After having replaced the guest bathroom faucet last week, Hubs and I decided to keep knocking out these little home improvements. Whenever we decide to put the house on the market, we don’t want all the little things to pile up on us in terms of labor and cost! You may have seen that the underside of the kitchen sink was fused together, making it nearly impossible for us to remove…
The kitchen faucet itself is over 16 years old, leaving the guts and rubber bits very dry and leaky. Not wanting to lose parts of our kitchen to an unexpected flood leak, we decided to replace it… and the sink.
So of to Orange Home store we went, picking out a nice box set of sink and gooseneck faucet in a brushed nickel. Mmmmm. pretty. And, apparently Doo thought so, too. Fatty tried it out for size.
When it came to removing the actual sink, detaching the garbage disposal, putting the new one together, threading the bits, etc, we had to pull together not only all of our modest plumbing knowledge, but a very handy step by step video on YouTube. Seriously, that guy did everything and spelled it out nicely for you. Super awesome.
After all the bits were in, the hardest part was finagling the existing PVC pipes to the slightly-to-the-left sink drains. But, with some smarts and the elbow grease of yours truly, we hack-sawed the pvc down to the perfect fit and connected it back together.
The result? A fancy new sink and pretty new faucet to match. Me likey. I even dried all our dishes just to take a pretty picture for you. All that staging nonsense that I’m going to have to get used to living in whenever we decide to upgrade to a bigger house. In the meantime, I have a wonderful new place in the kitchen to work with.
And the old sink went out with the trash. There’s a joke in there somewhere about “everything including the kitchen sink” but I’m not witty enough to flesh it out. Just pretend that I’m funny! 🙂
That dog is so stinking cute. Love the new faucet you chose.
Ooh, it looks nice! I love DIY home projects, but playing with pipes scares me, lol. Good job!
I have to tell you that my poor husband is not handy enough to ever pull off a DIY project like that. We’d have to pay someone to come in and do it for us. Sigh…
The fused thing…that resonates with my husband. He is famous for mumbling to himself while doing DIY projects, and one of his favorite lines is “nothing is EVER as easy as it is supposed to be”.
My husband LOATHES doing plumbing work. Most times he even ends up speaking in some unknown language and I just leave the room…lol. Our plumbing guts are older too…we live in an old farmhouse. We just replace when things need replacing. We totally need a new kitchen sink!
It is so great that you got a new sink! (For a few months) it may make doing dishes a little more enjoyable 🙂
Your home improvements are coming out nicely! Yes, that old kitchen sink had to go and the new one looks great! Have a Happy Mother’s Day Lindsey!
I noticed how nice it looked at Red’s party! We are at a stage in life that we like getting new sinks…. what happened?
Very nice new sink! I love the faucet too. We need to do some updating in our kitchen too.
Yay, for husbands who are handyman’s! Mine had to replace ours when we bought our house. I thought for sure he’d brake it though, lol!! Looks great!
I’m in awe of your do-it-yourself-ishness. I can’t believe you hacksawed and did all this fixity stuff. You guys rock!
PS. WHAT THE HECK. Why didn’t we see each other at Mom 2.0; I’m ticked!
That’s a good looking sink! We got a new disposal and the plumber was sweating big time making it work. I’m glad we didn’t DIY-it!
Nice improvement! Bet you feel better about your kitchen
Having a handy man around sure does make life easier. I like your new sink. Cute pic of the dog too.
I’m not sure I would even attempt a plumbing project on that scale. Thank goodness for You Tube. I admire your ‘let’s get it done” attitude.
Oh there is no way I could handle that – lol. Even when my husband is home working on stuff, I make myself scarce lol.
Don’t you just love these projects! I don’t! Lol! I stare clear of plumbing……and electrical
Wow, I’m amazed he can do that. I would have no clue what to do.
Looks great! I’ve said this before and I’m sure I’ll say it again. I did not marry that model.
Terrific that you two were able to get everything figured out and do it yourself! The dog is too funny!
It looks great. We just had to replace a kitchen sink too… long story. I want to replace the faucet here soon. Thanks for the inspiration!
Great job! Funny how a “little thing” like a new faucet can change the whole room
I like the fact that you guys were able to change out the sink and its innards yourself! Great job.
That’s awesome that you could change it out yourself. Plumbers charge a fortune to do that!
Great job. You Tube is wonderful for learning how to do things for just about everything. We are just finishing up a 3 month Kitchen/Living Room remodel and I will be so glad when it is done.
We had a plumber over yesterday to fix our sink. Ugh, it’s the worst!