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RE: Why does my bathroom always smell like a pool?
Yeah, I’ve been there - scrubbing till my arms hurt and still that weird pool smell just lingers. Once I finally ripped out the old caulk, it was like night and day. I will say, though, sometimes even after re-caulking, ...
RE: When your basement smells like rotten eggs: weird facts about wastewater mishaps
Couldn’t agree more - dumping water down the trap is like putting a band-aid on a leaky roof. I tried that for months before realizing the real culprit was a dried-out floor drain I didn’t even know existed behind the fu...
RE: When your basement smells like rotten eggs: weird facts about wastewater mishaps
Had a similar thing happen last year. I paid a plumber to check out this nasty egg smell, and he swore up and down it was just the water heater. Charged me for a flush, but the smell stuck around. Ended up crawling under...
RE: Water pooling around my basement - anyone else had to dig up their yard?
I get where you’re coming from - no one wants to spend a fortune on digging if it’s not necessary. But I’ve been burned by waiting too long before. A few years back, I noticed some pooling near the foundation after heavy...
RE: Switching out a tub for a walk-in shower: copper vs. PEX pipes?
Had a similar debate when I redid my bathroom last year. I wanted to save some cash, so I went with PEX and did most of it myself. Honestly, the install was way easier than sweating copper - no torch, no worrying about b...