In Part One of this piece we discussed some very-important-not-to-be-overlooked-or-underdone structural elements of raising and/or moving a bathtub. Here in Part Two, we talk about the bun that makes that beefy patty look and taste real yummy--trim details. For me, trimming a tub includes more than what my eight year old daughter refers to as "curly wood." It's about how a tub feels when you get ...
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31
I realize that some people might object to Halloween decorations being regarded as a home renovation topic. But it's not your parents' Halloween anymore where you carve a pumpkin, hang a cardboard skeleton on the front door and wait for the candy grovelers to show up. Technology, marketing and plain ol' show biz have made Halloween a neighborhood DIY competition worthy of at least a little notice from the home ...
This big blog on building bathrooms is coming to you from the floor of The Remodeling Show where I am delivering several demonstrations on…can you believe it…building bathrooms. Among the many topics I'll hit--everything from how to deal with Swiss-Cheesed floor framing (a perennial old house challenge) to the differences between minimum code requirements and minimum design recommendations and insulation tips--I'll also address a simple-ish way to upgrade a bathtub, ...
