DIY Noob

jonny12gauge

Shared on Sun, 06/22/2008 - 18:05

Since my wife and I purchased our first house about 4 years ago, I've been learing a lot about "do it yourself" projects.  Yes, I'll admit that I am a DIY Noob.  I never really learned much about anything that a homeowner would encounter as I grew up:  plumbing, electrical, construction etc.  That being said our toilet in our spare bath has been in dire need of replacement since we bought the house.  We got a flyer from Home Depot this week featuring a complete toilet for only $79 bucks.  It included the base, tank, plumbing guts, seat cover, wax ring and bolt caps.  Not a bad deal if you ask me!

 

 

Long story short, in a little over an hour we ripped out the old one and put the new one it.  It really wasn't that bad, considering I had absolutely no idea what I was doing.  We only have a very small water leak and I think it is because I did not tighten the one tank bolt enough.  Hopefully, re-tightening it will solve the problem!  Glad we did it ourselves though - Home Depot wants freaking $149 minimum to install a toilet!

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Gman's picture
Submitted by Gman on Sun, 06/22/2008 - 18:40
Sweetness, I know who I'm calling for my plumbing issues now! JONNY12GAUGE, OVERLORD OF 2O2PHALO and PLUMBER EXTRADONAIRE!!!
naveeda's picture
Submitted by naveeda on Sun, 06/22/2008 - 19:51
Jonny, I bought mine 3 years ago and let me tell you this, it will be atleast a week before you know how good or bad of a job you did :lol: You do deserve a big round of applause of DIY.
hubristes's picture
Submitted by hubristes on Sun, 06/22/2008 - 21:51
I actually grew up doing all that stuff. My Dad is a residential contractor / fix-it man. I spent last weekend building shelves in my garage and redoing my wife's closet. I had tons of problems so experience really doesn't help. You just have to have the balls to DIY. Congrats.

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