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Is swapping kitchen faucets at DIY project, or worth bringing in pros?
Simple Q: is a kitchen faucet replacement DIY?
I’m a homeowner who needs a new kitchen faucet. What brand is preferred?
What do I need to know to replace kitchen faucet?
I want to replace my current kitchen faucet with a new one and on home depot's website, I can have it installed for 4.5x the cost of the item. I've replaced shower heads before, so I'm tempted to give it a go myself. Does anyone know if swapping a kitchen faucet is easy enough for a beginning DIYer? Or worth it to pay Home Depot for a pro to do it? thanks!
Long story short, wife wants a nicer than builder grade faucet. House is three years old (new build) and I’m actually pretty handy and have a nice arsenal of tools.
The thing is, I haven’t tackled anything plumbing-connected before but I’m good at following instructions and understand general mechanics of things.
We have a single hole faucet and the replacement is the same. Much like most kitchen faucets it’s tough to get to because of the sink. But it seems a basin wrench seems to help with that.
To add to difficulty, this is an Alexa Moen unit (7594evc) which seems to have the water flow into a junction box (includes) of sorts then a single output back out.
That all being said, how tough is this as a DIY? Or is this one of those “you COULD but it may be really best to let an expert do it”?
Thanks y’all for your help during this quarantine home improvement period.
Edit - here’s the underside of the faucet now - it’s a Moen.
https://i.imgur.com/Irqbuvf.jpg
Specific brands to look for or avoid. Features that are worth it (or not). Price isn’t an issue if it’s worth it.
I want to replace the existing kitchen faucet with this used Moen I bought online. Besides turning off the water at the source, what other things will I need to know/do/be aware of before I start disassembling the existing and putting in the new? Thanks!