Pipes

   We had the pipes replaced last week- not because of any leaks- rather because the old cast iron was original to the house and we figured we would circumvent any future problems. After 68 years the pipes had some corrosion and clogging but still functioned surprisingly well. The designers/ builders of this house had kept all the plumbing exposed in the basement which made replacement  simply a matter of removing the old iron and putting up the PEX, then threading it through the existing floor holes into the kitchen and bathroom. Talk about intelligent foresight! In fact this entire

            'craft' style house was well built and remains low maintenance all these decades later. I suspect few modern houses will be able to make that claim.