My God.. changing a faucet isn't brain surgery. It's one of the first home-improvement jobs I ever did, before I was even able to drive!! (Surprised my mom to say the least..)
PlumbyDumby, I hope your repair job went well. Sometimes people are too timid to tear things apart, and once they did, they find it wasn't hard to do after all...
I'd like to add that I understand the overhead thing.. I do computer network consulting for a living, and some people are scared off by my hourly rate. But, I also pay my own health insurance, have worker's comp and liability, etc etc etc...
There are decent handy-people out there that will work for cheap; my fiance' does. But, it's not his main business and he doesn't depend on it to make a living.
Michelle in Northern IL