Bathroom Retrofits & other plumbing fixes
Feb 15, 2022
3 minutes
BY MARY ELLEN POLSON
An elephant-trunk toilet with raised ornamentation. Quirky old single-tap faucets marked Hot and Cold. A tower drain tub filler with crazed or cracked porcelain buttons. If you have any such fixtures or fittings in your bathroom, count yourself lucky. As with most old things, however, these nearly irreplaceable antiques may be somewhat the worse for wear after a century of use. That doesn’t mean it’s time to rip them out and replace them.
THE PRO TIP
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