It's Potty Time

Ok.. now this was a project that I knew would be easy.. I knew I could go over to the house on my day off and get this pesky project done on my own- no problem.  Well, just like any project, it ended up being way harder than I thought.  Things tend to be a tad bit more complicated when you're dealing with a house that's almost 50 years old.  All I wanted to accomplish was putting on a new toilet seat today.  The existing one was a little rough around the edges (literally- it poked you when you sat down) and was really corroded on the metal hinges.  When I got on the floor to look underneath, things got weird.  The plastic parts that keep the seat bolts in place were a little more like wax and a lot less like plastic.  They were also recessed into the toilet-- very hard to access! I got my hard core pliers and began to turn.. the whole thing kind of melted into a ball of plastic.  I managed to somehow get the right one off, but the left was NOT going to come.  So, I hopped in the car and it was off to Home Depot where I bought a cute little hacksaw to hopefully cut off the plastic part.  When I got home, it of course wouldn't fit into the recessed part enough for me to reach it.  At this point, I had admitted defeat and was going to call it a day, but then I just got mad- Really? A toilet seat?! So I got down to business and just starting sawing away on the metal hinge.  Lo and behold-- I got through and it was off! Wooohooo! Installation was easy peasy and I am SO GLAD this project is done! And it looks so much better too- a lot cheaper than a new toilet!

Yeah, what's up? Sawed right through

 

Old, dingy seat..

Voila! So pretty!