[mikester]

These days there are other ways besides copper - I would research them as they can make the job easier (or harder depending).

My step dad had his redone with a plastic flexible hose type deal that requires nearly no work to make a joint. There's a tool that stretches it over the fitting and then it natrually shrinks back onto the fitting creating a good joint. Seemed too easy to f up but I don't know what I'm talking about and I don't recall what it was called.

Copper sure looks neat though.