Standing proud yet alone, a toilet sitting in an unfinished basement was once a common sight in houses across America. Stand-alone basement toilets do still exist, sometimes placed in a corner or ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Fixing up the bathroom and laundry room in an old house. Finding a toilet in an “odd” location doesn’t mean the builders or ...

I recently had a plumbing emergency in my own home. The main drain pipe under the basement floor got clogged with toilet paper. The culprit is a newer low-flush toilet in a basement bathroom. I’ve ...

Jeff Somers is a freelancer who has been writing about writing, books, personal finance, and home maintenance since 2012. When not writing, Jeff spends his free time fixing up his old house. He has ...

A single white porcelain toilet sits in the middle of an unfinished lower level of a San Francisco house. There are no walls around it and no nearby sink. It’s just there — daring you to remove it, or ...

Maybe you've seen one, or maybe there's even one sitting - regally - center-stage in the middle of your basement. We attempt to snake out this mystery.