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These prices are Calgary, Alberta, Canada. But by casual
observation, they're not too far off for the rest of Canada and much
of the USA.

HTH

Ken

Hey Ken... It was a while ago (year and a half?) so you probably don't
remember, but...

You wouldn't have happened to be the guy who referred me to Steve the
plumber a while back are you? I was looking at moving a bunch of PEX
plumbing in my basement.

Steve did a great job. He definately knows his stuff. One comment that is
relevant to this thread. While he was here I asked him about another job -
just a rough idea of what it would cost to move a floor drain in my concrete
basement floor over about three feet. He gave me a ballpark figure and I
said it sounded good and I'd call him if I decide to go with it. A while
later (months), based on my basement finishing plan, I decided it would be
good to do and called him. He said he'd get back to me in a couple of days.
He never called so after 10 days or so I called him and again he said he'd
call. This happened a few times and I finally gave up. I wasted over a
month just trying to set a date. It could have been six months down the road
and it would have been fine. If he was too busy or not interested he could
have just said so.

Another item you and I discussed was me finishing my basement. I was worried
about how picky the city inspectors were going to be, etc. and you
encouraged me to just go for it. I did and it went fine. The electrical
inspector was impressed with my wiring and the framing inspector only
mentioned one item... no box for the vent fan in a future bathroom.

The basement is definately going slower than I wanted due to some major
foundation cracks that my builder is dragging their heels on and that
Alberta New Home Warranty won't even look at... but it is moving forward.

Just wanted to say THANKS for the encouragement. I learned a few things and
I know that the installation is good.

Take care!