Recent content by Bob's HandyGuy

One more post Yeah, Google or look in the yellow pages for irriigation supply. They have a variety of solutions. You can glue a manifold together or they have ones that go together like compression fittings. Those have the advantage that they can be taken apart if need be. It's still a...

Pictures Here are the pictures. Where can you buy fittings like the originals?

Zone Valve Manifold Now that I've done the job, I can answer my own questions. Consider this a tutorial for dummies like myself. (I attached some less than clear pictures this time as Mick suggested) Sprinkler systems are whole different animules from indoor plumbing. I could not match...

A customer asked me if I could repair his 10 year old sprinkler system that had sprung a leak. He thought I could just cut out the split female connector, buy some PVC couplings and done. The couplings don't look like standard PVC. I would need a couple tees but the 90 degree connection is...

I suggest you rent a tile saw. You can then cut small slivers off the end of a full tile matching the angle of the intersecting wall. Fill the gap until there is a small enough space where 100% silicone caulk will cover it. I had the same problem when I tiled my shower. Used one of those score...

I think the consideration here is how much the effluent is diluted. Didn't Terry tell a story here of how a closet bend was eaten through from someone who never flushed? The lower end of urine pH is only 4.5 but most drains are not affected because it is mixed with bowl and tank water. The...

You probably have too much slack in the chain. Adjust the chain so that you have it is as tight as possible but not so tight as to unseat the rubber thingy. (If that's possible on a new Toto)

I expect you need a steadier hand than I have to use a brush at the ceiling line. I used only a brush when I first started painting so I know it can be done. The tool just seems so much quicker for me. That is what most customers see first so it has to look good. I can usually tell the...

I've never been able to paint a satisfactory line at the ceiling/wall intersection with a brush. I use an old, very specific tool called a "Shur-line". It has wheels on top and a removable pad. They have made many imitations of this tool over the years but none of them paint the line as well. I...

How about making a pipe-sized hole in the ceiling then sliding the 10' section up into the attic then down into the stud cavity?

Finally got around to replacing the 60 yr. old, whole house shut-offs in my place. An opportunity afforded itself when the main broke down the street last week and they had to cut the water. They were gate valves, one before the meter and one after. I broke the stem on the after meter one from...

The best way to remove tiles is to take out the wall down to the studs then put up new drywall. Otherwise, you'd chisel off the tiles and be left with a wall full of hardened thinset (or worse, mud and screen). Why don't you just clean the grout lines and replace the tiles that are loose...

If they glued that on with 100% silicone you will have a bugger of a time getting it off. I've tried to remove stainless steel sinks set in silicone and it's near impossible. If you can get a vise grip on the track and pry it up a bit, maybe you can cut with a razor, utility knife. Some...

In America, we refer to a room with toilet and sink as a "1/2 bath", with toilet, sink and shower as a "3/4 bath", toilet, sink, tub as a "full bath". Or are you asking about what we call a public toilet? There are many expressions for that, "mens/ladies room" etc. What are your electrical...

Another alternative to tile may be Swanstone panels. Click on "search forum" at the top of this page and also in the Shower and Bathtub forum.