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Over the past 18 months, I have been in the unique position to hear first-hand how the booming remodel market, supply chain disruptions and material costs are affecting plumbing distributors and showrooms while simultaneously being the end-user customer who’s remodeling her kitchen.

People do not care how things work. They just want them to work. If a problem arises, customers want it taken care of effectively and immediately. When was the last time you saw an automated chatbox on the internet answer the question: Why is my faucet leaking? 

Oatey Co. announced the addition of a matte black strainer finish, offered across the company’s collection of shower drains, such as its 130 Series and No Caulk drains.

The heightened awareness and changing nature of the home was the dominant trend throughout the past year and a half, and the large percentage of consumers still working from home as we head into the end of 2021 — combined with health and wellbeing being top of mind — homeowners recognize that the primary bath can be a refuge from Zoom fatigue, a wellness center and a space where they can spend a few minutes for themselves, devoid of emails, texts, video calls, school assignments and family obligations.

The company's revenue is 14.3% ahead of last year with accelerated market share gains.

The three new toilets, available in White, provide an elongated ErgoHeight bowl, a 3” flush valve and unique rim jet that quickly clears and washes the bowl clean, Gerber notes.