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3 May 2021 | 12 replies
If it's a lower-quality unit, I use the cheap plastic ones you'll find at WalMart because there's a really good chance they'll be ruined after 1-2 tenants.
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15 March 2018 | 55 replies
The drawer slides have plastic parts that break easily, and the doors go all wonky.
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3 September 2015 | 12 replies
But "This is a new dishwasher with the plastic still on it" Vs.
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16 August 2014 | 8 replies
They had some plastic subway tile backsplash for as low as 2.99, and some nicer stone and glass backsplash for as low as $6.00.
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14 August 2017 | 12 replies
Urethane or acyrlic grout has many of the benefits of epoxy grout (plus a few more) without the significant disadvantages.One of the chief extra benefits of premixed grout like the stuff I'm talking about is that you can put it in with a plastic putty knife, a grout sponge, a bucket of water, and your finger -- it's practically as easy and teachable to an unskilled helper as a basic craft project.
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8 March 2008 | 7 replies
I just replaced my plastic dryer vent (14 years old) because the plumber that recently installed my new water heater said the plastic was a fire hazard.
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23 March 2010 | 9 replies
My two major concerns are the Federal and State bugdet and the Obama administration's proposed $2 trillion energy tax hike (cap and tax).Big Muddy is the economic anchor in the immediate area- so those employees directly, and the ancillary services that they require to run the prison prop up the median wages in the area to $33K +/- The other industries are obviously agricultural (dependent on energy for operation and transportation) and after that it's plastics / rubber at plants operated like Cooper Tire up in Mt.
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9 March 2014 | 6 replies
One way to check is wherever you have the flooring already torn up, take a smaller piece of plastic ( nice thick plastic ) and seal it to the floor, check the next day and if it is the slab, the plastic will have moisture all under it.
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30 December 2021 | 79 replies
Under the sink in the bathroom if they have put all kinds of crazy stuff or it is still draining slow then taking off the ( clean out ) connector usually fixes the issue and get the hairpins and other plastic stuff they thought would make it down the drain out.
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22 July 2021 | 499 replies
What helped me to choose a Tacoma is the 6 foot, "plastic" bed that won't rust or dent.