This & That

One toilet was 17 inches tall which was taller than what my son had in his house. So that one ended up there.

The other toilet was a 15 inch tall toilet which I had just replaced [ https://blogs.lotterypost.com/jap69/2026/1/fixed_toilet_tank.htm ] all  the tank parts on . Just today I set it on the porch and scheduled a pick up by Habitat For Humanity this week.

Happy so far with it.

What a relief with a new and level floor with no toilet seal leaks. Had trouble with the old toilet with leaks for years with an unlevel floor under toilet. Replaced seal, shimmed it many times and still eventually leaked. The old toilet in the other bath had no seal leak problem at all. 

When the new toilet power flushes it makes that sucking sound that the old style high water volume toilets made. When the bowl refills after the flush there appears to be more water in the bowl than my other low GPF toilet. The water shoots down like it means business when the lever is tripped.

https://www.homedepot.com/p/Glacier-Bay-Power-Flush-2-Piece-1-28-GPF-Single-Flush-Extra-Tall-Elongated-Toilet-in-White-with-Slow-Close-Seat-Included-N2450E-19/330066873#overlay

With the help of my daughter today we installed the hall 1/2 bath toilet. No leaks.  Now I need to purchase the vanity with top sometime within the next month. 

Glad it is about done. With my handicap it has been a long dragged out project.

Have not done anything on completion since last post. The only thing done is the purchase of the new toilet about 2 weeks ago which is sitting in the spare bedroom in the box yet. Will install when the moon and stars are lined up correctly.

Made a final decision on the vanity. Purchasing this one https://www.homedepot.com/p/24-in-W-x-16-in-D-x32-in-H-2-Doors-Bathroom-Vanity-in-White-with-White-Ceramic-Sink-COM-US10YWP-61E-410/322328426#see-more-details.

Went with this one as it has the ceramic sink top with bowl. Read too many drawbacks of cultured and engineered marble. My daughter has a vanity with cultured marble top and has a stain she can not remove. She does not particularly care for it. Ceramic is an age old product.   

What I will do with the vanity when I install it is raise it off the floor about 3/16 of an inch and seal the bottom with silicone caulk and make sure the floor panel is properly ventilated to circulate air under the floor panel. I will also purchase a drip pan to place on the floor of the cabinet to catch any leaks that may occur over time.

Thinking of just leaving it like it is. When I cut the bottom half off I cut it on an angle with the angle going down to the back, The front portion has a face plate of about 8 to 10 inches down from the top. Looking at the cabinet you can not see the plumbing until you kneel down to look. I put the new flooring down where the old cabinet set on the floor. I will just finish the baseboard and shoe molding where the cabinet was. Put on a new coat of paint on the cabinet and wall area that became exposed from the bottom section removal. 

Wall hung sinks have the bottom section exposed. They do make vanities with only the top portion.  https://www.homedepot.com/p/Domani-Stella-49-in-Single-Sink-White-Washed-Oak-Floating-Bath-Vanity-with-White-Cultured-Marble-Top-Assembled-SL48P2-WO/300851618

My cabinet is 24 inches wide.

Just the bottom section of my old cabinet had water damage.

I can always just remove the top and install a new vanity top with bowl at a later date.

Floating bath vanity will look just fine.

Paint it up and be done with it.

Started Jan 27, today is June 19. 5 months so far.

Maybe another month and I may be done. 

Git-er-done eventually. 

Got a couple bedrooms that needs their rug replaced with quick lock flooring. Will think about doing that for next project. Only cost involved there is the flooring. Can probably do a room for about $300.00.

Hall bath is finished up to the point of toilet and vanity to be installed.

Debating on buying a cabinet with cultured marble top with cabinet made  with MDF board because of price, This is not a high budget project.

I would prefer a cabinet made with wood. They are in the cost range of $400.00 and up. That price range is out of my budget range.

So I am considering building my own wood cabinet. The only tool I really need to buy is a 35 MM forstner bit kit for the hidden hinges which cost about $25.00.

I figure I can do a 24 inch wooden cabinet all painted up for for about  $125.00 or so. Then buy vanity top separately Which is in the $100.00 or so range.

It is not that difficult to cut and fit boards and make doors to size. 

