DIY Fixes for Your Apartment: How to Stop Your Running Toilet

Do you often hear noises coming from your toilet? Do you see water rippling through the bowl long after you’ve flushed? That’s called a running toilet, and it’s a huge suck on your water bill. But don’t panic — fixing a running toilet is one of the simplest DIY home repairs. We scoured the Internet and talked to hardware expert Read more about DIY Fixes for Your Apartment: How to Stop Your Running Toilet[…]

DIY Fixes for Your NYC Apartment: How to Boost Your Faucet’s Water Pressure

If the water flow from your faucet is slow, your water pressure is probably low, but there’s an easy, DIY fix you can employ. View Full Caption Shutterstock If you’re having problems with low water flow in your pipes, the problem could lie in numerous areas within the building’s internal pipe system, most of which require Read more about DIY Fixes for Your NYC Apartment: How to Boost Your Faucet’s Water Pressure[…]

DIY Fixes For Your Apartment: How To Replace a Light Switch With a Dimmer

A dimmer is a win-win-win situation: it enables a range of light to play with, helps the environment by conserving electricity, and lowers your electric bill. To begin, make sure your light bulbs can be dimmed, which should be stated in the packaging. If you have incandescent or halogen bulbs, you’re good to go. However, Read more about DIY Fixes For Your Apartment: How To Replace a Light Switch With a Dimmer[…]

HUDSON/HOUSTON is talking about Garber’s

“FAMILY OWNED 120+ YEARS Garber’s Hardware is one of the longest running mom and pop businesses in New York City. “When it opened it was a pushcart-style business,” says Nathaniel Garber-Schoen, whose grandfather’s grandfather opened the store in 1884, on 8th Avenue between Horatio and Jane Streets. “You took people’s orders and the store custom Read more about HUDSON/HOUSTON is talking about Garber’s[…]

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