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This is only my 2nd toilet install ever. Not a plumber. Should the tank have this much play in it? Drake Tank wiggle Thanks for all opinions.

Ah! Blue tape on the floor is a great idea. Thanks.

I just ordered a new Drake to replace my old AS toilet. I've installed 1 toilet years ago, successfully. I remember back then I had trouble lining up the base with the closet bolts, while not crushing the wax ring before I had everything lined up. Back then I got my young son to be my eyes. He's...

I’m replacing my powder room vanity top. It’s a single bowl cultured marble deal firmly caulked to the drywall. What’s the best way to remove a vanity top without completely destroying the drywall?

I’m going to replace the toilet. Thing is it’s almond and so is my vanity top. I think if I replace the toilet it should be white because it’s more in style —not that I give two shits. If the toilet is white then I’ll need to replace the vanity top. And then the spending spiral begins. Next the...

I have a 1993 American Standard toilet. It is leaking at the fill valve. (I did a dye test). I replaced the flapper. I drop some red dye in the tank last night. After an hour, no leak. This morning bowl was light pink, which is much improved over the old flapper. How do I get it to never leak...

Bummer. I wanted to keep it maintenance free. What about a quality vent? Do they exist?

Maybe I should hire out the entire job. Especially if I can find a good contractor. Around where I live you hire a company and they send out a guy without any experience

Wow. I didn’t know. Thank you. So what type of contractor can I hire to upgrade the vent and do a good job with the aluminum siding? Also, all the vents I’ve seen at the big box stores are just garbage. Can you guys recommend a quality 6” vent for me?

Because if it were 6” vent then I can buy a fan with a high CFM rating. I’m assuming the garage door has enough leakage to provide a good air draw. Idk

Thanks. That’s what I was assuming about reducing the duct size. The existing 4” vent is original and the house is aluminum sided. Is it easy to replace it with a 6” vent and get it to be water tight without messing up the aluminum siding?

I'd like to turn my single-car garage into a cigar lounge. I need advice on an exhaust fan. This is in a townhouse end-unit with a tiny single-car garage. It is about 10'x20'. The garage is next to a storage area where there is an existing 4" exhaust vent. I'd like to install an in-line fan from...

These are pics of the vent from the outside. I’m not sure how to replace this vent without messing up the siding. Exterior vent Vent underneath

ok well I think I forced the issue now. I tried to replace the exhaust fan and accidentally pulled the vent pipe off the vent cap to the exterior wall. Pictures from the exhaust vent inside I hope this link works. the siding is 30 year old aluminum that I’m afraid to mess up if I have to...

I’m planning to have a NG quick connect installed on my deck for my grill. I’ve hired a licensed gas line fitter (the guy recommended by the place I bought the grill). I spoke to him over the phone. His price seems reasonable, but it depends on distance from the gas meter. We never discussed how...

I have exhaust vent troubles in all my bathrooms. In the powder room bath on the first floor the previous owner had squirrels getting in thru the wall cap. His solution was to replace the damper with a screen. Really dumb solution because now the bathroom is hot or cold depending on the season...

The building was built in 1993. The builder is long out of business. I just spoke to my neighbor, his baths are vented the same way. Fortunately for him he has no loft and can go straight up from the bathroom into the attic and out the roof. In fact, he had a new roof put installed and the...

I own a TH with two baths upstairs. I’ve discovered both exhaust fans are only ducted to the joists, not to the outside. How my TH is setup above the baths is a finished loft. To the left is a staircase, to the right is the next TH. In the loft are two dormers, each with a small attic. I am...

I need to replace the outdoor faucet, it leaks. It is mounted against aluminum siding. I'd like to find something better to mount the new faucet to, but I am not willing to cut my siding. Are there any products that will provide a flat(er) surface for the faucet and accommodate the slope of the...

Thanks. I will try the first two ideas and get back to you. I might also wrap the tubing with paper towels to totally rule out an fill-side leak.