After reading the water softener thread, I got a wondering if anyone that does renovations and such in their home - do they even consider copper water pipes any more?
I ripped out our downstairs bathroom about eight years ago and all the new water pipes I put into the new bathroom were copper. Not one leak since then and personally, I like the symmetry one can get with copper. One has to note though that all the existing water and sewer lines in our home are copper including the main 5" sewer stack.
Never the less, is PEX or whatever it's called the way every one does water pipes these days? Are there advantages PEX has over copper - school me as I'm an old guy that doesn't mind sweating in copper joints.