Many thanks for all the help. I much appreciate it. I'm going to order my components tonight. I actually contacted Hansgrohe and asked if my list was complete. Here is their reply. Hi, James Yes, you have all of what you need for the system you are putting together. Keep in mind you should run this system in copper not pex, if your intention is pex, run 3/4 pipe not 1/2. Respectfully, Linette C. Williams Technical Services Representative Hansrohe Inc. 1492 Bluegrass Lakes Parkway Alpharetta, GA 30004 Phone: 800-334-0455 Opt 2 I mention this because on one of threads so kindly shared a poster was whining that information such as I was asking about was what I should pay a plumber for. My response is "Go to (well you know where)". I will not tolerate being charged for information about a product that I am buying be it plumbing, a car, or an appliance. I will pay a plumber for the skill to install it but I would never pay one to give me information about a product. Thanks again for everyone's help.

I'm doing it now and am in the 6th week....okay I have my good days and my bad days. How much of it will you do yourself? If it's just contracting and paying for it..I think you'll manage just fine...sure there'll be headaches but seek out a good contractor to handle most of them for you. I actually enjoy being the general contractor, I like that feeling of "yeah, I can do this!" Now, I've flooded two bathrooms...trying to hold your finger in pressurized water pvc pipes while your husband tries to find the cutoff at the street...not fun. Other than that, I've peeled of 3 rooms of wallpaper, I've pulled up linoleum and have tiled two rooms (one I had help with)....I've painted 3 rooms...I designed and paid my cousin to frame 1100 unfinished square footage...I've lined up my subs to finish out that part...I gutted the kitchen and am installing new flooring in every single room of the house...I'm bringing in 3 cows from a neighbor to help manage the pastures on this dream horse farm I bought...because I don't have time to buy the horses yet while I'm fixing this house up...so instead of gazing dreamingly out my breakfast window with my built in seating (still being built) and seeing my horses lovingly eating pasture..I'll see 3 contented cows. Yeah, it's a struggle sometimes....I got home at 9:30..spent all day running around finding a vanity getting a better deal on a granite top for it....picking out yet another gallon of paint to try...putting grout down over my tiles that look unusually orange when they were taupe at the showroom...darn those compact flourescents! There's always something to do...you may not have time to do it...but in 6 months, you'll know that this place is yours and the memories from building it with your dh will be there to amuse you. We joke that our house has been baptized twice (those floods were not fun, but we've got the cleanest duct work and subflooring now) Enjoy and have a sense of humor!:) Tara

I have not scheduled surgery yet and am ignoring the suggestion of having them both done at once. When I was a newly graduated RN I worked ortho for a year ( some disasters but hips have come along way) and my mom had a horrible hip replacement outcome, so I am putting it off for as long as I can. Don't wait so long you are too out of shape ... it's best done while you are still reasonably spry with muscle strength left for rehab instead of totally crippled and weak. And before you have wrecked the surrounding support muscles and tendons compensating for the pain and lack of mobility. (SO has a prosthetic knee, his brother has 2 of them, and another brother has a hip replacement he loves). Yes, it's come a LONG ways, even using 3-d imaging and custom manufacture of the prosthetics if needed. They can build a copy of the joint, figure out exactly how things need to be altered and dry-fit the prosthesis without ever lifting a scalpel.

What did you decide? Did you learn anything more about Cabico? I am looking into Cabico too... I have heard good things from local friends and their kitchens look lovely but I wonder about long term wear and tear... If you got them would you be willing to share your experience? I am close to making a choice. I did find this article, Maybe it can help you too. https://www.mainlinekitchendesign.com/general/kitchen-cabinet-ratings-2017-reviews-top-selling-cabinet-lines/ Cabico got a B in the ratings. A is great, and D is not. Merrilat and Yorktowne got below a C.. I had Yorktowne in my last house and they were fine. Nothing special. So if Cabico is B. I am would be willing to use them.