It just doesn't get a whole lot more exciting than this
folks! But the toilet seat in the
downstairs bathroom has been replaced.
The old one was looking pretty worn and ratty. It had chips all over the lid and the
underside of the seat. The lid looked
ugly enough on its own, but the underside of the seat was getting stained and
hard to clean. I'll spare you the
picture of that. Some things should
remain a secret.
Fortunately toilet seats aren't too terribly expensive, however
they can be if you want to get all technical and fancy. Since I am still capable of lifting and
lowering my own lid myself and do not require a light in the middle of the
night (although I do see the value of that if you have men in the house) I
opted for a rather low-tech model. The
basic white.
The job itself was pretty darn easy. I removed the old seat by popping open the
little trap doors on the hinges with a flat blade screwdriver and removed the
two screws simply by turning the nuts from underneath. Once the old seat was off I carted it
directly to the trash can. Good riddance!
Then I gave the bowl a good scrubbing because, let's face it, it
is going to be a long time before I get to do so while so unencumbered, don't
you know. One mustn't waste the
opportunity.
The new seat went on just like the old one came off. Only in reverse, of course. J
Total time spent, including scrubbing the bowl - 10 minutes! But Wow!
What a difference a shiny new seat makes. And boy is it shiny too. Amazing how much better it looks. And another item crossed of the good 'ol To
Do list!
I remember years ago when I kept on bugging my husband to replace the toilet seat. Never having done it myself or really taking the time to figure it out, I thought it was a huge task. After waiting way too long for it to get done, I went out and bought a new toilet seat myself and geared myself up for a whole afternoon of reading instructions and having to search for tools that had to do with plumbing. I laughed at myself for days when I realized how easy and quick it was to change the toilet seat. Since then I have made it a point to research what needs to be done before I make a big deal out of it in my head or ask for help. :)
ReplyDeleteI totally understand doing that. You just shake your head in amazement don't you? My biggest thing was to simply get over my fear of trying. Once I did that I became a whole lot more productive. Funny how that works.
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