Recent content by lairdwd

You all have seen them by now. They are sold everywhere - the supposid "self cleaning" hot water heater. I just bought the house I'm living in, and I know the previous owner wasn't draining the tank at all. Anybody have any thoughts if this should be done regardless of self cleaning or not?

I bought the stuff from Lumber Liquidators I had a choice to buy the manufacturers foam for about 2x as much, or the rolls from lumber liquidators for $12/100 ft. I don't really care about the warranty. Saving the $100 was the direction I went, since the foam is basically the same as the...

Chisled an alcove in the base tile and it just barely fit Thanks Terry. The story came to a great end! The rough was about 10 1/2, and eyballing it up, it was very close. I chisled away a very small alcove in the baseboard tile, and it got me to about 10 3/4It just barely fit. Thank goodness...

Hi folks. My plumber told me they don't caulk, and left it up to my discression to do so. THe toilet is very steady, and there is no wobbling, so I'm really wondering more for down the road if the caulk has any added value to enhancing the longevity of the setup/components. Second...

I just realized that I have a 10" rough in, but ordered a 12" toto drake. Is there any way I can work with this? This is a new townhouse I bought, and just made a bad assumption it was a standard 12" rough in. Thanks.