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    MJSI Toilet Fill Valve

    The Hydro Clean 660 by MJSI has a couple of features not found on most toilet fill valves.

     
  • High-Efficiency Toilets (Subscriber content)

    New 1.28-gallon toilets do a surprisingly good job of clearing the bowl.

     
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    Stall Saw Shower Countersink Adapter

    Mud-pan shower bases for tile require the drain to be flush with the subfloor.

     
  • Compliant Vanity

    All of cabinet manufacturer Xylem’s vanities are made from wood products that comply with California’s stringent new air-quality standards, which impose strict limits on formaldehyde emissions.

     
  • Strategic Air Command

    Air-quality standards may require either continuous use or high-volume intermittent use of exhaust ventilation.

     
  • Shower Preheater

    Countless gallons are wasted as bathers wait for shower water to warm up. What’s even worse are the countless gallons of hot water wasted as distracted bathers busy themselves with other things while their empty shower runs hot.

     
  • Trowel-Applied Membranes

    Q: Are the new trowel-applied membranes used for waterproofing showers as good as sheet membranes? Are some better than others?

     
  • In the News

    Who's liable for defective Chinese drywall?; top 10 OSHA violations for 2009; Texas requires water-saving toilets; more

     
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    Mud-Bed Showers (Subscriber content)

    Floated mortar walls provide a flat, plumb setting bed over irregular wall framing.

     
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    Building Zero-Step Entries (Subscriber content)

    Universal access should begin at the front door.

     
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    Q&A: Deep Traps

    Q: My client's kitchen sink has a shallow 6-inch-deep bowl, and the drain connection is located in the wall rather than the floor. She would like to replace the sink with one that has a much deeper bowl, but that will place the bottom of the bowl at nearly the same level as the drain opening. Is it...

     
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    Products

    Drywall primer; affordable whirlpool tub; easy replacement windows; quiet garbage disposer; more

     
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    On the Job

    Custom shower niches; working inside the bubble

     
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    Kitchen & Bath

    Commercial-style range for less; slate-look porcelain tiles; lightweight thinset mortar; PEX plumbing connections

     
  • In the News

    Roofing nails puncture gas lines in Texas; hot countertops rattle kitchen and bath industry; dustup over drywall

     
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    Kitchen & Bath

    Kids’ activity center; faucet for vessel sinks; in-line bathroom fan; more

     
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    Expanding a Narrow Laundry Room (Subscriber content)

    Cantilevering the floor and using the existing roof overhang kept costs down.

     
  • Letters

    Interior-design law; stabilizing steel against buckling; respect for legal immigrants

     
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    Kitchen & Bath

    ppliances, fixtures, and finishes

     
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    On the Job

    Avoiding plaster disaster; a floating sink