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Finally finished upgrading all the faucets in the house, & just had to pass along some feelings. First of all, let me say that I normally don't give a rat's *ss what kind of faucet or sink I'm using; it's too "decorator" to care about, right? Well, my wife insisted that we do this, & I'm telling you it's one of the best upgrades we've done.
Y'know how you go to your local BigBoxStore & lookit all the faucets & sinks, & you twist the handles & tap on the materials, & think, "Holy cr*p! They want HOW much?!?!" Well fuhgeddaboudit! First of all, I discovered I could get better stuff at equal or lower prices by deciding which brand I wanted that BigBoxStore DIDN'T carry, & then finding a distributor.
We got Rohl faucets & a kitchen sink. Whoooo-wee! These things not only look fantastic, but actually make you enjoy using the water!! Smooth action (ceramic valves!), solid cast brass construction with perfectly finished platings, multiple handle choices, premium hardware, etc, etc, etc. They're functional works of Italian (or English) art. The big bonus: your hands never hit against the back of the sink anymore when you wash them (you'll probably want new sinks, anyway). My favorite finish is the "Tuscan Brass." This is an uncoated, pre-oxidized, chocolate-brown brass, which gets lighter only where you touch it. Essentially, you "wear-polish" it every time you use it, so the more you use it, the brighter it gets. Even if your neighbor had it (which they won't), it wouldn't look the same as yours after a few months of use.
And the kitchen sink is a cast fireclay ceramic. (The same stuff they line kilns out of.) We were going to get one of the English fireclay apron sinks, but decided the French Allia-brand standard hi-lo was a better design for us. This thing weighs 70 lbs by itself (well over 100 with the faucet/sprayer/filter-faucet & 1hp disposal all attached), is a hair smaller width/length than the stainless sink we replaced, but is 25% deeper (10") & actually has more usable area than the two-bowl stainless sink it replaced. It's more durable than porcelain-coated steel, is quieter than stainless, is a breeze to clean, & looks great.
And about that 1hp disposal. Get the built-for-Sears Kenmore version of the top-o-the-line InSinkErator. Not only can you save money ($50 in our case), but you get an additional 2yrs on the warranty. Nice! I think I can even use it to mulch tree limbs this Spring!
Bottom line: these are things you use multiple times a day, & are typically the first items you use in the morning & the last items you use at night. You'll NEVER regret getting these things, 'cuz you'll realize what you've been missing all this time, every time you use them.
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