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Cleaning & Organization: How to clean film from newly installed white subway tile in shower.

I just had my shower redone after experiencing a leak. I used white subway tile. I noticed many of them have a film that doesn't wash off and others feel rough. I am assuming it is from ...»

Lynn C. 14 hours ago

Thanks for your imput. I ended up using a scrub sponge, sponge on one side and a rough texture ...»
surface on the opposite side. Some areas took some elbow grease, but it worked pretty well.

Cleaning & Organization: Keeping the toilet plunger/toilet brush sanitized between uses.

I'm looking for a way to store my toilet plunger and toilet brush in a more sanitary manner. I was wondering if anyone has an idea or two for a liquid 'storage' solution (like the stuff ...»

KMS Woodworks 6 days ago

A lot of folks are also "fecophobs" (to use some of the terminology of Author Joe Jenkins) He ...»
is author of the Humanue handbook. This book covers the fine benefits of composting toilets. We use a DIY built "sawduster" at our off grid cabin.
http://humanurehandbook.com/about.html
http://kmswoodworks.wordpress.com/2010/04/02...

Design & Décor: Pink 1960 bathroom??

i want to "update" my 1960's pink bathroom. At this point I am not sure what colors to use to redo. The pink tile still is nice, the floor needs replacing and maybe a few other things. What colors??? Since it us a small anthropomorphic.

Rose S 2 days ago

Thanks to all of you for your suggestions. The problem has been solved, but I truly appreciate ...»
your input. :-)

Cleaning & Organization: HELP I turned my toilet bowl gray!!!!

A few months ago I decided to try to get the hard water line out of my toilet bowl.. I used an SOS pad (steel wool with soap). I did get rid of the hard water line for the most part, but ...»

Woodbridge Environmental ... on May 06, 2013

A few suggestions. Never use any sort of metal cleaning type of pad or any abrasive pad for ...»
that matter when cleaning porcelain. Once scratched it will always become difficult to clean and will dirty up much faster.
SOS with a bit of elbow grease and a good sponge should remove any leftover marks on the toilet.

Where can I get a shower head pipe extender?

I bought a double shower head for my master bath. The pipe that extends from the wall is very high, and I have been unable to find an extender for it. Went to Home Depot, Lowe's, etc. and they don't even know what I am talking about.

Jeanette S on Mar 27, 2013

If all else fails, contact the manufacturer. Sometimes these folks can be most helpful.

Painting: Can a lay person refinish their own tub, sink, stool? or only professionally done?

I just tore the wallpaper off in bathroom, Was going to put another on and paint the rest of walls, but I'm limited to color because the prior owner put all pink fixtures in. I would ...»

Hamtil Construction LLC on Mar 04, 2013

Hi Joyce, ...»

Great question. To answer with my opinion, I would say that it is worth the money to have it professionally done. Usually it's not expensive, and the pros will prep the surface thoroughly and spray the epoxy on for a more even finish. Anytime I have seen the DIY applications, it does not look to great.. usually showing a lot of brush strokes.

Cleaning & Organization: Scummy glass shower doors

What's a good home remedy for cleaning soap scum etc. off glass shower doors?

Gail Salminen on Mar 09, 2013

Anne Willer just saw a post on ...»
fb that fresh lemon - cut in half and rub over the marks and it rinses away! Have never tried this but it may be worth a try. I find scrubbing bubbles foam works so well with such little effort, I haven't felt the need to try anything else. It lets me be lazy and put off the cleaning and still works LOL

Bathroom: Advise about putting in a glassed, two sided master bath shower

My husband and I have gutted our master bathroom and we want to put in a glassed shower. We are looking at a quartz base and one glassed side will be the door with the other two sides tiled to the ceiling. Advise/cautions.

Cyndi Moore Tippett on Feb 25, 2013

Tim, we were looking at a quartz base that Lowes carries now. It reminds me of solid surface ...»
material and can be used instead of building a shower base. We have done that before and it was not fun, so we wanted to do a "ready made" base. We are tiling two walls because the shower sits in the corner and then have two walls of glass with one being a door or three sided with the door being centered across the "right" corner. We are trying to figure out which one gives us the most door clearance.

Bathroom: I am wanting to make a u shaped curtain rod - any suggestions?

For a dressing room at my bridal boutique- it looks similar to the u shaped shower curtain rods or the clawfoot tub shower rods but on a much larger scale - any suggestions for a DIY ?

Bonnie Huguet on Feb 06, 2013

Sharon, thank you so much for sharing!!! Will keep that in mind.

Home Maintenance & Repairs: Replacing a defective bathroom vent

For starters, I'm not very good at home repairs, and finding this website is a Godsend to me. Things look simple to do, but for some reason, they don't wind up simple when I start doing ...»

World Contracting LLC on Jan 31, 2013

a great option for replacement without replacing is to install an inline fan such as from fan ...»
tech. It couldn't be simpler for the DIY'er.
simply cut the ducting and splice inline, or run new insulated ducting for a more silent and condensation resistant professional install. then disconnect electric from old fan and connect to new inline fan. usually a junction box is needed, always use proper connectors and a lid...

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