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Plumber rates in Hawaii Last time I used a plumber on the job for rough-in, it was $1200 for a day, and I did all the prep work, including set up of work stand, framing cuts, and soldering pipe joints except for wet connections. The code is very restrictive here, and technically a homeowner...

Just completed a multi-day saga of installing a new Flushmate Cartridge Kit, and thought I'd pass along a couple of lessons learned. In a perfect world, without hard water, soft water, age, heat, algae, etc, it's a ten minute job. In a 15 year old toilet, it takes just a little longer. In our...

Drill Hole in Granite Top Barret diamond tip core drill is the right tool for the job. Barret has a drill guide and water feed system available. http://www.tilebit.com/millennium.html Given the standard granite top thickness and difficulty, a standard tile bit simply will not work. I did a...

Silestone Countertop We recently did a Silestone counter installation of approximately 25 linear feet with specialty cutouts for a corner sink and 36" cooktop. Edge treatment was a 180 degree bullnose and we used a 4" backsplash. The complete installation cost was just under $8400 near...