Wow, you had a fun time. I'm not at the state of driving a new pipe - yet. But if I get the house remodelled some year, either I'd have it all replace or something like that.

Heh, my house is 50+ years old and over time former owners did 'interesting' things to it in terms of home improvement, including pouring new patio around a sprinkler head so it can't be removed and replaced. :-\

My dad says, 'just build a new house', but I *like* my neighborhood and the house itself is perfectly sturdy, it just needs some work, a garage, paint, maybe a new roof...

When you find a good plumber, keep him (or her)!