Figuring out set up a kitchen faucet can remodel your area and maintain you from having to name a plumber—saving you not less than $100. This straightforward dwelling enchancment DIY permits you to play with design on a whim by swapping out an present faucet for a distinct end, or upgrading a dated faucet à la Nineties for a good contact mannequin, or on the very least one with a pull-down hose. 

“The sink and tap space is among the most used options in any kitchen and is usually considered the room’s centerpiece,” says Caroline Danielson, director of showrooms, Ferguson Bathtub, Kitchen & Lighting Gallery. “Upgrading your kitchen faucet is a simple, visually interesting and extremely useful solution to give your room a quick design refresh or complement a complete kitchen transforming challenge.”

In case you’re new to dealing with DIY installations, it might probably appear a bit overwhelming, however being ready can go a good distance. Fortunately, realizing set up a kitchen faucet is a reasonably simple challenge you’ll be able to full in 5 steps.

Can I set up a faucet myself? 

The very first thing to do is to search out out if you’re allowed to put in a brand new faucet based mostly on your property and guarantee, which typically requires set up by a licensed skilled. “One factor to think about, be sure you perceive your native constructing codes,” says Eric Goranson, a longtime inside designer and host of the podcast Round The Home. “In some locations a constructing allow is likely to be required to even substitute that faucet.” Some states additionally require sure specs. “Current laws requires that new taps put in by clients in Vermont, Maryland, and California should be freed from lead,” Danielson provides. 

Is putting in a kitchen faucet troublesome?

That relies upon, says Goranson: “Putting in a faucet will be considerably of a easy challenge or it may very well be way more troublesome relying in your talents and the situation and age of the present faucet.”

Brett Wegner, Kohler’s kitchen taps advertising supervisor agrees. “There will be ergonomic challenges with accessing the under-counter portion of the tap, like shank and hose connections, however the set up course of is somewhat easy,” he says. “It’s typically more durable to uninstall the present faucet given older, and albeit much less intuitive, set up {hardware}, [but faucet install] has been improved dramatically over the many years.”

Selecting a brand new faucet

Step one is to determine what kind of faucet you need. 

Take into consideration how you employ your kitchen, says Molly Machmer-Wessels, a co-owner and designer at Woodland Design Firm, a enterprise that builds customized areas in houses. Do you cook dinner typically, for instance? If that’s the case, extras corresponding to a smart-touch faucet or a sprayer for cleansing the sink after prep will seemingly be helpful.

Subsequent, select the design aesthetic that most accurately fits the area and your type. Have a look at the form, silhouettes, and scale. Let the present room and residential information the texture, however remember the fact that a faucet generally is a design second. Selecting one thing distinctive and sculptural could make an influence.