Having a Toilet Replaced

debodun

debodun

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I am seriously thinking about having my toilet replaced - it's disgusting because of and water and iron deposits.

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I contacted a plumber and he said that if I buy and have the toilet ready, he would install it. There's no way I can transport a whole toilet. Have it delivered you say? Not an option either. Why can't the plumber get it and just add it to the bill?
 

Tell the plumber you're an old, disabled person and you can't do it. Ask him to do it.
Ps-- WHY can't it be delivered? Don't you have a major chain store around?
 
Any plumber I have worked with would bring it. Ask him, if you pick it out and pay for it (at Lowes or Home Depot) - could he pick it up and bring it? If not - get a new plumber. There are MANY different designs and perhaps he doesn't want to make that choice FOR you. We like the ones that sit higher - so you don't have to squat but to each his own.
 
Loews and Home Depot deliver, but don’t waste money on a toilet-get a new clean stove, repaint the kitchen cabinets, and get your kitchen clean and sparkling, before you die of a nasty kitchen related disease. Since you are the only one using that toilet, as you have said many times, your butt is not catching anything from it.
 
Aneeda72 said:
Loews and Home Depot deliver, but don’t waste money on a toilet. Since you are the only one using that toilet, as you have said many times, your butt is not catching anything from it.
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But it isn't working properly. The water just swirls around unless I hold down the handle, and then I have to vigorously plunge it.
 
debodun said:
I am seriously thinking about having my toilet replaced - it's disgusting because of and water and iron deposits.

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I contacted a plumber and he said that if I buy and have the toilet ready, he would install it. There's no way I can transport a whole toilet. Have it delivered you say? Not an option either. Why can't the plumber get it and just add it to the bill?
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I would save your money, Deb, if you're not serious about having your home done.

If you're considering having a new toilet installed, with the old existing toilet gone, that's a great time to tear up the old flooring, install a new bathtub and/or shower stall, new sink, repaint, and lay down something new and fresh in the way of flooring, before the new toilet is installed.

Bam! One job out of the way, and you now have a nice clean and fresh room in your house. Check off the list
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Aunt Marg said:
I would save your money, Deb, if you're not serious about having your home done.

If you're considering having a new toilet installed, with the old existing toilet gone, that's a great time to tear up the old flooring, install a new bathtub and/or shower stall, new sink, repaint, and lay down something new and fresh in the way of flooring, before the new toilet is installed.

Bam! One job out of the way, and you now have a nice clean and fresh room in your house. Check off the list
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Besides no plumber is putting a new toilet on a rotted floor.
 
My plumber brought & installed 2 of my toilets. I bought the other 2 & he installed them. I've found that you need to be dealing with a big plumbing company that has many employees; not a small 2-3 man operation. It costs more but it's worth it. A bigger company will have contacts with several distributors & get the best price and availability & will deliver & install. With 2 of the toilets, my plumber caught problems that prevented the new toilets from working properly. And, installing a toilet properly involves knowledge & experience. A previous plumber improperly installed a toilet & instead of re-doing it right, he cemented the toilet to the floor to prevent the leaks from being visible. Then, he hid the gray cement by covering it with white plaster.
As for brands, there are only two that I would consider - for reliability, water usage & price: "Toto" and "Kohler." Those recommendations came directly from my plumber.
 
I just got off the phone with another plumber. He said he doesn't buy his fixtures from the big box stores like Home Depot or Lowes because they don't hold up. His price was around $800 for parts and labor and that didn't include any other problems that might arise once he got into the job.
 
I don't know why I get in a dither these days about home repairs. Years ago I'd just look up someone in the yellow pages, they'd come and do the work, I paid them and BANG - it was over an done. Now everything seems over-priced so I feel I have to shop around. Who has the best deal? Are they cheating me because I'm an old woman living alone? So nothing ever ends up getting done.

The old "analysis paralysis" again!
 
debodun said:
I don't know why I get in a dither these days about home repairs. Years ago I'd just look up someone in the yellow pages, they'd come and do the work, I paid them and BANG - it was over an done. Now everything seems over-priced so I feel I have to shop around. Who has the best deal? Are they cheating me because I'm an old woman living alone? So nothing ever ends up getting done.

