How to Remove Old Plumber’s Putty: A Step-by-Step Guide
I once pulled a sink drain out of a 1978 bungalow and found a lump of plumbers putty that had hardened into something between coal and ceramic. It didn’t j…
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Residential Water Pressure Standards: What You Need to Know
The shower curtain clung to my leg like wet tissue paper—not from steam, but from silence. No rush. No roar. Just a trickle, slow and stubborn, as if the w…
The Ultimate Guide to Toilet Types: One-Piece vs Two-Piece
I’m crouched on a 1970s avocado-green bathroom floor in Crouch End, torch between my teeth, trying to rock a one-piece toilet sideways so the wax seal will…
Troubleshooting Common Toilet Problems: A DIY Guide
Twenty-seven drips per minute. That’s what I heard when I opened the bathroom door at 3 a.m. in a semi-detached in Bury. Not a leak. Not a faulty valve. Th…
The Ultimate Guide to Toilet Installation: A Step-by-Step Guide
Twenty-three millimetres—that’s the exact gap I stared at last Tuesday when a brand-new Vitra S50 pan refused to sit flush against a newly tiled wall in a …
What is Plumber’s Putty: A Comprehensive Guide
The sink leaked for 11 days before I noticed the drip. Not because it was quiet—because it wasn’t. Every 3.7 seconds, a single drop hit the porcelain basin…
The Ultimate Guide to Utility Sinks in Kitchens
Twenty-seven centimetres. That’s the exact width of the gap between the dishwasher and the back door in my old flat in Bristol—a space so narrow it swallow…
What Causes Water to Drip from My Disposal?
Twenty-seven drips per minute. That’s what I counted once in a client’s kitchen sink while waiting for the kettle to boil—each drop hitting the stainless s…
The Pros and Cons of Using Water: An Overview
Twenty-seven drips per minute. That’s what I counted in the bathroom of a 1972 bungalow in Cheltenham last October. Not from a leaky tap—no, the tap was fi…
Can Water Shock You? The Risks and Precautions
Twenty-seven drips per minute – that’s how fast a slow bathroom leak fed moisture into a junction box behind my client’s shower unit last winter. I didn’t …