Why a solid wood bath cabinet? Moisture infiltration difference between MDF board and wood.

Working on hall bath yet. Already removed toilet, removed bottom portion of vanity leaving top portion there to have use of wash bowl,  scraped the adhesive off floor, poured self leveler, opened up wall and assembled and installed cabinet, filled back in drywall around cabinet edges and applied joint compound and sanded.

What is left to do. Install flooring, install flooring sills on two door openings, elevate toilet flange, put baseboard and shoe molding back on sealing the perimeter of flooring with silicone caulk, apply trim on new cabinet edges, install new toilet, Touch up paint around new cabinet, remove top, portion of vanity, install new vanity with new vanity top and wash bowl, reconnect vanity plumbing, 

Then do a final punch out and be done with it. 

New toilet in other bath room has not plugged since started using two flush system. # 2 then  flush, wipe then flush.

The hall toilet has been a leaker since I moved in here. I have taken out the toilet and replaced the wax seal multiple times. Then after awhile it starts leaking again.

When I removed the toilet this last time a week or so ago to do the remo I discovered the toilet bolts were not connected to the flange. Why is that I asked "I"? So I moved on doing other work in the bath.

Yesterday I was down working on cleaning the surface of the flange to prepare it for putting on a flange extension to bring it up to the proper height. I looked down at the flange and seen something does not look right. I pulled out my ruler to measure to the center of the flange to where the toilet bolts are to go and discovered when they done the original plumbing the toilet flange was twisted and not in the proper position for the toilet flange bolts to be far enough in on the slot for a secure connection. The toilet flange bolts were about 1/2 inch or less from the entry slot in the flange. Previously the toilet flange bolts were set in that position and with an un-level floor the toilet jostled around and the bolts slipped out from underneath the flange causing the toilet to have to much movement breaking the wax seal and causing a leak.

Sooo, I have already leveled the floor with self leveler and need to put on a flange extension to bring the flange above the new floor level. I will be using this for the flange extension. https://www.homedepot.com/p/JONES-STEPHENS-7-in-O-D-ABS-Water-Closet-Toilet-Flange-Ring-fits-Over-4-in-PVC-DWV-Pipe-C51403/315698865 

You can see the flange bolt slots in the link. I will properly seal and connect it to the existing flange setting the flange bolt slots in the proper position for a secure  toilet bolt connection. 

Hopefully no more leaks after this after all these years.

I have no idea why I did not see the problem in the past.

https://www.thekitchn.com/spice-jar-trick-2-23780055?utm_source=firefox-newtab-en-us

I will wager when the price of feed and grain went up to feed the horses they bitched like he!!.

When the price of horses, saddles and gear, along with the price of carriages went up they bitched like he!!.

The only thing I did since last post is caulk under the door jambs. 

I figure about another month to finish hall bath.  Some days I work, some days I don't.

By the time I am done I will have about $2,000.00 in just material for the bath remo. Just thought of another idea today, Install a built in cabinet about 14 inches wide x 60 inches tall in the hall bath. Buried in the wall is an old duct work shaft large enough for the cabinet. Found a 14 inch wide x 60 inch tall cabinet today for about $150.00. It is a free standing cabinet but I will slide it into the wall cavity after I open it up. 

What would be a contractor quote to do this remo? $6,000.00, $8,000.00, $9,000.00 ?

Toilet paper and #2 flushed at the same time could be too much for the drain to take. 

Do your #2 flush then wipe and flush the toilet paper separately.

Apparently when you drop a big log in the toilet the weight and length creates a problem for the log to pass over the high point of the drain or where ever the log jam is in the toilet. 

I can think of two remedies. Double flush or if that does not work have something available to break up the log into smaller pieces before flushing.

Got to do what you got to do to get that dodo down the drain.

The new toilet came as a low gallons per flush toilet. Govyment mandated

Has not even been two weeks in operation and it plugged last night. Had to get out the toilet drain snake and unplug it. Apparently not enough water to flush the  through the toilet. 

I was going to buy the same model for the hall toilet. Not now I aint. Going to purchase a speed [jet] flush model. It sets two inches lower than the new one but that is alright as the current hall toilet sets at 17 inches high and the one I am purchasing sets at 19 inches high.

May end up being better at two inches lower than the new one for shorter people to use.