Installing A Toilet Seat

People always look at me funny when I talk about some of the things I do around here. I get a lot of "Why doesn't your husband do that?" but come on people women can do thing to! Changing a toilet seat out isn't exactly rocket science let's face it. Many single women and heck even some men hire someone to do it and spend $100+. Well here I am to show you that you to can save money by doing it yourself. A toilet can seat can be bought at pretty much any superstore or hardware store in America. I got mine from Walmart for $20, but you can usually pick one up at low as $10. You will never need more then a pair of pliers and a flat screw driver(I used a butter knife).

First you simply remove the bolt off the nut. This one was plastic and could be turned by hand

Take the time to scrub the heck out of it while it is off! Sadly that is clean.lol

My new one came with a plastic washer and a bolt. I needed pliers to put it back on


Make sure to put the plastic washer on it keeps the seat from moving and breaking!

Simple as can be you saved big $ and probably spent less time doing it yourself then waiting for the plumber to actually get there!

Comments

LisaLisa said…

I agree you do save money. I find myself doing a lot of repairs myself everything is just so costly when you have others come in to do it.

Thanks for stopping by my blog :0)

May 9, 2012 at 8:04 AM

Homemade Fly Traps

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Putting On Girl Scout Badges With A Flat Iron

I love helping all my little daisies earn badges, but as a mom I hate putting them on. Lol I saw an idea on Pinterest a while back to use a flat iron so I thought I'd give it a try. It worked really well but I do have a couple suggestions. First make sure your badge is exactly where you want them. Unlike an iron this causes the glue to melt very fast! Second count I 3-4 and it is probably done! Lastly you will likely have to apply pressure to the end pinching it tight. Overall it worked very well and I will probably keep putting badges on this way :)

Jello Hard Candy

Most hard candies call for corn syrup, but since I was out and I have 3 children home I decided to experiment and make something fun! Here is what you need:
2 Cups of Sugar
2 Cups of Water
1 Package Sugar Free Jello
A candy Thermometer

Making candy is a pretty tricky process and trust me I messed up a batch or two getting this to work right.lol Put the sugar and water into the pot and turn on medium whisking well till the sugar is dissolved. Stirring pretty regularly to help the sugar from burning. As the sugar begin to boil turn the heat up to high. Watch your thermometer when the candy reaches 230 pour in the jello continuing to mix. Pour this mixture immediately into a cake pan that is lined with parchment paper of you can rub a little veggie oil in it. The candy will continue to cook as it melts anything over 230 you will be left with a burnt candy that tastes like licorice.lol After you candy is cooled completely turn it out onto a cookie sheet and break apart :O) I like to dust mine …

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