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Fabricating a toilet tank cover
Wood, coated several times with polyurethane, so it'll resist the moisture
from inside the tank. By the way, if you're ever faced with buying a new toilet, get down to your local library and find the issue of Consumer Reports in which they thoroughly tested a bunch of low flush toilets. Some work quite well, and they are NOT necessarily the expensive ones. wrote in message ... I have been fighting with one of these new "water saver" (water waster) toilets that require the plunger and 5 flushes after each and every use. I am on a fixed low income and unable to a buy an expensive toilet. I just got an older toilet, and the price was right, FREE. The neighbors replaced it because the tank cover was dropped and broken (and thrown away). They said the toilet works fine, and I can see it's in good shape, and looks well built. It's an Eljer, and it has a large tank so it should flush well. Other than hitting a few local plumbing shops to see if they happen to have a used cover that will fit, I am not going to even try to buy a replacement from the company, since I can already imagine the hassle, price, and shipping cost. I think I can fabricate something from wood, and make it look nice. And if it dont look nice, I can always use one of those fuzzy things that women put on toilets. I'd much rather have a good working toilet than a pretty one !!!!! My reason for posting this message is to find out if others have fabricated their own covers and what was used to make the covers. Any ideas? |
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Any ideas?
See if you can find a sink cutout at a local cabinet shop. They may have anything from a piece of marble to Corian or other popular materials. One of those ought to be heavy enough and waterproof enough to do the job just fine. Take in a pattern and thay might cut it for you for a nominal fee. HTH Joe |
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Joe Bobst wrote:
Any ideas? See if you can find a sink cutout at a local cabinet shop. They may have anything from a piece of marble to Corian or other popular materials. One of those ought to be heavy enough and waterproof enough to do the job just fine. Take in a pattern and thay might cut it for you for a nominal fee. HTH Joe Hi, Or just a piece of wood board and glue down tiles on top. Be creative. Tony |
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"Joe Bobst" wrote in message ... Any ideas? See if you can find a sink cutout at a local cabinet shop. They may have anything from a piece of marble to Corian or other popular materials. One of those ought to be heavy enough and waterproof enough to do the job just fine. Take in a pattern and thay might cut it for you for a nominal fee. HTH Joe Yup, probably charge you just a bit more than what a correct replacement lid from the factory would be. Greg |
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Fabricating a toilet tank cover
"Greg O" wrote in
: "Joe Bobst" wrote in message ... Any ideas? See if you can find a sink cutout at a local cabinet shop. They may have anything from a piece of marble to Corian or other popular materials. One of those ought to be heavy enough and waterproof enough to do the job just fine. Take in a pattern and thay might cut it for you for a nominal fee. HTH Joe Yup, probably charge you just a bit more than what a correct replacement lid from the factory would be. Greg Well,the OP did say he wanted to fabricate the lid himself. IIRC,you can buy non-Corian brands of solid-surface material,although I don't know about available sizes of the pieces or their cost,or where to buy them. Maybe he could buy scraps from a countertop fabricator.Then choice of patterns and colors will narrow. Buying a full sheet of solid-surface material WILL be very expensive. I suspect then he'd merely go with some sort of wood. I'd use something like cypress,teak. (NOT particle board!!) B-) -- Jim Yanik jyanik-at-kua.net |
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Fabricating a toilet tank cover
"Jim Yanik" wrote in message
... "Greg O" wrote in : "Joe Bobst" wrote in message ... Any ideas? See if you can find a sink cutout at a local cabinet shop. They may have anything from a piece of marble to Corian or other popular materials. One of those ought to be heavy enough and waterproof enough to do the job just fine. Take in a pattern and thay might cut it for you for a nominal fee. HTH Joe Yup, probably charge you just a bit more than what a correct replacement lid from the factory would be. Greg Well,the OP did say he wanted to fabricate the lid himself. IIRC,you can buy non-Corian brands of solid-surface material,although I don't know about available sizes of the pieces or their cost,or where to buy them. Maybe he could buy scraps from a countertop fabricator.Then choice of patterns and colors will narrow. Buying a full sheet of solid-surface material WILL be very expensive. I suspect then he'd merely go with some sort of wood. I'd use something like cypress,teak. (NOT particle board!!) B-) Almost anything will work if it's finished correctly. I built a wooden thing for my canoe to serve as a mounting bar for fishing rod holders and other stuff. Made it from oak. I finished it with 5 coats of exterior polyurethane. That was 10 years ago. It's been rained on, dunked, put away wet in the garage and frozen, and other than the spot where the quick-release hardware contacts the wood, there is no wear and no fading. |
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