Old House Renovations

My current home needed the standard bath remodels. No big deal, right? Well, since we’ve done quite a few, we knew there’d be some little quirk to deal with, but we never expected to uncover a massive iron waste pipe when we lifted off the old toilet, which had an annoying habit of imitating a wild bronc if you sat on it. As soon as we saw the pipe, we also saw the problem. The toilet was only bolted down on one side because one side of the flange (the part of the pipe where the toilet bolts get screwed down) was cracked off. It was securely welded to the pipe, so we couldn’t replace it without replacing the pipe.

Except for that one problem, the pipe was actually in great shape and who wants to mess with a pipe that big and heavy? So, we did the next best thing. We ran up to the hardware store and asked for a replacement toilet flange, took it back home and installed it. Our new, wobble free toilet was in place minutes later.

I love it when repairs are that easy, don’t you?

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