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RE: Finally got my bathroom reno right for everyone to use comfortably
Totally agree on the softener point - hard water can be a sneaky pain. Couple years back, I was helping redo a bathroom for my sister, and we had this ongoing issue with the fixtures getting gunky fast. Did the usual flu...
RE: toilet disaster strikes again... help needed asap
Yeah, that's pretty much how it goes. First time I had to pull a toilet was when my daughter dropped a whole roll of dental floss down there - don't ask me how or why. Thought it was gonna be a nightmare, but once you ge...
RE: toilet disaster strikes again... help needed asap
Haha, couldn't agree more. Had a similar mystery clog last year - camera showed zilch, auger came back clean, but water kept rising ominously every flush. Finally got fed up, yanked the toilet off, and found a plastic to...
RE: my sink was barely flowing - turns out the fix was super simple
Good point about the water quality, but honestly, filters aren't always the magic bullet. I remember a client who installed a pretty decent filter setup - still had buildup issues because the pipes themselves were ancien...