"Don White" 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 did my own conversion about 8-10 years ago.
Since my copper pipe soldering is hit & miss, I converted to plastic pipe
and used the compression fittings to join plastic to original copper. If I
was doing it now, I'd use what my plumber uses... assuming he'd lend me
his connector plier.

Don, you may have just won some sort of prize for good ideas.