Things to know about your home. 10

What are the things that you don't know about your home? They are all the important things that you don't know are important until you need to know them.  Now is that clear to everyone. 

How many of us want beautiful ceramic tile in our bathrooms.  I know I do and have done it several times.  My better half wants me to do it again in the shared bath upstairs.  This bath is one that hasn't been touched yet and is in need of remodeling.  Since this was the kids bath I tried to stay away from it as if it were cursed (maybe it was). 

When you tackle laying a ceramic floor you must have all your plans and layouts ready BEFORE you start.  Don't even take up the old surface until you have everything in order, all materials and tools.  Your local home improvement store will have project planners for you to go by.  I've seen them and there not too bad.  But one thing was left out of the ones I saw.

The toilet presents a problem for most DIYers because it sits on the floor, the old/existing floor.  Well here you are in the process of raising the floor by at least a 1/4 and maybe as much as 1/2 an inch.  That more than likely will cause the toilet to leak.  But don't fret, there is a s

                                                                                                                                                           This little gadget will raise the toilet enough so the new tile will not prevent it from making a good seal.  For what it does the price is not bad either, 2 - 4 dollars.