Archive for the ‘Bathroom’ Category

• Check Its Bathroom before Buying House (4)

  Date: 2011.10.13 | Category: Bathroom, Home Improvement, House & Home | Response: 0

  The research center testing was limited to one-piece or twopiece gravity-flow toilets that could be compared to 3.5 gallon toilets. Some toilets functioned well; others did poorly. Center researchers developed a “clog index.”Where each toilet placed on a scale of 1 to 150 was based on how easily the toilet got rid of the sponges and wads of paper that were used in the rigorous testing. Read the rest of this entry »

• Check Its Bathroom before Buying House (3)

  Date: 2011.10.09 | Category: Bathroom, Home Improvement, House & Home | Response: 0

  While acknowledging “anecdotal reports of poor performance of 1.6 gallons per flush toilets,” the Environmental Protection Agency says that customer surveys show high satisfaction. “The plumbing industry has steadily made improvements in toilet technology, and market forces should continue to improve overall performance with time,” the EPA said. Read the rest of this entry »

• Check Its Bathroom before Buying House (2)

  Date: 2011.10.05 | Category: Bathroom, Home Improvement, Home Remodelling, House & Home | Response: 0

  Home inspectors, too, hear complaints about low-flow toilets. Because these toilets use half the water of the older models, people try to flush it twice to get it to work. But it doesn’t. The toilet will jam and overflow. That’s why I highly recommend shut-off valves on toilet supply lines to give you enough time to plunge a plugged-up toilet before water begins pouring through the ceiling below. Read the rest of this entry »

• Check Its Bathroom before Buying House

  Date: 2011.10.01 | Category: Bathroom, Home Decoration, Home Remodelling, House & Home | Response: 0

  I went to flush the toilet in the downstairs bathroom this morning. Nothing happened. Absolutely nothing. I removed the top of the tank and looked in. Sure enough, the piece of copper connecting the flush handle arm to the flapper had broken after years of use. I was terrified. Read the rest of this entry »

• Ultra-Bright Bathroom Furniture On a Budget

  Date: 2011.08.02 | Category: Bathroom, Furniture | Response: 0

  If you’re the kind of person who likes a splash of colour in their life, then your eyes might begin to glaze over as you think about shopping for new bathroom furniture. Stores filled with plain white cabinets and natural wood vanity units just don’t do it for you.

  But bathroom furniture in bright colours and ultra-modern shapes is available more and more widely as designers play around with non-traditional shapes and materials. Using modern materials, designers can realise forms that have been traditionally impossible to achieve; contemporary consumer demands are broad and challenging, inspiring further creativity. Read the rest of this entry »