I made good time on the flooring install, so I thought I would tackle the toilet installation on the same day. I brought the box in the from the garage and started unpacking the toilet parts. I was happy the toilet was in two pieces so the installation should go smoothly. It is always hit-or-miss…
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Nothing left to do but to get the vinyl floor installed. Well maybe not the only thing left to do. I need to install the baseboards, the quarter rounds, threshold, and the toilet. I went downstairs to get the glue and the trowel. I decided when we purchased the flooring NOT to buy any more…
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I pulled the corner rounds around the vanity and removed the baseboards. The trim was still marked for their location from the last time I replaced the floor. I checked the door jamb to see if I needed to undercut it so I could slip the flooring under it. Apparently, I undercut the jamb too…
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DIY Project – Leaking Toilet – Another One – New Toilet – The Floor – Old Toilet (For the first time with a DIY project, I started taking pictures as I got into the project. So, you now have something to look at instead of just reading my writing.) I have laid vinyl sheet goods…
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Efiwym, my wife, hated our powder room floor. The white background of the faux tile vinyl floor was yellowing. The floor had a pattern of pink and blue flowers. The walls were recently painted a mint color. She talked about replacing the floor many times, and I did not want to pull the toilet, so…
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It was time to go shopping for a new toilet. I have compiled my parameters for a new toilet. Standard Height (not Tall) Round Bowl (not Elongated) White Cheap (not Expensive) I first would do my Internet search based on my parameters, except price. That allowed me to select local stores where I could pick…
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The next day, I went downstairs to check the water meter. Nothing was running, except for the meter. A hundredth of a gallon would tick off about every 6 seconds. I did “the math.” For 3 months that was over 13,000 gallons leaking from one toilet. That was approximately how much was the difference in…
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After getting the toilet leak figured out in the master bathroom, I thought I was done fixing toilets. I was back to investigating another leak, but this time it was our powder room toilet. We received a letter from our city’s water utility department stating that we used three times the regular amount of water…
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After getting the toilet leak figured out in the master bathroom, I thought I was done fixing toilets. A few months ago, Efiwym, my wife, and I started to notice the master bathroom toilet would be leaking from the tank into the bowl. After you flushed the toilet, you would hear water trickling from the…
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After getting the “I told you so,” from my wife, Efiwym, I started my Internet search for black paint. I found the least expensive black paint at our favorite home improvement store. With a list of other things to buy, like new roller covers for the mini roller, we were off to the store. When…