Installing A New Dishwasher
Home improvement information about installation of a new dishwasher in a new house. This article describes the installation of a dishwasher in a newly-built house. This procedure also applies to a newly remodeled kitchen. Replacing a dishwasher ... [... more]
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Assembling And Installing
Installation of a new Kohler Portrait 1.6 gallon per flush toilet.. A wax bowl ring is applied to the new toilet bowl, the bowl set in place, and then the tank is attached and levelled. The starting point of this project is the toilet flange. ... [... more]
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Replacing A Wax Bowl Ring
We yank a toilet off the floor, turn it over, scrape off the nasty remains of the old wax gasket and install a new wax bowl seal. Then we put the toilet back in place and give it a "test squat". In order to keep foul odors from entering the ... [... more]
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Replacing A Tub Drain
Home improvement information about removing an old brass tub drain and installing a new PVC plastic tub drain. An old brass tub drain and overflow are removed and a new PVC drain/overflow is installed. This is the back side of a 40+ year old bath ... [... more]
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To Fix A Leaky Tub Faucet
Home improvement information about faucet drip repaired by replacing the rubber washer. An older bath tub faucet is taken apart and the faucet washer is replaced. When a traditional washer-based faucet drips instead of shutting off completely, it ... [... more]
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Installing A Stainless Steel
Home improvement information about installing a stainless-steel kitchen sink with two basins. The special sink mounting clamps are slid into the grooves beneath the sink, silicone is applied around the underside of the sink rim, the sink is set ... [... more]
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Fixing A Backed Up Sewer Pipe:
Home improvement information about fixing a plumbing drain problem, leaking pipes and plugged lines. I'll be the first to admit that septic tanks are an unsavory topic. But the average person's reluctance to discuss things like human waste just ... [... more]
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Replacing A Bath Tub Faucet
Replacing an old tub faucet with a new Moen single handle tub/shower faucet. We gain access behind the tub faucet, prepare the new faucet valve, cut a hole in the wall for the valve, the tub spout, and the shower pipe. This dreary old bath tub ... [... more]
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Bath Vanity and Lavatory:
Connecting the water supply and drain plumbing for a cultured marble vanity sink top. In the previous article, we had installed the supply stop valves, installed the faucet on the sink top, connected the supply hoses to the faucet, and glued the ... [... more]
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Installing An Offset Toilet Flange
Bath room remodeling project involving installing a new PVC toilet flange to the drain pipe. A complex-shaped cut-out is made in the sub-floor, a piece of treated lumber installed for a spacer, and the offset flange is glued to the 3" drain ... [... more]
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Connecting The Water Supply
A section of chrome-plated tubing is carefully bent and installed between the stop valve and the toilet water connection. The toilet had recently been installed. The water supply shut off valve (stop valve) is just above the floor. The parts ... [... more]
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Installing A Moen Posi-Temp
Installation of a Moen Posi-Temp shower valve and plumbing connections. Sections of copper pipe are connected to a shower valve and the assembly in connected to the supply plumbing, before the drywall is installed over it. Installing a new shower ... [... more]
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