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House was built in 1925. Had old iron pipes that were beginning to leak. I replaced everything from the meter on. Bought all the supplies at Hechingers (now gone) which is like Home Depot. The house is 3 stories and a large basement. Has 3 full baths and one powder room.
If you do the sprinklers there are a few extras to put in - a separate shut off valve and a one way valve. It really isn't hard. Of course you do have cut holes here and there and repair them and paint. But someone has to do that even if someone else does the plumbing. And thats another significant cost.
The cost in 1985 was about $500 for all the pipes, fittings and solder.
Easier than working on the Porsche.
I got so good with copper, that my next project was to redo the gutters in copper. But that's another story.
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"Igneous Aquam et Laudi semper"
Carl Muckley
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