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my rental needs a showerhead upgrade..

By knitrat Grommit_medium

I am renting a house and would like to change the showerhead, but the existing fixture is sealed with silicone tape. How do people deal with this stuff? Should I go at it with a monkey wrench and just force it off and tear the tape or is there a better way to approach it? Also, can anyone suggest how to remove it (it's sticky stuff).

Here's a related question, does anyone know of a less dangerous /toxic sealant than tile and tub sealant? I wonder what people doing green renos use..

thanks for your wisdom, curblies..

May 17, 2007
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Green Driveways

By knitrat Grass_paving_large

 I don't even have a driveway to build myself, but I thought you all might like this... I always thought that these building blocks for a grass-covered driveway were a cool concept, but they are no doubt expensive. 

 

Someone at sewgreen (fabulous new diy/craft eco blog btw) came up with the idea of reusing discarded materials used to maintain ski slopes.

http://sewgreen.blogspot.com/2007/04/green-car-parking.html

April 19, 2007
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