Recently the inlet valve in my toilet (only one bathroom in the house) stopped functioning. I called out a plumber. The plumber tried to sell me on the joys of putting in a new toilet for not very much more money than the price of having him entirely rebuild the interior of the existing one, plus reset it (the wax ring at the base was broken, according to the pre-purchase inspection, and I'd never had occasion to have anyone out to fix it.) He about had me sold, when I said
"... but can you find another almond one?"
No, any color other than white has to be special ordered. Well, everything in that bathroom is cream and sand and brass and light oak. A white toilet would look like crap, and I said so. Several times. He rebuilt the existing one.
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Recently the inlet valve in my toilet (only one bathroom in the house) stopped functioning. I called out a plumber. The plumber tried to sell me on the joys of putting in a new toilet for not very much more money than the price of having him entirely rebuild the interior of the existing one, plus reset it (the wax ring at the base was broken, according to the pre-purchase inspection, and I'd never had occasion to have anyone out to fix it.) He about had me sold, when I said
"... but can you find another almond one?"
No, any color other than white has to be special ordered. Well, everything in that bathroom is cream and sand and brass and light oak. A white toilet would look like crap, and I said so. Several times. He rebuilt the existing one.