I didn't think that selecting plumbing fixtures would take much time. I mean, how many options exist for a toilet?? Well, I've learned a lot. The plumber, (Dave Jones Plumbing), gave the builder a VERY BASIC bid for the house.
It costs $50 per toilet to have a handle on the side vs. the front of the tank. WHAT??? No explanation of WHY, other than they can get away with it. Also, brushed metal finish is much more expensive than shiny chrome. Once again, WHY? Because they can get away with it.
After I received the bid, I was able to argue my way out of $1000 that the plumber was trying to charge extra even though it was in my builder's contract bid. In the end, we came in under budget for the plumbing by almost $2000. This is good because everything else is coming in high!
Plumbing trivia:
Q: What is a sillcock?
A: A hose bib
Q: What is a hose bib?
A: An exterior faucet.
Q: Did the plumber put our sillcocks in the right place?
A: No. And now we learned that they can't move them to where we originally ordered them. (Nothing horrible, just frustrating.)
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