Ryan Finley
New Member
Please bear with me, as this is my first attempt at a DIY plumbing project and I hit a snag out of the gate. As I was preparing to remove the old, very leaky fixture, I noticed that the hot/water supply lines were not what I was expecting. They aren't flexible hoses at all, but appear to be solid copper pipes that go all the way into the fixture.
I was really hoping to avoid shelling out more money for a professional, is there something I'm missing here? Do I need a certain kind of replacement fixture, or do I have to have the supply lines redone as well? This house was built in '94 and it looks like all the plumbing in the home is original, which is why I already had both bathtub setups replaced (to the tune of $400) and I'm hoping I don't have to write another big check.
I was really hoping to avoid shelling out more money for a professional, is there something I'm missing here? Do I need a certain kind of replacement fixture, or do I have to have the supply lines redone as well? This house was built in '94 and it looks like all the plumbing in the home is original, which is why I already had both bathtub setups replaced (to the tune of $400) and I'm hoping I don't have to write another big check.