Monday, 31 July 2017

Modern Master Bathroom Mood Board – White, Green and Chrome

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Some of Our most popular posts in Twitter


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Friday, 28 July 2017

Tips to Prevent Plumbing Problems in Your House


Did you know that you can completely safeguard your house and save money on repairs by making a few upgrades and small changes? Some parts of your home can cause a rather significant damage if you let a small problem turn into a big one, and that’s precisely the case with plumbing.

Plumbing related issues can result in blocked drains, low or high water pressure and even house flooding, and you should do your best to avoid all of them. Because of that, stop fixing the problem when it occurs and instead start working on the prevention of all potential plumbing problems in your home.

Leaky faucets

Leaky faucets can be a main cause of water loss and they can also cause other serious plumbing issues. An unchecked leak can put a significant amount of stress on your plumbing, and it can even cause clogging and overflows.

If you live in an area with hard water, leaky faucets might even create a water stain in your sink, and sometimes cleaning that stain is almost impossible.

If you have the necessary tools you can fix the leaks yourself, just make sure not to damage the faucet in the process.

Main valve

The main valve is obviously the most important valve in your home since it regulates water flow.The maintenance of this valve doesn’t require much skill or even time. All you really need to do is check if it’s working as intended every now and then, and turn it off if you see that a problem has occurred.

If you’re not sure which valve is the main valve in your home, find it right now. You need to know which one is it in case you need to turn off the water because of any other water-related problems in your house. The surest way to avoid any problems while you’re not at home is to completely turn off the main valve until you come back.

Disposal

Most people make one seemingly small mistake – they treat a garbage disposal as a trash can. Throwing every possible material down the garbage disposal can severely damage it, whichwill lead to clogged drains. You can easily avoid this scenario by being picky about what you throw into the disposal. If you want to avoid problems, don’t throw these types of foods into it:

·         Rice
·         Potato peels
·         Onion skins
·         Nuts
·         Pasta
·         Grease
·         Bones

Toilet

Toilets are frequently used in every home, and because of that toilet leaks and clogs are two of the most common plumbing issues. Most people with leaky toilet tanks don’t even know that their toilet tanksare leaking, but as any experienced plumber in Sydneywould tell you, this is surprisingly easy to detect. Pour food dye into the tank before you go to sleep. In the morning check if there’s dye in the bowl. If there is, you’ll know you have a leaky tank.

Clogged toilets are, unfortunately, a much bigger problem, and that’s exactly why you should be careful about what you flush. In general, you shouldn’t flush anything that’s not toilet paper if you want to avoid clogging the toilet.

Unclogging the toilet is easy, and you can do it yourself. Use a plungerto resolve the problem, but if you notice that it’s starting to overflow, shut off the main valve immediately and call the professionals to help you.

Emergencies

Unfortunately, some problems can occur seemingly overnight, but you can be prepared for that. What you will need is an emergency toolkit and a phone number of an emergency plumber in case the Aquaman decides not to lend a helping hand.

It’s always better being safe than sorry. You can avoid spending a huge amount of money on plumbing repairs by simply being careful and responsible.


from Home My Heaven: Home Improvement Blog UK http://www.homemyheaven.co.uk/2017/07/prevent-plumbing-problems.html
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Thursday, 27 July 2017

Announcing Contributors to the UDH!

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Tuesday, 25 July 2017

Finding the Perfect Gray Sectional (and Tips on Haggling Furniture Prices)

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Thursday, 20 July 2017

Waterproofing and Tiling a Bathtub Shower – An Overview

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Thursday, 13 July 2017

Handy DIY Products Worth Buying at the Dollar Store

This won’t be a long post, but during my long saga with the master bathroom reno (next steps should be posting this weekend!), I wanted to pop in about a recent trip I made to the dollar store.

handy home repair items worth buying at the dollar store

My trip was practically arbitrary, having decided just to stop in really quickly to see if I can find a disposable bucket for grout. I have some old dollar store trash bins I’ve kept in a stack in the garage for years, but I had finally depleted my stash and needed more. I have often used cheap dollar buckets instead of my 5-gallon buckets for tile projects because whenever I mix up materials (tile adhesive, grout, etc.), the product is usually half-dried by the time I start to clean up. This also means that it’s a beast to remove, and can make a huge mess in my yard while I clean everything out. By letting the leftover product simply dry up in the dollar bucket, I can then toss away the entire thing if I can’t get the dried slop to come off cleanly (it’s about 50/50 as to whether or not I need to reuse it).

It was time to restock, but I was very surprised to find a number of other great DIY supplies that I never knew were available. For $1 apiece, these make for some great items to keep around for home repair projects!

handy diy products from the dollar store

On this trip, I got:

  • disposable particulate masks
  • assorted foam brushes
  • batteries
  • small utility knives (I love having these all over the house… they are my go-to over scissors)
  • 4×6 plastic tarp (decent size for the price!)
  • rubber mallet (this was the most surprising find)
  • cleaning towels (for wiping off grout haze)
  • wrinkle releaser (not DIY necessarily, but good for photography)
  • more buckets
  • one-time use super glue (I don’t know about you guys, but mine always dry up between uses, so smaller containers is ideal!)
  • not pictured: a set of mixing spoons (they came in a set and I’m out of paint sticks, so these were great as disposable mixing paddles)
  • not pictured: drain declogger tool

dollar store items great for diy projects

Other items that I saw were available (but I don’t need, so I didn’t get, but worth noting):

  • hammer
  • level
  • screw driver sets
  • safety goggles
  • tape measures
  • work light/flash light (small, but still!)

It occurred to me that since my friends are in that stage of buying homes and such, stopping by and picking up a handful of these things is a great idea for a housewarming gift! I wouldn’t recommend that you buy things like a hammer, or a decent tape measure, or other tools that you really need quality for at a dollar store necessarily, but if a homeowner isn’t super handy and probably doesn’t have them already, it makes a great little gift in case they run into a DIY emergency (and new homeowners always do). If they do have quality tools, they can still appreciate the other items that one can never really have too many of, like tarps, or shop pencils, or utility knives.

Have you found anything at the dollar store that surprised you?

(P.S. Want other gift ideas? Here’s another housewarming or thank-you gift idea. Here’s another.)

The next post in the DIY master shower remodel series is probably getting finished up by the weekend, so be sure to come back for that!

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