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Warm & Dry Bathrooms


Ever wonder what is was like a hundred years ago when homes didn’t have central heat or plumbing? Bathrooms remain a luxury for millions of people around the world while most Americans can take a nice, hot shower (or bath) every day.

Our bathrooms take good care of us, so we should take time to keeping them working properly, to protect our homes. We make lots of short trips to the bathroom so this room gets more wear and tear than any other room in our house. Your bathroom has many moving parts – the sink (or maybe 2), the toilet and most have a shower, bathtub or both.

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Bathroom Remodeling: Cost vs Value


Bathroom remodels are popular so we’re sharing Remodeling Magazine’s survey results. A small do-it-yourself bathroom update might include painting and new towels. The survey looks at a mid-range project with all new fixtures versus an upscale remodel with custom features and a bathroom expanded to 3 times original size.

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Bathrooms, Bathtubs and Showers


We’re all lead pretty busy lives so unless you’re a lover of bubble baths, chances are you take showers and the bathtub in your master bathroom rarely gets used. As homeowners start to plan a remodel of this bathroom then, the big question is whether you can take the bathtub out to free up space [...]

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Installing Bathroom Tile: Easy or Not?


Bathroom tile projects might seem like the perfect place for a novice to get some practice installing tile? Be careful before you start something you can’t finish because bathrooms are small but more difficult for many projects like painting and tile. That’s because there are so many objects requiring you to cut around – faucets [...]

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Replacing Washing Machine Hoses


Washing machine hoses? Just as important as picking the right (energy efficient) washing machine, is making sure your new washer is installed and maintained properly. We get interesting questions from our customers and many of them are things every homeowner should know, so we wanted to share this advice with you. A recent email from [...]

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Why Did My Water Pipe Freeze?


Water temperatures drop, water freezes it expands and in a pipe it might burst the pipe depending on the amount of pressure. When plumbing pipes burst, water escapes and goes in many directions with a good chance there will be serious damage and repairs. The worst case is when the pipe bursts inside a wall, [...]

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Technology to Try Bathroom Remodeling Ideas


Many homeowners want to update their bathroom but have no idea how to get started. Here is a really cool website that makes the process really simple. The website is a great tool for many reasons: On the company website, you audition different designs with a wide range of vanities, mirrors, lighting, different wall and [...]

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Tips for Installing Tile Floors


Tile floors are beautiful although you’re usually looking at them from a standing or sitting position, not laying on the floor like this photo view. It was fun to bring you down low as tile floors are installed by hand, and this is the view that the installer sees when laying each and every tile [...]

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Hot Water Heaters @&%?!?


You see your kitchen appliances every day. There are many other fixtures in your home, ones you don’t see frequently but they’re just as critical to your home running smoothly. Your hot water heater is one of the fixtures you never see although you use it every day taking a shower, running the dishwasher, etc. [...]

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Bathroom Mirrors, Medicine Cabinets and More


Bathrooms are probably the most complicated room in our homes. They’re the smallest rooms yet they pack a lot of punch with functional features we take for granted every day. The name bathroom began with the bathtub although today the definition is used more loosely to embrace bathrooms with showers or half baths that only [...]

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