Kit's Kitty Korner [WINTER IS COMING]

[Kitalpha Hart]

Work specifically gets the Shield brand, but one of my friends who works elsewhere also gets them distributed but their place uses a different one...which has blue raspberry as an option

Is mid-afternoon here, hot hot hot. Nice breeze though, so I've got doors and windows open to help downstairs cool down. Upstairs has a large (expensive) a/c unit, which has the goal of keeping upstairs from being something like 10-15° warmer than downstairs. It fares nicely, sometimes upstairs is slightly cooler it generally it's a touch warmer or even

[galled]

Because cool air sinks, A/C upstairs can cool the downstairs a bit--at least in theory.

A nice cool popsicle sounds nice about now...

[Kitalpha Hart]

HEY SO I'VE BEEN A HOMEOWNER FOR TWO YEARS NOW

[Lemon Cheesecake]

WOW!!

it has been two years already ???

CONGRATULATIONS !!!

Doesn't sound like you ended up needing to bring in a renter to help cover mortgage like you thought you might have to?

[galled]

Cool! Happy 2nd!!!

Time sure flies!

[Kitalpha Hart]

A renter would help with the stuff I've been putting off, like the bathroom and back porch both needing to be redone

[Lemon Cheesecake]

Bathrooms are important to keep up.

Are you researching what you want to do with the bathroom & looking for price sales?
Are you & your Dad planning on doing the renovations yourselves?

[Kitalpha Hart]

I know what i want for the full bathroom: tub becomes shower stall. Floor redone. Toilet redone. Sink vanity replaced with a much smaller one
But toilet and floor are the main ones, and since I don't want or need some convoluted fancy toilet with gizmos and gadgets, that's something like $100 for just the toilet

HAH. No. Dad doesn't have the steadiness and I don't have the strength. A professional can do it

[galled]

Most toilets are two pieces (three if you count the cover), so they're not that heavy if you move a one piece. Either way, paying someone to do it works if you can swing it. Yeah, the floor needs to be done first.

[Kitalpha Hart]

How the hell are they more than one? You mean like the body, the tank cover, and the seat???

It is hot, muggy, and the grass is turning brown

[galled]

A standard toilet is a bottom, tank, and tank cover. A "one piece" toilet has the bottom and seat all in one and a tank cover.

[Kitalpha Hart]

Preeeeeeetty sure the tank is the same piece as the bowl, but I'm not going head-first into the cobwebs to check

Well, temps dropped. It's actually kinda chilly outside now

[galled]

If you take off the tank cover and look in you'll see large screw heads at the bottom of the tank if it's a standard "two piece" toilet. Single piece toilets are more expensive than standard ones, so most homese have standards.

Enjoy the cool while you can!

[Kitalpha Hart]

The inside of the tank looks rusty from years upon years of hard water, so if there is any they're invisible

[galled]

It doesn't really matter what the old one is if you're going to replace it. It's just that you can move a new two piece toilet in pieces to get into tight places or carry up stairs for example.

To get the old one out, I've broken them down into pieces using a hammer and sticking pieces in a 5 gallon bucket to carry them. Just make sure you shut off the water and drain it completely before you do it!

Do you have a second bathroom in your home?