My friend Brittney has questioned the duct tape on the toilet in my "before pictures" twice and though the reason its there is not super interesting, I decided she was owed an explanation ;)
So, when we bought our house it had been on the market for a LOOOOONG time. It was also a foreclosure. Because it costs so much to heat a house in the winter in MA, not to mention the risk of burst pipes, owners who do not occupy the house often "winterize" it which means they drain all the pipes of water so they cannot freeze. This was the case with our house because it was bank owned and had been vacant for so long.
The plumbers put these bright orange stickers all over the house warning that it has been winterized and they duct tape the toilets. I believe this is done primarily to make sure that any squatters looking to live in the house temporarily know the water isn't working. I am not sure if duct tape would seriously stop me from using a toilet if I were a squatter but who knows!
So, Brittney, now you are in the know about the duct tape :)
Also, thanks for your compliments on the house - you are always so very sweet!
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So how many bathrooms does your place have? You just did these two and they were both taped shut, what have you been using since you moved in?
Also, for now you just blog on your profile. Nancy said eventually they will get more graphics for us as well as having more searchs directed at us.
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