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Hi Installed a Toto Drake 3 weeks ago. when I flush a get a very loud squeak, and it squeaks at the end of filling as well. Also the water in the tank fills to much sometimes and goes down the center drain tube, this leaves the toilet running. Not sure how to adjust would appreciate some advice...

Hi Have not been here for 3/4 years. Glad it is still going strong. I have had to buy home ( separated!) I have a partial basement where my main comes in and my stack is there as well. I am remodeling Kit and Bath and need to know how to insulate lines in an unheated dirt crawl space. I move...

Hi We could not fit a nice shower down our stairs so we are going custom, 40wideX54long in a corner, the guy said we should build a pony wall 36 high by 2X6's.( can we use 2x4's I think that will look a little boxy, we want an open look. We need a pivot door because at the end of the shower we...

Hi We could not fit a nice shower down our stairs so we are going custom, 40wideX54long in a corner, the guy said we should build a pony wall 36 high by 2X6's.( can we use 2x4's I think that will look a little boxy, we want an open look. We need a pivot door because at the end of the shower we...

basement bathroom reno. I am thinking about the ToTo Ultramax 1 piece elongated MS854114S. I did not order yet because not sure if the sani glaze is woth the extra cost, almost $200. more in Canada. Thoughts, suggestions would be valued at this time. I would like to order by Tuesday Feb 26...

new bathroom, or is window all I need. I will lose a lot of ceiling height and have to go through the foundation to install a fan. Is an open window enough to get the moisture out of the basement bathroom. It has a shower and sink and toilet only. Thanks Dave

I am going through the concrete floor slab Friday in my basement bathroom to set up drain locations, The bathroom is located in the S/E corner which has two outside walls. I was always told never run waterlines on the outside walls. My plumber came by yesterday and said if I frame the walls...

Hello First, I would like to thank everyone that has been helpful to my questions so far, Great stuff. Do to our restricted layout, I will be forced to run water lines through my exterior wall in the basement for our new bathroom. I want to drywall the ceiling to keep some height, how do you...

Hi Should I frame in my bathroom or do the rough in first, I have heard 2 opinions so far, one says rough in first, one says frame in walls first? Thanks Dave

Hi I used this forum a lot a few years back and completed an upstairs bath reno. Now the basement. How can I be sure which direction my sewer line is running out of the basement. My main stack is 24 inches off the south basement wall. 15 feet towards the west basement wall I have a clean out (...

Hi Have not been here for a while. Just starting another project. Recently when the washer or dishwasher or taps are turned on I hear a load clunking, clanging sound further down the water pipes. I opened all the faucets to let air out but still have the banging pipes. It's driving me...

Hello Its been a while since my last visit :o We have finished the main floor bath ( pics to come) and now we are pricing the big bath downstairs. It has an elevated shower, sink and toiliet all on wood platforms :eek: We would like to begin by pricing out a concrete tear out, and plumbibg...

We have an above concrete toilet and shower in the basement in the home we bought. I would like to install a proper shower, bath and toilet. How Do you know if you can break the floor and have enough room for plumbing I will be calling a plumber for the work, however I prefer to know before they...

Hi We have recently finished a bathroom reno( pics soon Terry) and bought the Delta Rythym collection. When I pull the tub diverter spout to force water up to our rain shower a fair amount of water continues to be forced out of tub spout. I contacted Delta, they sent me a new tub spout within...

Hi we are redoing our kitchen (plumbing to be addressed on the other forum). Our kitchen had a 4 foot wainscott border of cheap t/g pine. My wife and I both disliked the look. When I removed it (easy) we found adhesive from a previouse tile job. Very rough swirls all over the place. Is there a...

:) We have basically finished our first reno on our first bathroom. I will post a before and after pic soon if that is ok :D. Thank you to all. Terry our ToTo Supreme is working great, never seen a toilet work so well!!! On to bathroom #2 (soon, maybe after summer) Dave

flushed, just installed today, need suggestions Help Dave :confused:

Question, we are installing a new 24" vanity beside our new ToTo and I'm having a 4' tile wainscot installed around from the tub. Should I tile behind the vanity and drill in to the porcelin or leave it just with the primed waterproof drywall, also the floor, should it be tiled underneath the...

set on the rhinoboard floor or on top of the finished tile. I thought it should go on the floor before the tile, but than I read some where that this is incorrect I finally reciecved a ToTo Ultimate elongated,7 weeks!!! Please advise the best way to install an offset flange. We waited so long...

Hello I am having great problems getting my TOTO in Canada through Craig Plumbing, Thunder Bay, Ontario I ordered an elongated Ultimate, couldn't get it, they replaced it with an elonged Supreme, they sent a round one, Now they want to send me a elongated bristol. I can't find it in Terry's...