On Mar 22, 3:45*pm, Norminn wrote:
Steve Kraus wrote:
Here's Mom's new kitchen faucet:

http://i246.photobucket.com/albums/g...un/faucet1.jpg

It's an American Standard. *Existing sink, no change in configuration or
anything. *She needs a new backsplash but I digress. *I bought the faucet
online and Mom called a plumbing company to install it.

Here's underneath:

http://i246.photobucket.com/albums/g...un/faucet2.jpg

Previously it was copper all the way up. *No flexes and perviously there
were no shutoffs. *So the new installation included those shutoffs and the
chrome plated lines you see. *Quality of the installation workmanship seems
fine.

Is $482.00 a fair price for this install (including the shutoffs and short
bits of tubing)? *

Parts and labor are not broken out but the invoice says $336.00 for the
faucet installation and $146.00 for the shutoff valve installation. *Was
this fair or did a senior get taken taken to the proverbial cleaners? *I am
aware that skilled labor and a truck and shop filled with parts don't come
cheap but it seems outrageous to me but then maybe I am just out of touch.. *

This is suburban Chicago if it matters.

It's apples and oranges, sort of, but two years ago our condo paid $600
for a Sunday evening spent
rooting out the sewer line all the way to the far side of the street. *
Three guys? *Four? *Don't remember.
If I was calling a plumber to install a faucet, I would try to buy the
faucet from him. *I like to make
points with good contractors. *If a contractor is good enough to do work
in my home, he is good
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You got took complete tap install shutoffs and all 130.00 .