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I am trying to decide if I am a bone head & made an avoidable problem or was a learning opportunity.

I got plugs, dollar caps?, installed and sump pit emptied fine into septic tank. No...

Thanks Guys!

Do ya think those to openings was the problem vs frozen or broken lines? I'll give it a cautious try tomorrow.

P.S. Had to run to hardware store for some electrical boxes and grabbed 2 plugs. Reuseable-type, 2 metal plates w/ rubber guts that expand when tightened w/ wing nut on top.

Going up into attic...

I made a big mess for myself yesterday. I ran sump pump and it blew up into the demo'd mstr bath old 1X diagional sub floor boards and/or open closet flange & open tub drain. :)

In Michigan,...

:D I enjoyed that one!

Thanks for the opinions and info, CBL and Refinisher. I imagine the rule of 90% prep work for paint jobs is even more important for tub reglazing. I still plan to reglaze vs liner or replace...

Hey, aren't we going into daylight savings time 3 weeks early this year to save on utilities? Yippy! Will it be different for fall too?

Lightweight! :p

Thanks Dan for the info and advice!

I did run the snowblower for several hours on Valentine's Day. First time this winter.

FloridaOrange...I suppose you live in Florida? :) I see Jacksonville & Orlando may break low temp records...

Here's a picture...The faucet is now in the local plumbing cementary:

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Why golf? I do wear bi-focals so my vision is not excellent.

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I am going to restore this tub vs replace. I's a cool looking art deco tub. I know refinishing has limited useful life. I'll hire a pro for this task.

I read about 3 different...

Just curious, anyone doing much mowing currently? :)
Now that I think about it. I actually have mowed once in January & another time in Feb. I was late w/ my last mow of season and the other I...

Thanks Mark. I forgot to mention if it was an old plumber method. Well, glad it's not bondo or tartar! :D

LOL! Heat sink...funny :D

Oh Yeah, was the consensus yah or nah to radiant floor heat. I got lost in some of the detailed posts. Can anyone summarize? I was thinking of using it in the other...

I haven't yet dropped anything down this pipe. I measured to see if 3 or 4"...it was 3.75" so I called it a 4". I found while GENTLY scraping inside pipe that it had a build-up of a white hard...

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Thanks Zimmee66 for complimenting my toilet drain pipe. :D I got down and dirty today and gave it a cleaning. I gently scraped it w/ a screwdriver, wire brush, shop vac, etc. Ya, I was being a...

Thanks Cass for the advice. I scraped the top off (wax) but maybe you mean give the inside a cleaning. I'll do that...Yuk! I have seen some of the exterior of this pipe in kitchen ceiling. What I...

Hi There!

I am doing a total remodel in bath and since I have the original 1930's cast iron flange & drainpipe accessible should I do any maintenance to it. I replaced all the original galvanized...

Thank you leif-Amber,

I go to take a look at it.

I have a very small bath, not powder room. Only have a tub w/ no shower, small sq footage (haven't measured yet), sloped, curved ceiling to rear. Looking for compact ideas like diminutive...

Finished w/ Rough 2nd Floor Bath...

I used CPVC/PVC cause I don't trust my sweating, among other reasons and comfortable w/ solvent welding. I just read alot of opinions about cpvc vs copper vs...

In case you didn't click on that clickable link above. Hey, why couldn't I get a snake thru it? :D
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