It Pays To Be Handy

I heard an ad on the radio on the way in to work, touting the benefits of a balancing valve for your shower. They went into detail about how this company will go into your wall and do some custom plumbing and put it back like nobody was in there, except now you won't get burned every time somebody flushes the toilet.

Then they said, as if this were a GOOD price, that this service would set you back between $850 and $1200. I did a quick search on eBay and the valves go for about $100, new, shipped. Plus another hundred for materials and you save a thousand dollars by doing it yourself.

Wow.