Time for a new faucet! (Part Two)

After living around one dozen years in our most recent home, we needed to replace a kitchen faucet with a new one, and if possible more stylish. 

I picked one up at the store, paid just under $200 for it and asked my plumber to come and install him. 

He said he’d come within two week, but after the third one I called him and he said he’d do it for $300. 

To keep everyone honest, and knowing full well that plumbing isn’t exactly a charitable endeavor I checked around to see what I should expect to pay for the whole job (parts and labor) and came up with around $800 in the low range and most likely for $1,000 or even more depending on model complexity, ease of access and various other considerations. 

So, I didn’t feel so bad about forking $300 for having a competent plumber do it well in less than one hour. I spent less than $500 and considered myself fortunate. 

As I wrote yesterday, it pays to be a busy plumber in America!