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On 7/19/2018 10:06 AM, philo wrote:
On 07/19/2018 08:55 AM, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
On 7/19/2018 9:32 AM, philo wrote:



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After note:

I rebuilt the cold water tap, my wife told me it was the "hot" that
was leaking.



So, do you have another kit?


I had a similar situation.* Wanted to make the shower easier for my
wife.* Five months and $28,000 later both bathrooms are brand new.





To elaborate, the faucets do not actually drip....just a bit of leakage
around the handle...I have some grease impregnated string that cures the
problem for a year or so. Probably enough to last 20 years.


As to the $28K bathroom....my house only cost $29k so even though that
was 40 years ago could not psychologically spent that kind of money.


That is about half what I paid for the house. Couple that with some
new windows, new 8' slider, new deck, new boiler, etc I have doubled the
original cost. Right now it is listed for sale at 3 1/2 times original
cost to buy.


FWIW: My wife and I remodeled the kitchen ourselves. We hired a friend
to help us and had a professional do the wallpaper and a professional do
the sink and counter-top.

It looks absolutely wonderful and it cost under $3k.


You got away cheap. Kitchens can be big bucks. If we stayed here that
was the next project.