we just replaced it with a cheap plastic strainer type. It tends to clog easily with hair...and we also bathe the dogs in that tub which produces a lot fur & clogs. So hopefully this helps with the clogs

I didn't even think to try to twist it! So simple. lol I was just able to get it off with a pair of pliers. Thank you so much for your help!

There is a cross bar about an 1 1/2 inches down, then the shaft. I don't feel anything below the cross bar indicating the shaft continues down. So apparently I just need to remove the 1 1/2 inches of shaft above the cross bar. but feeling with my fingers I don't feel a screw or anything. (And as I m...

I saw that before...but I don't see a screw anywhere?

We have a lift & turn bathtub stopper, and want to completely remove the stopper and the shaft that goes in the tub. We will be replacing it with just a basic rubber net/filter to help catch hair, etc. We got the actual stopper out, but can't figure out how to get the shaft out... any ideas? Tha...

well I guess when they were sticking things up in the hole trying to locate the joists, they found some, BUT they don't touch the ceiling.. ? not sure how thats possible..but thats what they found.... i'm curious how the ceiling is being held on.. lol

does that make sense?

thanks for the post... i know my husband and father in law were poking around, and they couldn't locate a joist..maybe they'll look again...

and they know electrical, no worries there

thanks

hello! I haven't posted for a while...but now we need help! we have a 2001 double wide built by pine grove manuf. in our dining room we took down the light fixture to hang a ceiling fan. we found that the current light wasn't really held on by anything.. the screws holding in the box (containing all...

The hooks that you are referring to are the 'hercules hooks' and I actually use a couple of those. But they aren't useful for everything. And just screwing into the studs dont help either for some things, especially when wanting to hang decorative items. I'm not sure what type of anchors we are usin...

Hello! I have a question regarding hanging items on the wall board stuff. Since it is thinner than regular drywall/sheetrock. What type of wall anchors can you use to have heavier items? We've used regular drywall anchors with screws, but since the walls are so thin, they dont hold well.. any ideas?...

Thanks for the post! I was reading on how to edit my profile on some others people's posts, however I could not figure out how to actually get to the place the edit my profile... Sorry I was no aware there was no personal advertising in your signatures. If you could point me in the right direction t...

Hello! I'm a newcomer to this forum. We recently (less than a year) purchased our first home, which is a double wide manufactured home, roughly 1400 square feet. We've done a little paintining.. the living room, we painted over the batten strips. But in a hallway, I removed them, and mudded and tape...