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Choosing Your REALTOR ®
With so many realtors competing for your business, how do you know which one to choose? Here are a few things to consider when choosing a realtor.
The most important decision you will make in the sale of your home is the Realtor you choose.
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Is a Landscape Architect Really Necessary?
Many people feel that when they are ready to design a landscape, that a landscape architect is necessary. They do not feel that their natural tastes or inclinations are “correct,” and they feel that they may irrevocably ruin their yard if they...
Kitchen Remodel - What you Need to Know
You have decided to make the plunge and begin to plan your kitchen remodeling project. There are so many questions and you’re not sure where to start. There are some steps you should follow to help you survive what is probably the most intense home...
Secrets of the Screw
I often see friends and fellow home-improvers using screws in their DIY efforts, and it never ceases to amaze me how hard some of these people find it to make a simple screw do what it's designed for. lets take a look at why. Of the two basic types...
Things To Consider Before Buying A Condo Hotel Or Resort Residence
Resort home ownership, such as condo hotels and fractional shares, is different from typical home ownership. So it is important to ask certain questions before signing the purchase agreement on a resort property. The following list of questions...
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A Kitchen Remodeling DIY Project: Replacing the Kitchen Sink
If you're not sure you want to take on an entire kitchen
remodeling project yourself, a good way to find out is to tackle
replacing your kitchen sink. You'll need the right tools for the
kitchen remodeling project, however. This includes: adjustable
wrench, 10" pipe wrench, screwdriver, pliers, hacksaw, basin
wrench, a hammer, flex-supplies, caulking and plumbers putty. If
you aren't familiar with some of these supplies, a consultant in
you're the kitchen remodeling section of your local home
improvement store can guide you in making the right purchases.
Besides these supplies, you'll also need a new kitchen sink. Be
sure to check out the various designs available in the kitchen
remodeling section of your home improvement store.
It's a good idea to obtain a kitchen remodeling book with
plumbing diagrams if you haven't attempted a kitchen remodeling
project that involves plumbing before now. Replacing a kitchen
sink is low of the scale of kitchen remodeling project
difficulty, but a good set of plumbing diagrams can be
invaluable.
The first step in this kitchen remodeling project is to shut off
the hot and cold water supply valves. Next, disconnect the water
supplies from the faucet and be sure
to remove the drain pipe
and the anchor clips that hold the sink in place. After that,
all you have to do to proceed with your kitchen remodeling
project is take out the old sink and then place the faucet and
strainer on the new sink. Tighten the nuts on the faucet and use
some putty to hold the strainer. Next, you'll need to tighten
the flex supplies on the faucet. If the sink you chose for this
kitchen remodeling project isn't self-rimming; all you need to
do is put the sink into place and tighten the anchor clips. If
it is, apply caulking to the perimeter of the countertop.
Use the flex water supplies on the valves, tighten and then move
on to connecting the drain pipe to the strainer. Now, all that's
left for this kitchen remodeling project is opening the main
water valve and the valves under the sink. Clean up any caulking
residue and to let the water run through for a few minutes. If
there aren't any leaks, you can chalk this kitchen remodeling
project up as a success.
About the author:
Lyn Davis is a freelance author. For more information visit Kitchen
Remodel or Home Design
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