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ts Cas as o o 0o 0 0o o o o o o o o o o o o o e Ours is a double sink and I could not build one shelf unit and fit it in because of the centre post that separated the two doors; so I built two shelf units which could fit in through each door. That left a height of 14 inches for the bot tom shelf, and plenty of space for the tall bot tles of detergent and cleaners. After sorting out all the bottles and cans we considered useful, we agreed upon a height of seven inches for the top shelf to accommodate all of the cleanser cans like Ajax, some gloves, cream jars, and some Jâ€"cloths. The distance from the front of the cupâ€" board to the pipes was about 10 inches, plenty of room for a respectable shelf provided it was a double decker. We did some brainstorming and concluded we did not need all that space under the sink in the first place; so shrinking it might be a parâ€" tial solution. It occurred to me a sliding shelf might preâ€" vent the accumulation of such useless items, but with all the pipes taking up so much of the space, I decided against it. They had ended up back there as a result of not being very important and gradually being shuffled back out of sight. Taking a look to see what was actually back there required some agility and that explains their survival. Last month, my wife suggested I should replace the bedraggled floor covering in our kitchen sink cupboard. When I got into the project, I found all manner of things at the back of the space that had not seen the light of day for who knows how long. I have written about the advantages of putting drawer glides onto the shelves under kitchen cupboards. Making them moveable enables you to see easily what is at the back of those 23â€"inch deep shelves. Control clutter under sink . The reason I did not fix the shelves in perâ€" manently was to allow access to the pipes at the back, and that reminds me that cleaning a clogged sink is such a simple job that I should touch on the essentials to take the mystery out of the project. Unfortunately, this project was not on my ‘Things To Do‘ list so I had nothing to cross off, but Linda has been so pleased with the results ‘The List‘ hasn‘t been mentioned in weeks. Using halfâ€"inch plywood throughout, I made a bottom, a shelf and a top, two ends and a back (to prevent things falling into the black hole). Sinks that are not draining quickly need Around the House Hair and soap is the standard detritus for bathroom sinks, while grease is the most comâ€" mon blockage in kitchen sinks. You may even be lucky and find a diamond ring has caused the blockage. When the nuts are loosened, you can pull the trap down out of the tail piece and discover what is interfering with the passage of water. It won‘t be a pretty sight, I promise. Place a pail under the trap before loosening it because there is water in it and, perhaps, in the sink too if it is plugged. These nuts are about two inches in diameâ€" ter and quite easy to loosen or tighten by hand, as a rule. If not, a pair of pliers will easily loosen them. The trap, either Sâ€"shaped for Uâ€"shaped, has slip joint nuts on each end. One end fits over the tail piece and the other fits into the drain pipe leading through the floor or the wall. not be tolerated because the problem is nearly always right in the trap just under the tail piece (the straight pipe that leads down from the sink drain). n (0 t m D