If you’re planning to upgrade the fixtures in your bathroom, call Billy the Sunshine Plumber to help with installation.

According to a story in the Tampa Bay Times, people have been buying some unusual items during the pandemic, including big cigars, jigsaw puzzles and inflatable pools. They’ve also been upgrading their bathrooms by installing bidets, the bathroom fixture that “uses water to cleanse one’s nether regions.” People who make a living speculating on such things say they believe the uptick in bidet use and installation happened because of the toilet paper shortage that happened early in the pandemic.

For whatever reason, standalone bidets and toilets with bidets have become more popular recently. And they’re both a way to upgrade your bathroom without having to gut the room and starting all over again. Installing new faucets and repainting will also help you create a “new” bathroom with relatively little effort and expense.

You have to admit that, when you’re on your hikes at Crystal River, you’ve been daydreaming about home improvements. But you don’t want to have to tear down walls or bring in contractors for a long, drawn out project. The prospect of some tweaks by upgrading fixtures and appliances really appeals to you.

You can make those upgrades even easier by having a trusted plumber do the installation whether it’s a bidet, a sink, or a new faucet. You can find a reliable plumber at Billy the Sunshine Plumber.

Billy the Sunshine Plumber is here for all your plumbing needs whether it’s an emergency or an upgrade or anything in between.

Billy the Sunshine Plumber is a locally owned service business that’s been open since 1924 in Pinellas, Pasco, Hernando and Citrus counties. Billy the Sunshine Plumber is here to help you even during the lockdown.

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If you have a plumbing problem or upgrade, call Billy the Sunshine Plumber. We’re still working through the COVID-19 lockdown and ready to help you.

It didn’t surprise you that the Pinellas County Commission extended the state of emergency and are keeping the COVID-19 lockdown on beaches in place. While you’d like to go for a walk on the beach, you’ve pretty much gotten your days down to a routine. What you’re finding harder to adjust to is the lack of toilet paper. You were one of the lucky ones who just happened to buy toilet paper just before the lockdown began. But now you’re about to run out and – a month later – toilet paper is still hard to find. 

The dailywire.com quotes a USA Today story explaining “that part of the reason stores just can’t seem to keep toilet paper on the shelves long enough has to do with an increased demand for the type of toilet paper used at home.

“Toilet paper manufacturer Georgia-Pacific says that Americans are using an estimated 40 percent more toilet paper at home than normal, a factor that can be attributed to fewer people using restrooms in businesses and public places, where a different type of toilet paper is used, reports the news agency.”

The solution for many, according to the dailywire.com story, for many people is to upgrade their bathroom to include a bidet.

“In fact, evidence suggests that some Americans are even starting to switch over to the European-style bidet, putting the days of toilet paper runs behind them,” reports the dailywire.com. “Bathroom product companies and review websites have been seeing increased interest in bidets, and some companies have reported a dramatic increase in sales, reports Wired.

“’Sales over the past few weeks have grown from double to triple to more like 10 times what they were in weeks before word spread about TP shortages,’ Jason Ojalvo, CEO of the bidet company Tushy, told the news agency. ‘This could be the tipping point that finally gets Americans to adopt the bidet.’”

If you’ve considered the thought of installing a bidet, now is the time to do it. Once you decide which bidet you want – freestanding, combined with a toilet, or a add-on to your current toilet – all you have to do is call Billy the Sunshine Plumber to come out and install it.

Billy the Sunshine Plumber is here for all your plumbing needs whether it’s an emergency or an upgrade or anything in between.

Billy the Sunshine Plumber is a locally owned service business that’s been open since 1924 in Pinellas, Pasco, Hernando and Citrus counties. Billy the Sunshine Plumber is here to help you even during the lockdown.

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Billy the Sunshine Plumber is open and here to help you with all your plumbing needs even during this difficult time.

You were at the Publix this week looking for toilet paper, among other things, and – no real surprise these days – the shelves were empty. You’re wondering why the supply chain hasn’t caught up with demand.

Well, according to a news story from wsbtv.com in Atlanta, the explanation is simple and lies in part in the difference between toilet paper made for home use and toilet paper made for businesses.

“The toilet paper industry is actually split into two different markets: home use toilet paper and business use toilet paper,” wsbtv.com says. The story quotes an article from Medium that says, “‘With some 75 percent of the U.S. population under stay-at-home orders, Americans are no longer using the restrooms at their workplace, in schools, at restaurants, at hotels or in airports’ … Atlanta-based Georgia Pacific estimates that the average household will use 40 percent more toilet paper than usual with everyone in their household staying home.

Plumbing problems? Plumbing improvements? Even though you have to “stay at home,” you can call Billy the Sunshine Plumber for help – plumbers are classified as essential businesses.

Like a lot of people, you spent today out on your boat. It was a way to get out of the house while obeying the “stay at home” rules that are in place. The problem came on your way home when you stopped by the store to buy some toilet paper. There wasn’t any. You’re glad you have some at home, but you are getting low.

You’re not the only one facing a toilet paper shortage. A story in the New York Times notes, “While the coronavirus pandemic is affecting us all differently depending on where we live, our financial situation and our basic health, one universal is the difficulty finding toilet paper.

“Panic buying of toilet paper has spread around the globe as rapidly as the virus, even though there have been no disruptions in supply and the symptoms of COVID-19 are primarily respiratory, not gastrointestinal. In many stores, you can still readily find food, but nothing to wipe yourself once it’s fully digested.”

The shortage of toilet paper is perhaps one of the most frustrating and perplexing characteristics of the COVID-19 coronavirus.

At first glance, there doesn’t seem to be much you can do about it beyond waiting and hoping you’ll be able to score a package of toilet paper when the stores stock up. But you’d be wrong about that. The Times article points out there is a solution that is actually better for you than using toilet paper: Install a bidet.

“Experts agree that rinsing yourself with water is infinitely more sanitary and environmentally sound. Dr. H. Randolph Bailey, a colorectal surgeon at the University of Texas McGovern Medical School in Houston, recommended bidets or toilet attachments,” according to the Times article. Bailey adds, “You’re just never going to get as clean as rinsing with water. Cleanliness matters, since you can get seriously ill from diseases transmitted via feces. Cholera, hepatitis, and E. coli and urinary tract infections are prime examples. Recent studies have found coronavirus in feces, as well.”

Homeowners interested in trying a bidet have several choices from an attachment that fastens onto existing toilets, to a standalone bidet, to a toilet-bidet combination. Some are simple and some are more ornate and come with more options.

If you’re thinking of getting a bidet, Billy the Sunshine Plumber can install it for you. You won’t be breaking any s”stay-at-home” rules by calling Billy the Sunshine Plumber. Plumbers are considered essential services and Billy the Sunshine Plumber is here to help you 24/7/365 as he has been since opening for business in 1924. Billy the Sunshine Plumber is the go-to plumber in Pinellas, Pasco, Hernando and Citrus counties.

Whether you have a plumbing problem that needs fixing or you want to upgrade your plumbing, call Billy the Sunshine Plumber. Billy the Sunshine Plumber is always here for you. 

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