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09.02.2010 CUSTOM SHOWERING – first steps

It is very important to know, very early in your planning, what you want in your shower or your tub/shower area.  The main item to consider is how many sources of water you want.  For example, do you want just one shower head?  Or do you want the full meal deal?  Including a handshower, a [...]

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09.01.2010 A Showroom with a Difference

Coast Expressions is the only showroom in North Vancouver that has Grohe, Rubinet, Paini, and Fluid faucets.  We also have American Standard, Sphinx, Blanco and Julien.  In fact we have an exclusive with some of these companies.    These are just some of our lines.  We are specialists in the plumbing industry, with a knowledge of [...]

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08.31.2010 FAUCETS – 1 hole, 4 inch and 8 inch drillings

Faucets, for bathroom sinks, come in three major categories, based on the number of holes and the spacing of the holes that the faucet will require in order to be installed.  There is a single hole faucet, a 4” drilling faucet and an 8” faucet.
The 1 hole faucet is a single hole, single post style [...]

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06.04.2010 STEP THREE IN CHOOSING A TOILET

Flush Valves!!  Flushing systems!!  WATER USEAGE!!
There has been a lot a of change in the market the last few years with regards to how toilets do their job.  Almost every manufacturer claims that their toilets are the greatest flusher and will clean the bowl the best.
Virtually every toilet now on the market uses only 6 [...]

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06.04.2010 STEP TWO IN LOOKING AT TOILETS

Another aspect to take into consideration is whether you want an enclosed trapway or an exposed trapway.
There really is no difference in the function of these two different trapways, it is totally an aesthetic.  But, to some people, this is very important.  It can also be important in some bathrooms if the side of the [...]

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06.04.2010 A TOILET IS A TOILET – RIGHT? WELL… to start with…

Not really.  There are many considerations involved in deciding on the correct toilet for an application.
For a renovation, the first and most important piece of information to know is the rough in distance of the present toilet.  How do you find this?  Measure from the wall to the bolts on your existing toilet.  Nowadays, the [...]

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05.20.2010 Updated photos of the new showroom

It is all starting to come together quite nicely.  With a lot of help and support from many of the suppliers, the showroom is getting quite well stocked with product and catalogues.  All of this will help clients to choose the product that best fits their needs and budgets; to bring their dreams to reality.
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04.06.2010 It’s Spring and it’s time to renovate!!

April update
Now that the Olympics, Spring Break and Easter are past, people seem to be looking, once again, at their homes.  My phone is certainly starting to ring more often.  The Home Show circuit is cranking up again as well.  Coast Expressions is showing a booth at the Ideal Home Exhibition at the Harry Jerome [...]

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12.19.2009 THE FRONT WINDOW

Here is a photo or our front window, complete with our proposed signage.  Please have a look. 
The address is: #111 930 West 1st St., North Van.  Right across from Rona.
We face directly onto West 1st St, and are beside the little restaurant called Jerry’s (the green awning to the left of our window.)  [...]

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12.19.2009 ONE MONTH DONE

I have been working on the showroom for a month now.  Can’t say that it really looks much different to anyone coming in the door, but I know how different it is “on plan.” 
My binder collection from various and sundry vendors is growing exponentially.  Many of these are relatively new lines to the marketplace [...]

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