Recent content by bredian

The toilet is china, the tub is typically enamel over cast iron or acrylic and the lav is one or the other, so they won't perfectly match anyway. (then there's the seat)

Please disclose your DIY work to any buyers! California here. If you do decide to install it yourself, please disclose that fact to any potential buyers as you have a responsibility for their safety. In CA, the work requires a permit. All plumbers, as well as electricians I believe...

Missed the point No I really don't buy from HD or Lowes, but I was just looking for the significant differences that the part numbers point to. Maybe its just a plastic tail piece or something. The subtle part number stuff is close to consumer deception as far as I'm concerned. Last week...

As a home builder (licensed 20+ years) I always purchase my plumbing products from plumbing suppliers. After an incident 10 years ago where a client accused me of gouging him for $40 door levers that he could get at the local big box home supply store for $7 less, we compared and were both...

boys If this were a perfect world we would not have to caulk around toilets but there are young men with imperfect aiming devices and you don't want to remove the toilet daily to wipe under it! A week of my 7 year old vs uncaulked toilet helped clear this up for me. The plumber and the...

Am looking at styles and reviews and haven't seen any performance data on the Toto Mercer for the one fancy Powder Room (other baths will have Drake). What do you know?