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Hi... I want to have a new toilet installed in my bathroom.. Already
has plumbing, just want a new toilet.. Also I want to change the fixtures on my pedestal ..So I will need the plumber to change the old plumbing fixtures on the pedestal (they were bronze, need to be brushed) They quoted me, 500-700 to do the work.. I am providing the toilet and fixtures.. Is that expensive ? |
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Hi... I want to have a new toilet installed in my bathroom.. Already has plumbing, just want a new toilet.. Also I want to change the fixtures on my pedestal ..So I will need the plumber to change the old plumbing fixtures on the pedestal (they were bronze, need to be brushed) They quoted me, 500-700 to do the work.. I am providing the toilet and fixtures.. Is that expensive ? Does a bear **** in the woods??? |
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"KOS" wrote in message ... Hi... I want to have a new toilet installed in my bathroom.. Already has plumbing, just want a new toilet.. Also I want to change the fixtures on my pedestal ..So I will need the plumber to change the old plumbing fixtures on the pedestal (they were bronze, need to be brushed) They quoted me, 500-700 to do the work.. I am providing the toilet and fixtures.. Is that expensive ? Remove and replace Toilet.....2 hrs tops....change taps set....1/2 hr....so two and a half hrs to three hrs work... |
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"KOS" wrote in message ... Hi... I want to have a new toilet installed in my bathroom.. Already has plumbing, just want a new toilet.. Also I want to change the fixtures on my pedestal ..So I will need the plumber to change the old plumbing fixtures on the pedestal (they were bronze, need to be brushed) They quoted me, 500-700 to do the work.. I am providing the toilet and fixtures.. Is that expensive ? Umm, yeah. I'm not a plumber, and I've done all of that myself, quite a few times, and it should take less than 3 hours. Perhaps (usually) there will be a side trip to the plumbing store for some random part/pipe/tool, but if it takes you longer than 5 hours, you might not want to do it yourself. Still, $500+ is WAAAAY high. The last toilet I changed out took less than an hour. Faucets are so simple I let my husband do them |
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Question on plumbing average cost- location New England...For newtoilet and change pedestal plumbing
On Mar 24, 7:05*pm, "h" wrote:
"KOS" wrote in message ... Hi... I want to have a new toilet installed in my bathroom.. Already has plumbing, just want a new toilet.. Also I want to change the fixtures on my pedestal ..So I will need the plumber to change the old plumbing fixtures on the pedestal (they were bronze, need to be brushed) *They quoted me, 500-700 to do the work.. I am providing the toilet and fixtures.. Is that expensive ? Umm, yeah. I'm not a plumber, and I've done all of that myself, quite a few times, and it should take less than 3 hours. Perhaps (usually) there will be a side trip to the plumbing store for some random part/pipe/tool, but if it takes you longer than 5 hours, you might not want to do it yourself. Still, $500+ is WAAAAY high. The last toilet I changed out took less than an hour. |
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Question on plumbing average cost- location New England...For new toilet and change pedestal plumbing
"KOS" wrote in message ... On Mar 24, 7:05 pm, "h" wrote: "KOS" wrote in message ... Hi... I want to have a new toilet installed in my bathroom.. Already has plumbing, just want a new toilet.. Also I want to change the fixtures on my pedestal ..So I will need the plumber to change the old plumbing fixtures on the pedestal (they were bronze, need to be brushed) They quoted me, 500-700 to do the work.. I am providing the toilet and fixtures.. Is that expensive ? Umm, yeah. I'm not a plumber, and I've done all of that myself, quite a few times, and it should take less than 3 hours. Perhaps (usually) there will be a side trip to the plumbing store for some random part/pipe/tool, but if it takes you longer than 5 hours, you might not want to do it yourself. Still, $500+ is WAAAAY high. The last toilet I changed out took less than an hour. Faucets are so simple I let my husband do them My concern with the faucets- remember I already have faucets in the pedestal.. How do I change the shut off valves?? Right now they are brass... The new faucets will be brushed- so I will have brushed shut off valves-- If I could find instructions on how to change the shut off valves, then I could do it myself. Why on earth would you want or need to change the shut off valves? |
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Question on plumbing average cost- location New England...Fornew toilet and change pedestal plumbing
On 03/24/2010 07:31 PM, h wrote:
