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Grant, I really love that house. Just one question... what is the slab of marble under the toilet for? I think I get the one under the heater so it doesn't rust if it gets too wet, but I don't get the toilet...
I'm guessing that both slabs are covering tile damage.
Perhaps the toilet sweats which is caused by cold water in the toilet and tank on hot humid days. I have had that situation and I was told the marble was one option to combat the situation.
PoohBang your guess is as good as ours, we have no idea, and it was rather treacherous the first few days in the house getting out of the shower. I think we both stubbed our toes at least once a day
Lyles I would say that was a great conclusion save the fact that it isn't tile. We didn't know that until the first time we walked on it bare foot. So much to our dismay it is vinyl. But that is low on our list of things to change
Perhaps the toilet sweats which is caused by cold water in the toilet and tank on hot humid days. I have had that situation and I was told the marble was one option to combat the situation.
Connery that is the best conclusion yet. I actually just went and felt the tank and the toilet and it's not cold, and I don't remember ever having seen it sweat thought it does get that hot here. But then again it is 60F outside today and the windows are open so who know. I think it may be a mystery.
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Gorgeous houses, Rue and Grant Fan! Well done to you both! :eusa_clap
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Beautiful home....me and my wife are in the process of figuring out what we are wanting to do.
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judging from all the old homes I've lived in it's probably something silly like they moved from the 10" toilet to the 12" and and the holed didn't match up but they had this old piece of marble so they used to cover up the extra hole or... the toilet water line was just a tad short so they shimmied it up half an inch with a piece of marble left over.
I once lived in a house where they raised the toilet 1 foot so they didn't have to dig into the slab for the drain...
I once lived in a house where they raised the toilet 1 foot so they didn't have to dig into the slab for the drain...
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And that's why they call it The Throne. lol
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Man, I thought my house was old @ 105. Loving the even older homes here. Nicely done. Glad I found this thread...
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That's commonplace in these parts in basements. My grandparents just put a bathroom in the basement and did just that.
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Rue,
You really need the vintage stove for your kitchen!
Mike
You really need the vintage stove for your kitchen!
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Yes, I've seen it before... but it's just not a natural feeling doing that up so high in a room... unless you're a bird.
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Haha, I don't care for it either. My best friend's bathroom is like that in his basement and I always trip over that little 'step'
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HA! My dad always calls those commercial grade heavy flush toilets 'Fergusons'
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