The old "analysis paralysis" again!
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Just think, Deb, if there is someone you plan on leaving your riches to, chances are good, they're going to fritter it away when your gone, and you can't take it with you, so why all of the worry and fuss over cost?
 
win231 said:
My plumber brought & installed 2 of my toilets. I bought the other 2 & he installed them. I've found that you need to be dealing with a big plumbing company that has many employees; not a small 2-3 man operation. It costs more but it's worth it. A bigger company will have contacts with several distributors & get the best price and availability & will deliver & install. With 2 of the toilets, my plumber caught problems that prevented the new toilets from working properly. And, installing a toilet properly involves knowledge & experience. A previous plumber improperly installed a toilet & instead of re-doing it right, he cemented the toilet to the floor to prevent the leaks from being visible. Then, he hid the gray cement by covering it with white plaster.
As for brands, there are only two that I would consider - for reliability, water usage & price: "Toto" and "Kohler." Those recommendations came directly from my plumber.
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Back in my younger days, I used to play Toto on a turntable, now people have turned to sitting on Toto.

How times have changed.
 
win231 said:
My plumber brought & installed 2 of my toilets. I bought the other 2 & he installed them. I've found that you need to be dealing with a big plumbing company that has many employees; not a small 2-3 man operation. It costs more but it's worth it. A bigger company will have contacts with several distributors & get the best price and availability & will deliver & install. With 2 of the toilets, my plumber caught problems that prevented the new toilets from working properly. And, installing a toilet properly involves knowledge & experience. A previous plumber improperly installed a toilet & instead of re-doing it right, he cemented the toilet to the floor to prevent the leaks from being visible. Then, he hid the gray cement by covering it with white plaster.
As for brands, there are only two that I would consider - for reliability, water usage & price: "Toto" and "Kohler." Those recommendations came directly from my plumber.
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I agree. The last house we bought the toilet wiggled on the cement floor. When they installed the ADA toilet this problem had to be fixed. Everyone in our age group, when replacing a toilet, should get the higher one. IMO
 
It isn't only about the cost - it more like are these contractors going to do a good job? After my mom passed, I had the front porch painted. Over that winter the paint peeled off in sheets. The contractor refused to do anything about it. I had to take him to small claims. Here we can only sue for up to $3000 and I had paid him $4500. He kept delaying each time we went saying he needed more time. Finally the justice put her foot down and said next time was his last chance. In the end I won, but between the $1500 I lost and having to travel several times to court, 60 miles round-trip, it was hardly worth it. Similar situations have really soured me on home maintenance.
 
Pepper said:
You don't deserve to live this way.
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Agreed, no one does. Sell it for the land and move. Admittedly, I just can’t get passed the picture of your kitchen. You deserve a clean place. Once moved, hire someone to come in and clean for you deb.
 
debodun said:
I don't know why I get in a dither these days about home repairs. Years ago I'd just look up someone in the yellow pages, they'd come and do the work, I paid them and BANG - it was over an done. Now everything seems over-priced so I feel I have to shop around. Who has the best deal? Are they cheating me because I'm an old woman living alone? So nothing ever ends up getting done.

The old "analysis paralysis" again!
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Well you can't expect workmen to work in 2020 for 1980 prices. Everything costs more now than it did years ago. It just does.
 
debodun said:
It isn't only about the cost - it more like are these contractors going to do a good job? After my mom passed, I had the front porch painted. Over that winter the paint peeled off in sheets. The contractor refused to do anything about it. I had to take him to small claims. Here we can only sue for up to $3000 and I had paid him $4500. He kept delaying each time we went saying he needed more time. Finally the justice put her foot down and said next time was his last chance. In the end I won, but between the $1000 I lost and having to travel several times to court, 60 miles round-trip, it was hardly worth it. Similar situations have really soured me on home maintenance.
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Good, that’s a good thing. Now you can MOVE, sell and MOVE!
 
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