories (like getting the spring coiled under the skin of your forearm from wrist to...

The overhead spring on my automatic garage door broke. The opener is an older model. I already replaced the gears inside it a few years ago. Am I better off replacing the whole unit, or just...

I am replacing a ceiling-mounted bathroom light. The old one had the bulb completely enclosed in a glass fixture. The new one that we picked out only has glass under the bulb, not surrounding it. ...

I didn't know that health problems related to mold are caused by an allergic reaction. That's great advice. I hear a lot of horror stories about mold, though. Is there such thing as a "toxic" mold...

I have been doing some minor remodeling in my bathroom. I found a small patch (3"x4") of what appears to be mold on the back side of some drywall from around the bathtub. I want to get it tested to...

I think I've heard of people widening out the cracks with a knife, applying silicone in the crack, and painting over it. The silicone is flexible enough to expand and contract. Anybody else heard...

I was afraid of that.

That's good to know. Thanks for the advice.

I need a toilet to fit a 14" rough-in. I noticed when looking online at the toilets offered at the large do-it-yourself stores that all of them are 12". Do you have a recommendation for a mid-range...

Water coming from the tub/shower has ruined the drywall alongside my bathtub. I am about to replace the drywall, but I want to know if there is a way to stop this from happening again. Would the...

I am replacing an older toilet (1979). When measuring for the rough-in, do I go from the wall to the center of the drain pipe, or to the edge of the drain that is closest to the wall?

This is probably one of those jobs that I will wish I would have hired a professional when I'm done. But I'm kind of stubborn like that. I have to learn for myself sometimes. It's a bathroom we...

I'm attempting to put in a vinal floor in an upstairs bathroom. I've never done it before, but I know the process. I have a couple questions, though.

1. The old floor was the press and stick...

I'm very much a beginner who has been teaching myself to plaster/drywall on my first house. I just finished building a closet in my basement. I had partial rolls of paper and mesh tape left over...