Things I Learned While Fixing My Bathroom: Faucets

Here's my next installment of my bathroom re-vamp.

Task #2: CHANGE FAUCET


I called my dear mother prior to tell her of my renovation ventures. She doubted my skills.  Oh Sue...

First of all, I had a seriously ugly faucet:

Ugh. So much brass. Perma-spotted. Hot and Cold labels? AM I AN IDIOT? I can figure that out, thank you. Time for an upgrade.

I didn't look up any youtube videos for this one... I figured it was logical. I was right.  However, I did discover that:

a. You cannot put your body in a vanity with drawers. I would have to be five years old if I wanted to fit.  

b. Sometimes you gotta break shit. I ended up ripping up the sink from the vanity (see "a")

c. Plumbing tubes are a bitch to loosen up.

d. I was very lucky to have an adjustable wrench. Make sure you have one of these.

BOOM. I did it. And with minimal water spillage. I obviously called my mom immediately to gloat. I'm mature.

THINGS I LEARNED:

1. Faucets are easy. Drains, on the other hand, are the secret killer.

2. Mom was wrong.

Stay tuned for the next installment: Re-grouting! 

-Chrissy