Better than a Ferguson?The Toto flush is hands down is the best. Never had to unplug a Toto.
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Better than a Ferguson?The Toto flush is hands down is the best. Never had to unplug a Toto.
I have Moen on my bathroom sink - it's been fine for 16 years (cartridges went bad 2 years ago) but has some surface corrosion. Much better quality than the Home Depot house brand which I put in the 1/2 bathroom my wife uses mostly - those cartridges went bad in 1/2 the time and the valve stems are plastic - kinda flexible - but she liked the look.What’s a good brand for bathroom fixtures?
We have hard water so cheap units will flake and fall apart quickly.
lowes said koholer or delta during my 5min of research.
aside but related - if it’s not the cartridges nor the aerator, what makes a fixture leak at the base down into the cabinet below?
Kohler via HD/Lowes. Pretty dank so far for $225I have Moen on my bathroom sink - it's been fine for 16 years (cartridges went bad 2 years ago) but has some surface corrosion. Much better quality than the Home Depot house brand which I put in the 1/2 bathroom my wife uses mostly - those cartridges went bad in 1/2 the time and the valve stems are plastic - kinda flexible - but she liked the look.
I'll change cartridges next time before they go bad I think - they stealth leak on top now and the threads on top all get rusted making it a bear to get apart.
I re-did my kitchen 2 1/2 years ago. Wanted to go Cadillac with everything. Found a Kohler kitchen faucet I liked online and looked at one in a showroom (just a single hot cold valve - no electronics - kind of afraid anything complicated). It was $650 but I found an open box one on Ebay for $160. It was brushed stainless - had a little scratched area which I fixed with fine sandpaper - I worked up from 1,000 grit to maybe 400 which was equal to the brushed finish, making the blemish disappear. It was missing a small plastic clip that holds the water connection together which I got for $15. But what a nice piece of goods! The single hot cold valve sticks action is so wonderfully smooth and progressive - no stiction, just a wonderful feel. Makes me happy every time I use it. I'm never going back to regular fixtures again. And Delta? Just not very good - functional but the feel is not good - fine for a rental. When I go to a hotel now I'm more fixture conscious after having the Kohler faucet. I fear that I've become a fixture snob.
Swore I heard issues with that style not holding up over time but builders use them bc millenials love the look. Any truth?Kohler via HD/Lowes. Pretty dank so far for $225
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Its a box store fixture so I wouldn’t be surprised if it shits the bed at some point but I worked front of the house in restaurants enough to end up rolling up my sleeves and doing time in the dish pit when somebody didn’t show up for work to have to have one in my kitchen and so far so good with this one.finally took the fixture all the way apart. There is a small leak from corrosion below where the cartridge sits and comes out the bottom into the vanity.
I could JB weld it or something simple but I think I’m asking for more time spent under the sink when a new hole shoots open so they’re getting replaced.
Pretty sure we’ll go either kohler or moen for both the bath vanities as well as kitchen sink. We have a friend with a GC discount hoping we don’t get too cleaned out.
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funnily enough, the guest bath fixture with a bunch of unsightly corrosion is apparently moen. Bath is only 5yrs old and so now I’m tempted for a full house water filter…
Swore I heard issues with that style not holding up over time but builders use them bc millenials love the look. Any truth?
im aiming for one like this, which is similar in style as the outgoing one. Mine has stopped snapping back into the holder.I saw mine in a plumbing supply / fixture wholesale /retail store.
I wouldn't want to buy in a big box store unless it was completely the same part number. I think they do make different product lines for different stores.
It's just so nice. The head pulls down and has a flexible hose, it snaps back into a magnetic holder.
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IMO I think it would be worth it. My hose bibs and hose connectors corrode like crazy.funnily enough, the guest bath fixture with a bunch of unsightly corrosion is apparently moen. Bath is only 5yrs old and so now I’m tempted for a full house water filter…
Nice. Our source of cobbles ran out before we could finish a storm water swale/faux river project. Anytime you can score free rocks take them!Just finished rockscaping the front yard.
Found a great free source of rocks/boulders and went to town terracing.
I'm over stacking rocks for a while.
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Is it a use it or loose it grant? Survey your neighbors and see if any of them have done it. You may not need to do anything and you won’t get very far on 3K. Those houses were built to last. You have lathe and plaster walls? Any cracks in the foundation?Does anyone here have any experience with earthquake retrofitting? Our house was built in 1926 and hasn’t been bolted. We recently got selected to receive a $3000 FEMA grant and are starting to get estimates. Anything to look out for? Dealing with contractors as a homeowner is all new to me.
Is it on raised foundation or slab?Does anyone here have any experience with earthquake retrofitting? Our house was built in 1926 and hasn’t been bolted. We recently got selected to receive a $3000 FEMA grant and are starting to get estimates. Anything to look out for? Dealing with contractors as a homeowner is all new to me.
Yeah there are time constraints for obtaining permits and completing the job to revieve the grant. Ballpark estimates I’ve seen have been between 3-8k.Is it a use it or loose it grant? Survey your neighbors and see if any of them have done it. You may not need to do anything and you won’t get very far on 3K. Those houses were built to last. You have lathe and plaster walls? Any cracks in the foundation?
So plan on 13 - 15k out of the ballpark. Ask around with your neighbors. Not the best timing for you two. I grew up in a house that was built in the 50’s but same construction. Same with the house at 204. They don’t build them like that anymore.Yeah there are time constraints for obtaining permits and completing the job to revieve the grant. Ballpark estimates I’ve seen have been between 3-8k.
Walls are plaster and lathe. And as far as I know everything under the house is in good shape based on the inspection when we bought the house just over a year ago.