Recent content by sisyphus

will check it out, thanks.

hello all, haven't posted in awhile. today replaced my bathroom window on the second floor. but how do you caulk the outside if you don't have a tall enough ladder?

thanks for the responses.

hello all, I have what I believe is a air purge valve which is about 4-5 inches tall and cylindrical in shape with a small knob on top which is brass in color screwed onto the top of a air scoop near my boiler. it looks like there is a lot of rusted run off from that knob and I would like to...

thanks for the suggestions everyone. my wife will just have to multitask and clean the shower while bathing.

let me think about this. thanks again

thanks for the suggestion, including the shut off valve. however if I have to open the wall up my wife's going to kill me. this project took longer than expected. I'll have to live with it, or figure something else. thanks again.

here's a couple of pictures of the shut off valves I've tried including the laundry bib I've tried last. the laundry bib seems to lessen the amount of water coming out of the showerhead when I open it completely. but there's still quite a bit of water coming out of the shower head. simular to a...

hello all, installed a new shower fixture and a handheld shower on what would normally be where the tub spout would go. I also installed one of those small shut off valve that you normally put on your shower arm where I have the handheld shower. when I turn the shower on, I get water coming out...

thanks for the responses. just went back into the bathroom and used the plunger and flushed the toilet. everything is back to normal. now I'm really confused.

Hello all, recently had to change the wax ring because of a bathroom reno. didn't have any problems until today. my son had used the bathroom and clogged it with toilet paper. used the plunger and then flushed it and water started to leak from the base. went into the basement and there was a...

thanks, I was refering to grout sealing. already used redguard for the waterproofing membrane. thanks for the responses. I will take your recommendation Mr.callmevilla

hello all, can someone recommend a good sealer for a shower stall? thanks

thanks for all the responses. I can sleep better at night, now that that's been clarified. why couldn't they used plain english when describing the protective cone.

ok, let's see if this works,