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Question: I'm the person who asked about how much a plumber would usually charge to replace an existing faucet in a tub/shower with the customer providing the fixture. He said they don't charge by the hour but by the job and this would cost $400. My husband's in the wrong business.
Answer: I got three quotes for the exact same work, involving the replacement of some iron pipe in my basement with PVC. This was not emergency work - they could've planned it any way they want. The numbers: $1900.00 $1400.00 $ 550.00 What's interesting is that the guy who provided the middle number did pretty much the same job in my previous home for around $600.00 two years ago. His explanation for the difference: "Travel charges - I was already at your house for something else". Eight hundred in travel charges? The guy lives a mile away, not in South America! They charge whatever they want.
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