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Questions tagged [bathroom]

For questions regarding the room where one bathes or uses the toilet.

Bathroom

A bathroom is a room for bathing in containing a bathtub and/or a shower and optionally a toilet, a sink/hand basin/wash basin and possibly also a bidet.

In North American English a "bathroom" is commonly used as a euphemism for a room containing a toilet or possibly a public toilet (more correctly called a "restroom").

More information

Wikipedia on bathroom

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Do you really need a p-trap on bathroom sinks?

If I do away with the trap what is it going to hurt? Will something bad happen? A friend had a problem with clogs. He took his out and has had no more problems. Can you tell me why that is?
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Installing a grab bar on a fiberglass shower wall

My elderly mother is coming for a visit and I initially was looking for a suction grab bar but deemed it not reliable so looking for options to install it. I’ve seen videos of grab bar installation without studs - they use Wingits and a toggler…
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What height for towel bar blocking?

As an Architect, it appears the solution is to add 2x6 blocking in the wall adjacent to shower. Just curious at what height to add the blocking. Centered at 44" unless noted otherwise.
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How to clean hard soap scum and lime from bathtub?

All this dirt has been on the bathtub for like a year or so since the previous owner just remodelled my house before we bought it and he didn't live there. I read many articles and videos to learn how to do it but none of them worked at all. The…
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Is installing crown molding a DIY project?

My wife has lately been thinking about ways to improve our home, and has settled upon installing crown molding in our 3 bedrooms and 2.5 bathrooms as one of the things she would like to do. My question is this: for two people who have little DIY…
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How do I build a wet room for a wheelchair user?

How do I build a wet room that: Does not leek Does not have water run out of its door Is wheelchair accessible (e.g a very low slope) It is very hard to get the slope right by hand and I have need two many cases when the sleep is too steep and the…
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Identifying Toilet Pipe

First time positing to this channel. However, I wondered if someone could help me identify the white pipe above the waste running to this toilet? My understanding was that toilets traditionally have a waste pipe, and a water supply (running to the…
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Are these walls prepared properly for tile?

My sister and I are doing our bathrooms in our condos. I am seeing her job and am concerned they aren't doing right. They used the concrete sheetrock for her shower but it didn't go to the top. So they did some patchwork with sheetrock and put…
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Is there a "standard" height for towel bars in bathrooms?

I'm hanging a towel bar on a wall in a newly-built bathroom (part of a major remodel). I would like to avoid placing the bar at an "awkward" height, but I'm not sure what the proper height would be. Is there a "standard" height?
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How to fix a hole in the wall of a plastic shower/bathtub?

I have a hole in the wall of my shower about 4 inches in diameter. I think there is fiberglass underneath. What is the best way to fix the wall and what kind of paint could I use to make it blend in with the rest of the tub?
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Installing corrugated metal in bathroom

I'm planning on installing corrugated galvanized metal as a wainscoting in my bathroom. Is there anything I need to put behind the metal to help prevent mold/moisture from getting behind it? The walls are plaster. This is the picture my girlfriend…
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How much of a damaged shower wall should I replace?

I was trying to fix a few crack tiles yesterday, upon removing the loose tile, I found out the dry wall on the back has developed some mold, I removed all the mold drywall, and think about replacing the drywall with some Cement board as the drywall…
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Bathroom Remodel; Tile laid, now told floor is unlevel?

I hired a contractor to remodel my bathroom. They ripped out the old tile that was in the bathroom; underneath was a wood floor. I’m not sure what happened after this, all I know is that now, the new floor is installed (porcelain tile) and my floor…
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How to fix water leak between tub and shower walls

Less than a year ago we remodeled our bathroom. A new tub and shower panels were installed. I was told by the contractor that it was not necessary to caulk between tub and shower panels due to the new interlocking panel designs. I requested it…
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toilet flush problems

I used plunger,chemicles,snake, several times upto 8 ft, replaced entire filler assembly.Flapjack won't matter cause i've held it up to get a complete flush and it didn't make a difference. the bowl is filling up but it onle glugs,instead of…
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