Today Jon and Terri are here.
Like you, they were somewhat distressed by the appearance of my kitchen sink. Not only was there that broken faucet handle, there was a metal gasket around the outside of the sink that had bent upward and had deteriorated and rusted. In addition, there was some chips in the enamel of the sink bowls.
So we went to Menards (the Lafayette version of Home Depot, Lowes, etc., and came home with an entirely new sink.
As it turns out, Son Jon is a master plumber and before I even knew what hit me, there was a whole new kitchen installed and functioning.
The thing is absolutely gorgeous.
So here is the photo documentation:
This, above is just some of the crap in the kitchen while we were working.
This is the installer.
The old sink assembly is going to Habitat for Humanity for either their use or sale in their salvage store.
The instruction call for all of the extraneous hardware to be installed before the thing is put into place. So we did that.
The installation also involved a new faucet assembly which you can see here.
Fortunately, the old hole in the counter was a perfect match for the size of the new installation. So there was no cutting or fitting involved.
And there you are!!
What an absolutely gorgeous deal. We calculate that the property is now worth at least several thousand dollars more than it was yesterday.
The clean up included scrubbing the kitchen floor, etc., and now everything is back to better than were it was before we started.
I could never have done any of this myself, but Jon has obviously done this sort of thing before and he is much more flexible in his young, energetic and supple body than am I.
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These were the major supervisors for the entire project:
