Category: Bathrooms
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How To Reduce your Electric Bill with a Water Heater Timer
While everyone is promoting the use of Compact Florescent and LED Light Bulbs to save money the reality is heating and cooling are the most expensive portions of our electric use. To reduce the cost of Electric used for heating our homes most new homes will come with a programmable thermostat allowing the owner to…
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How To Supply 80 Percent of your Cleaning Products for Almost FREE
Everyone is looking for ways to save money today and this is a good practice. Whatever you save you don’t have to earn and that means you can purchase something else that you need or save some money for when we get older. Having a background in chemistry having attended a technical school and studied…
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How To – What is the proper Thinset, Mortar or Adhesive for your Tile Install?
When installing tile there are a variety of different compounds that can be used to attach it to the substrate. They come in everything from a tube adhesive to mortar beds mixed from sand and portland cement and each has its best application. In addition to the material is the way it is applied. Most…
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How To – When Replacing Tile on a Mortar Bed do I need to remove the old Mortar Bed?
If you are remodeling an older home one that was built prior to 1965 then there is a high probability that the tiles in your bathroom are placed on a 1 – 1/2 inch thick mortar bed. Mortar beds are really the best way to install tile in a wood frame home because they provide…
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How To – Choosing the Right Underlayment Backer Material for Tile Installs
When you are performing a Tile install in your Bathroom or Kitchen it is important to know the correct way to prepare the area for Tile. Some surfaces like concrete floors can take tile directly however if you are installing tile in a bathroom or an area that will have water or high traffic then…