Bathroom

Bathroom

What is the Best Grout Color for White Tile
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If you are planning a classic kitchen or bathroom with white tiles, you may not have thought about the grout color yet. The best grout color for white tile doesn’t have to be limited to neutral hues. Bright, bold grout colors can transform white tiles, but the question is how do you decide which works best for your space? The last thing you’ll want to happen is for the grout color to overwhelm your white wall or floor tiles.

What Color Shower Curtains for a Gray Bathroom
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Gray is one particularly popular color that’s associated with balance. This cool-toned hue makes a room feel cozy and modern. But when it comes to deciding what color shower curtains go with a gray bathroom, you might not be aware of your options

Glossy or Matte Tiles for Bathroom Walls
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Choosing between glossy tiles and matte tiles when you’re renovating a bathroom comes down to more than just style preference because the decision you make here can actually affect how you use the space and how often you need to clean it.

Bathtub

Standard Clawfoot Tub Size
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Here we look at the standard clawfoot tub size, and other dimensional considerations you should take into account when planning a bathroom layout with this classic type of tub.

Standard Tub Drain Size
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A standardized drain diameter for a bathtub drain is around 1 and a half inches. Non-standard drain diameters such as antique bathtubs and vintage bathtubs will typically have slightly smaller drains measuring 1 ⅜ inch but you can use a reducer washer to fit the 1.5-inch pipework.

Soaker Tub Dimensions
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If you like to spend your free time luxuriating in a bathtub, then you will appreciate the benefits a soaker tub has to offer. These tubs are designed for soaking exactly as the name implies, and as such, they will be deeper and hold more water than your average bathtub, allowing the user to really immerse themselves in the water.

Plumbing

Bathroom Sink Drain Pipe Size
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A typical bathroom sink has a drain size of 2 inches, while a shower stall uses a 3-inch drain line and larger tubs use a 4-in. pipe or even larger.

No Water Coming Out of Faucet
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If you just discover that your tap water doesn’t work and there is no water coming out of the faucet, there can be a few reasons. We’ll pinpoint each of them and what to do when running into this dilemma. 

Faucet Hole Sizes
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The standard size of a faucet hole is 1 ⅜ inch. This translates to 1.375 inches, or 35mm. Since this is considered to be the standard diameter of a faucet hole, you should assume that this is the measurement of your sink faucet hole unless the specification indicates otherwise.

Showers

What Color Shower Curtains for a Gray Bathroom
Updated

Gray is one particularly popular color that’s associated with balance. This cool-toned hue makes a room feel cozy and modern. But when it comes to deciding what color shower curtains go with a gray bathroom, you might not be aware of your options

Shower Pipe Sizes
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If you are looking to replace your shower head, then you will need to know the size of your shower pipe to ensure the new head you choose is going to be compatible with it. Here we look at standard shower pipe size and correlating standard shower thread size.

How High Do You Hang a Shower Curtain
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If you move into a home without a shower curtain, or you’ve had your bathroom renovated and the curtain rail removed, then you face the task of installing a new curtain rail and deciding how high you should hang a shower curtain.

Toilets

Standard Toilet Flapper Sizes
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Once you have established that you need a new toilet flapper, you will discover that there are two sizes available. These are the 2-inch toilet flapper and the 3-inch toilet flapper.

Toilet Paper Roll Dimensions
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You might expect that all toilet rolls have the same dimensions as they are seen to be a standardized item that always looks the same no matter where you get it from, but actually, the size of toilet rolls can differ between manufacturers and also between the different types available.

Toilet Flange Sizes
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A toilet flange is a plumbing fitting that connects the toilet to the floor and connects the pipe to the drainage system. These functions are vital in the correct running of a toilet, so it’s important that you use the right type of flange for your toilet and pipework. Here we look at the different types of toilet flanges and toilet flange dimensions.