"Doug Kanter" wrote in message
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Doug Kanter wrote:
I'm calling around for labor estimates to have my 3-knob bath faucet
replaced with a single handle Moen. I'm explaining that on the other
side of
the wall, there's an access panel that was designed in heaven. 4'
wide, runs
from floor to ceiling. It's as if you were looking at just the framing
in a
half-built house. It's on the first floor. Pipes are also totally
accessible
from below. Matter of fact, there's a 6" x 4' slot in the floor. You
can
reach right up from the basement, if you needed to.

I've called three plumbers who live within 5-10 minutes of my home.
Take a
guess at the estimates. Labor only.

I do all of my house maintenence, remodeling, etc myself! Here in the
Atlanta area, plumbers are around $125 for the first half hour, and
$125 per hour thereafter.


I do most of it, too. But, my pipe soldering skills aren't up to my own
high standards. This faucet is leaking enough to be expensive. The valve
seat's worn to the point where it's chewing up a new washer every week.
The internal surfaces were stripped by whoever removed it before, so the
seat removal tool's got nothing to grip. I figure that if the whole
brass thing in the wall's gotta be replaced, I may as well get what I
really want: A single-handle Moen.


Get a PVC riser removal tool. Is a tapered tool for removing broken
risers. May be too big for a seat, but look at one. They are about $5 at
most hardware stores. Looking at new handles for the PF 3 handle in the
tub. $11 each for plastic chunk they have been making for years? Found a
remodel set for the PF three handle. $70 at Home Depot. Includes new
seats, stems, and ceramic handles.


What's a PVC riser?


The piece that comes up and the sprinkler head attaches to. They break when
you step on them at times, or hit with the lawnmower. Is similar to an
easy-out.