wrote in message ... On Mar 24, 7:05 pm, wrote: wrote in message ... Hi... I want to have a new toilet installed in my bathroom.. Already has plumbing, just want a new toilet.. Also I want to change the fixtures on my pedestal ..So I will need the plumber to change the old plumbing fixtures on the pedestal (they were bronze, need to be brushed) They quoted me, 500-700 to do the work.. I am providing the toilet and fixtures.. Is that expensive ? Umm, yeah. I'm not a plumber, and I've done all of that myself, quite a few times, and it should take less than 3 hours. Perhaps (usually) there will be a side trip to the plumbing store for some random part/pipe/tool, but if it takes you longer than 5 hours, you might not want to do it yourself. Still, $500+ is WAAAAY high. The last toilet I changed out took less than an hour. Faucets are so simple I let my husband do them My concern with the faucets- remember I already have faucets in the pedestal.. How do I change the shut off valves?? Right now they are brass... The new faucets will be brushed- so I will have brushed shut off valves-- If I could find instructions on how to change the shut off valves, then I could do it myself. Why on earth would you want or need to change the shut off valves? Mine wouldn't shut off when I had to change the fill valve... Also since they are visible I could understand wanting to change them for a finish matching the rest of the bathroom fixtures. There's quarter turn ball valves available now which are nice as well, although in reality the valve probably gets shut off less than 5 times during its life nate -- replace "roosters" with "cox" to reply. http://members.cox.net/njnagel |
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Question on plumbing average cost- location New England...For new toilet and change pedestal plumbing
"h" wrote My concern with the faucets- remember I already have faucets in the pedestal.. How do I change the shut off valves?? Right now they are brass... The new faucets will be brushed- so I will have brushed shut off valves-- If I could find instructions on how to change the shut off valves, then I could do it myself. Why on earth would you want or need to change the shut off valves? Because he wants brushed ones to match the sink. On a pedestal sink they will be exposed. |
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"KOS" wrote in message ... On Mar 24, 7:05 pm, "h" wrote: "KOS" wrote in message ... My concern with the faucets- remember I already have faucets in the pedestal.. How do I change the shut off valves?? Right now they are brass... The new faucets will be brushed- so I will have brushed shut off valves-- If I could find instructions on how to change the shut off valves, then I could do it myself Most shut off valves are threaded on to a pipe coming out of the wall. Assuming you have that kind of set up, you: 1] Shut off the water at the main valve to your house. 2] Unscrew the old valve from the pipe with a wrench. 3] Apply pipe dope or Teflon tape to the pipe nipple 4] Screw on the new valve and tighten it with a wrench. The second kind of attachment would be a compression fitting. This kind of fitting is used on copper pipe, and requires no torch or solder. A nut is placed over the pipe with the threads facing outwards. Next a metal ring (ferrule)is placed over the pipe. The valve is then placed on the pipe and the nut is screwed on to the valve body and the ferrule is compressed between them, snugging everything tight and effecting a seal. The third type is soldered on to the pipe coming out of the wall. Changing these out requires a bit of skill and since you are asking the question you probably should hire the job out. You might find good do it yourself books at hardware stores or home improvement centers, or just borrow them from the local library. Plumbers are not the only people to call for this kind of work however, you might want to find a handyman for this job. probably save you over half of what a plumber would charge you. -- Roger Shoaf If you are not part of the solution, you are not dissolved in the solvent. |
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Question on plumbing average cost- location New England...For new toilet and change pedestal plumbing
On Wed, 24 Mar 2010 15:19:07 -0700 (PDT), KOS
wrote Re Question on plumbing average cost- location New England...For new toilet and change pedestal plumbing: Hi... I want to have a new toilet installed in my bathroom.. Already has plumbing, just want a new toilet.. Also I want to change the fixtures on my pedestal ..So I will need the plumber to change the old plumbing fixtures on the pedestal (they were bronze, need to be brushed) They quoted me, 500-700 to do the work.. I am providing the toilet and fixtures.. Is that expensive ? Very -- Work is the curse of the drinking class. |
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Question on plumbing average cost- location New England...For new toilet and change pedestal plumbing
