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30 June 2023 | 52 replies
This de-waxed shellac solution eliminates the toughest odors—food, pet urine, cigarette smoke and more—and won’t yellow with age.
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27 September 2013 | 11 replies
I'll put several apple&cinnamon candles or better yet there are air fresheners that you twist and leave on different spots of the property.
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21 March 2018 | 21 replies
At sale we got a roof, first floor wax ring, garage roof patched, and some other minor repairs.
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17 February 2016 | 7 replies
You may have a bad wax ring and unstable toilet, since its below a bathroom, but also be aware that water will run down a vent pipe that goes through the roof, if the boot on the roof penetration is bad.
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9 July 2016 | 33 replies
They have everything you need in the box including the seat, wax ring and floor bolts.
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6 June 2016 | 10 replies
I like the "better than wax" seals because I don't like to get my hands sticky and they seem to hold up better to movement than wax.
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5 March 2018 | 7 replies
A hard wax oil like Odie’s Oil is a good option or a commercial grade waterbased finish like Loba Supra.
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2 July 2013 | 10 replies
A couple of leak sources that the others have left out:* toilet tank bolts (these mount the tank to the bowl and rust out from water contact within the tank)* toilet tank gasket (gasket between tank and bowl)* toilet bowl wax ring* tub faucet handle escutcheon plates (water gets behind these plates and then gets behind the wall)
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28 August 2017 | 5 replies
The seller covered it up by spraying air freshener and burning candles.