Whether the art is depreciable primarily depends on the taxpayerâs answer to the following question: âIs any of the artwork considered âvaluable and treasuredâ?â In order to understand why it boils down to this one question, it is helpful to review some history on this issue: The Background Behind Artwork Depreciation
1 By selling your old metal piping for scrap youâll be able to recoup some, if not most, of the cost of new plumbing. 2  Replacing the existing plumbing with copper pipes in an average-sized, 2-batroom home costs $7,500 to $15,000.
1 PEX piping costs around $.50 to $2.00 per foot, while copper piping averages $2 to $4 per foot. 2  Replacing only exposed piping can reduce the project cost by as much as 50 to 60 percent.3  Pipe replacement during a renovation results in even greater savings. By selling your old metal piping for scrap youâll be able to recoup some, if not most, of the cost of new plumbing. 2  Replacing the existing plumbing with copper pipes in an average-sized, 2-batroom home costs $7,500 to $15,000.