"benick" wrote in message . .. Prices vary ALOT: ALOT? Is that more than ALITTLE? |
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Question on plumbing average cost- location New England...For new toilet and change pedestal plumbing
AYes, I'm fairly sure it Ais. I'm Aglad to see that AI'm not
the only Aspelling Anitpick. -- AChristopher AYoung Learn more about Jesus www.lds.org .. "JawBone" wrote in message ... "benick" wrote in message . .. Prices vary ALOT: ALOT? Is that more than ALITTLE? |
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Question on plumbing average cost- location New England...For newtoilet and change pedestal plumbing
On Mar 24, 10:45*pm, "Ed Pawlowski" wrote:
"h" wrote My concern with the faucets- remember I already have faucets in the pedestal.. How do I change the shut off valves?? Right now they are brass... The new faucets will be brushed- so I will have brushed shut off valves-- If I could find instructions on how to change the shut off valves, then I could do it myself. Why on earth would you want or need to change the shut off valves? Because he wants brushed ones to match the sink. *On a pedestal sink they will be exposed. Really? They're not on mine - the pedestal is quite wide and you'd really have to work to see them. |
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Question on plumbing average cost- location New England...For new toilet and change pedestal plumbing
"Caesar Romano" wrote
KOS wrote Hi... I want to have a new toilet installed in my bathroom.. Already has plumbing, just want a new toilet.. Also I want to change the fixtures on my pedestal ..So I will need the plumber to change the old plumbing fixtures on the pedestal (they were bronze, need to be brushed) They quoted me, 500-700 to do the work.. I am providing the toilet and fixtures.. Is that expensive ? Very Seems like it to me too but keep in mind the toilet is heavy and this is often a 2 person job because of that. Also, time is money and that includes travel time. All we see here is 'New England'. We don't know if he lives out in the boonies, at a 2 hour drive or something from the plummers. Are the bolts corroded? Will they have to drill them out? If so this takes a bit of time. 50$ an hour is not that far off the rate of a good tradesman. 2hoursx4 (both ways)x 2 (2 people)= $400 + 1 hour work at site = $500 Now he's probably not that far away but thats all part of how it works. Also, he probably included 'haul away' of old unit which costs time as they have to drive it to the local dump. |
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"Stormin Moron" wrote dUDE....... YOU WANT --- YOU WANT --- YOU WANT ........ Bad day? Is Paul giving you problems? Look at the addresses. It's not 'Stormin' there. |
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"tmclone" wrote Why on earth would you want or need to change the shut off valves? Because he wants brushed ones to match the sink. On a pedestal sink they will be exposed. Really? They're not on mine - the pedestal is quite wide and you'd really have to work to see them. Therefore we know that all sink are just like yours |
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Question on plumbing average cost- location New England...For new toilet and change pedestal plumbing
"Ed Pawlowski" wrote in message ... "tmclone" wrote Why on earth would you want or need to change the shut off valves? Because he wants brushed ones to match the sink. On a pedestal sink they will be exposed. Really? They're not on mine - the pedestal is quite wide and you'd really have to work to see them. Therefore we know that all sink are just like yours Umm, no, neither do we know that "on a pedestal sink they WILL be exposed". I've never seen a pedestal sink where the shut off valves are exposed, hence my question on why would you need to change the fittings. However, there must be some like that, or your panties wouldn't be in such a bunch. |
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Question on plumbing average cost- location New England...For new toilet and change pedestal plumbing
"h" wrote in message ... "Ed Pawlowski" wrote in message ... "tmclone" wrote Why on earth would you want or need to change the shut off valves? Because he wants brushed ones to match the sink. On a pedestal sink they will be exposed. Really? They're not on mine - the pedestal is quite wide and you'd really have to work to see them. Therefore we know that all sink are just like yours Umm, no, neither do we know that "on a pedestal sink they WILL be exposed". I've never seen a pedestal sink where the shut off valves are exposed, hence my question on why would you need to change the fittings. However, there must be some like that, or your panties wouldn't be in such a bunch. Just stating a FACT, I've seen them visible on an older sink |
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