Bathrooms
Latest Bathrooms Articles
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Plumbing Supplies
Toilet Parts
Replacing toilet parts is a job that most home owners can tackle. Flush toilet parts are readily available and most use similar replacement toilet parts. read more... -
Plumbing Supplies
Tub Faucets
Selecting the right tub faucet is a major decision. There are antique tub faucets, roman tub faucets, claw foot tub faucets and more. But is the tub faucet the first item to select? Or is it the tub? read more... -
Showers
Shower Door
A glass shower door can add pizzazz to your bathroom. The newer shower doors offer a variety of custom glass options. With custom glass shower doors you can match any bathroom style. Cleaning a shower door is easier with the frameless shower doors. read more... -
Ceramic Tile
Backsplash Tile
A decorative backsplash can really dress up your bathroom. Selecting the right countertop backsplash is hard because of the variety of backsplash tiles available. read more... -
Ceramic Tile
Marble Tile
Marble tile flooring makes for a great bathroom floor. Marble flooring tiles come in a variety of colors and densities. Be sure the subfloor is solid and even when installing marble tile floors. Cleaning marble tile is easy if done on a regular basis. read more... -
Ceramic Tile
Backer Board
There is an alternative to cement backerboard. The new ceramic tile backerboard has a water resistant gypsum core with a fiberglass mat backing and a blue waterproof coating on the side. When installing backer board, be sure to use the special backer board screws. read more... -
Bathrooms
Bathroom Mirror
A bathroom mirror has to be hung properly. Moving improperly hung bathroom mirrors and possibly the bathroom mirror lights, after they have been installed can be a major project. Use a bathroom wall mirror template when having the bathroom built. read more... -
Plumbing Design
Home Plumbing
Whether you are doing home plumbing repair or home plumbing maintenance, you might need a little home plumbing help. Your home plumbing might have to pass a plumbing code inspection. All the joints and piping will have to meet with the approval of your local plumbing inspector.
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Flooring
Tile Flooring
Tile flooring makes a durable, easy maintainable and a beautiful flooring material. When the floor tile installation is done properly, you have a waterproof tile floor. Thus bathroom floor tile is the most common bathroom flooring. read more...
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Flooring
Cleaning Tile Floor
Cleaning tile floors is a task we all must face. But knowing how to clean tile floors the simple way is a real time saver. Cleaning ceramic tile floors and tile grout is easy with oxygen bleach. read more... -
Plumbing Design
Toilet Gasket
A toilet gasket stops odors. The toilet bowl gasket has to be installed correctly. The toilet wax gasket is set on the toilet flange. read more... -
Plumbing Design
Roof Vent Ice
A roof vent cap can keep debris out of the vent, but it can also ice up in the winter. This ice can block the roof vents. Can the cap be removed? read more...
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Ceramic Tile
Floor Grout Repair
When doing floor grout repair, it is important to remove all the failed grout. Your floor tile grout repair job will last longer if the new grout is not applied on the old grout.
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Ceramic Tile
Ceramic Tile Shower
Repairing ceramic tile after the gypsum board failed in your shower can be a do-it-yourself project. Ceramic tile showers require a water-proof backing to prevent drywall and stud damage. Follow these tips when installing ceramic tile in your shower. read more... -
Ceramic Tile
Shower Soap Dish
Replacing a leaking shower head led one reader to more problems. The shower head fell and broke a ceramic soap dish. Now he needs to know how to replace a broken soap dish. Matching the existing ceramic tile and not damaging the surrounding tile could be quite a job. read more... -
Plumbing Supplies
Shower Head
Replacing a shower head, or if you have to fix a leaking shower head, is not a difficult job if you use the right tools. Shower heads can be a source of water leaks if the proper pipe sealant is not used. read more... -
Ceramic Tile
Ceramic Tile Cutter
Using a ceramic tile cutter allows you to make precise cuts on your ceramic tiles. Cutting ceramic tile is done using a carbide or tungsten-steel wheel. Cutting tile is easy when you use a good tile cutter.
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Ceramic Tile
How To Paint Ceramic Tile
Can you paint old ceramic tile? Yes. Discover how to paint ceramic tile to transform the look and feel of a room. Follow these steps when you paint ceramic tile to ensure a lasting finish. The correct paint and a coating of clear urethane are required for your ceramic tiles.
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Plumbing Design
Rough-In Plumbing Diagram
A rough-in plumbing diagram is a sketch for all the plumbing pipes, pipe fittings, drains and vent piping. This plumbing diagram might be required for a building permit. This isometric diagram will help determine if all your plumbing meets code.
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Ceramic Tile
Ceramic Floor Tile
Ceramic tile installation can be difficult when trying to match existing ceramic floor tiles. Discover how to install ceramic tiles if you removed a wall or cabinet and need to fill-in an opening in your ceramic tile floor. read more...
