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Hi! My Water Heater is starting to leak a little. The Tech came and said they can replace it, but the PVC vent material is not up to code and by law must be replaced first (or at the same time). Their price for that is not so cheap. So I'm thinking of doing it myself. I think I need the System...

No - maybe I should. We had rented a carpet cleaner from the supermarket some years ago. It cleaned the carpet. But did little to improve the stains.

OK OK, I got it. I'm not disagreeing with anyone. But I'm not made of money either.

I've got 10 year old carpet in the home. It's a light color. They are some stains that won't come out. Obviously I should replace it. Hopefully that's going to happen In the meantime. I was wondering if I could apply paint or some kind of dye to it? Not a great idea, I'll admit - but could...

I hope everyone is doing well. Our bathroom is about 10 years old (i.e. original with home). The grout in the bathroom after 10 years wasn't looking it's best. A little dull and stained - it's white. So I decided to sand it. It looks much better! Well obviously I should have posted this...

Here you go guest... You'll be comfortable now, with the knowledge that no one at the diner table will hear you.

View of old Power Room from my seat at the diner table. Rest easy... From now on, the only business that will take place in this room will be related to storage!

OK Sure... Granite vanity counter. First-time granite for us!

Well... we're almost done. It was a difficult choice. But we decided to convert the laundry room into a full bathroom. Thanks for everyone's feedback but of course we couldn't take everyone's advice. No right or wrong answers here. The cost was about $7,000. But we've gone from 1.5 bathrooms to...

I never thought of that...

Thanks for the idea. Changing the swing, I like the cost. But I think visitors would still feel uncomfortable and it is still a turn-off for potential buyers. Same with moving the door, there's only a foot to work with. Here's the latest... I went to Home Hardware to ask them. They thought...

Here's the view from the Dining Table. Ooo yuck, what a turn-off.

Here is the laundry room, not very spacious in terms of going through it to the powder room. Then again doable and if we keep it tidy, I think it's an improvement.

Here's the hallway, small, not much to work with. Stairs on the left, kitchen/dining room to the right. 1st left is the evil Powder Room.

A smaller laundry room is not ideal, but we'd be OK with it. Either a combo unit or small stackable. I think it's an improvement. One idea is to do the switch but extend the laundry room a little, (i.e. where the powder room is now). The current appliances would fit, so we wouldn't have to buy...

That would help a little. But I think still a turn-off for visitors and potential buyers down the road.

That's interesting. Although it wouldn't apply to us. i.e. about people going outside and then needing a changeroom and going inside. Well, maybe occasionally. OK, maybe a weird question. I suggested to the contractor he do framing, flooring, plumbing etc. But I said afterwards, I could do the...

A contractor came to have a look. He said that interior small wall is not load bearing. He had a different idea. Leave the walls and doors as is. But move the laundry room into the powder room. And turn the laundry room into a full bath room (i.e. including shower). It's good because now we'd...

There's not a lot to work with. The hallway is about 48" wide and very short. One idea is to close-off the current door to the power room and move it to inside the laundry room. So you'd have to enter the laundry room to get to it. Personally I think it's an improvement and it's low-cost but not...

That's a good point. I think I'd pass on the curtain. But when you mentioned bookcase, that could work. And made me think that our China Cupboard could be moved over there. Easy and would help a bit. And part of the sides are glass so it wouldn't restrict as much daylight.