old house

Hi - I'm in an apartment with an old kitchen faucet (madeira?), and there's no under-sink shutoff valves for hot or cold. It goes straight into the wall. I'm wondering if I can still install an under-sink filter (i.e. Aquasana) and hook the cold water line somewhere in the small space between...

Hi, so I’m desperate for help. The hot water for my bath faucet gave out, couldn’t turn it off. Bought a replacement set and am trying to replace it. I’m already struggling with the fact I cannot turn off my water because my shut off valve in my basement is also in need of replacement and...

Recently bought an old house with old drain pipes. I'm in the process of figuring out how to replace the metal pipes with PVC. A couple of questions. For one, the original system includes a p-trap on on the mainline. I had a plumber come in at some point that mentioned that was probably no...

The 3bed, 1bath, 1,400 sqft house was built in the '50s if I remember correctly. The previous owner deleted all the plumbing except for the copper inlet. I already changed the size from 1/2' copper to 3/4 Pex and its first stop is the toilet. I plan to run 3/4 Pex throughout the house reducing...

Was attempting to set up my bidet at my new apartment in a very old building. Cranked the stop for the toilet until it should be good and closed; she's still flushing. Tightened the central screw-still flushing. The supply is an exposed pipe running along the baseboard, and it gets tapped for...

We are selling our home and need to install the trim for our shower. I called and sought local help, no one seems to know. We renovated the shower a year ago but didn't keep the trim or think to replace the value. I don't want to have to remove and replace the tile. Does anyone have any idea...

I'm hoping someone can identify this cast iron canister connected to the drain line of a stand-up shower in a house built in the 1940's, it's about 5.5 inches (14cm) tall, has a removable top and has no markings that I can see. I wouldn't bother, but the drain began leaking and I need to know...