Efiwym, my wife, and I like ceiling fans. But we only have two ceiling fans installed. One in the family room, which we barely use. And one in our bedroom, which we always use. In fact, about three years ago we had only one. Which was in the room we barely use, the family room. …
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Efiwym, my wife, washed clothes on Tuesday. My first question when I got home was, “how did the dryer run?” She responded that the clothes dried faster without a problem. She even said the dryer sounded better, like you could hear the air flowing through the dryer and vent. However, she noted that you could…
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Recently, my wife, Efiwym, has mentioned multiple times the clothes are not getting dry in the dryer. I usually wait until she reaches the level of “complaining” before I would react. I received a text from her one day that she smelled something burning in the dryer. Fearing a fire, she said she would not…
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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…