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nayenezgani

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Kitchen taps; what brands are the go-to for this kind of thing? Moved into a new house and sods law, the damn thing is leaking a few weeks in.

I can see corrosion/rust in and around the hot tap, so I think that might just need replacing or repairing. Or should I just replace the whole unit?

It's some fancy, stossy, designy type faucet and almost impossible to get access to from under the sink. Bloody annoying.

Edit: I've been looking at https://www.grohe.co.uk/en_gb/kitchen/mixer-taps.html who are supposedly sturdy and reliable. But would appreciate an experts opinion.
 
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nayenezgani said:
Kitchen taps; what brands are the go-to for this kind of thing? Moved into a new house and sods law, the kitchen tap is leaking a few weeks in.

I can see corrosion/rust in and around the hot tap, so I think that might just need replacing or repairing. Or should I just replace the whole unit?

It's some fancy, stossy, designy type faucet and almost impossible to get access to from under the sink. Bloody annoying.

Edit: I've been looking at https://www.grohe.co.uk/en_gb/kitchen/mixer-taps.html who are supposedly sturdy and reliable. But would appreciate an experts opionion.
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Grohe are the go-to brand in all the Hiltons in the UK. They'll definitely be sturdy if they choose them.

If you're short on space, be careful of taps that have a pull out hose - there needs to be space for the weighted hose to drop or you'll forever be feeding it back in manually.
 
nayenezgani said:
Kitchen taps; what brands are the go-to for this kind of thing? Moved into a new house and sods law, the damn thing is leaking a few weeks in.

I can see corrosion/rust in and around the hot tap, so I think that might just need replacing or repairing. Or should I just replace the whole unit?

It's some fancy, stossy, designy type faucet and almost impossible to get access to from under the sink. Bloody annoying.

Edit: I've been looking at https://www.grohe.co.uk/en_gb/kitchen/mixer-taps.html who are supposedly sturdy and reliable. But would appreciate an experts opinion.
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They seem very pricy. Under the hood, all mixer taps are more or less the same - hot and cold feed.

It is unusual to get rust on taps.
 
had some quotes on bathroom reno, every person said the same thing, china is china, but taps and things are of the most importance, so spend the extra and get decent ones, you wont regret it.

Had a water softener installed few weeks back, can really tell the difference when showering. Need to get those big salt blocks to replace every few weeks.

Also put the tv on a bracket on dry wall, using the GripIt plugs @scaramanga recommended, seem to do the job, sturdy.
 
nayenezgani said:
Kitchen taps; what brands are the go-to for this kind of thing? Moved into a new house and sods law, the damn thing is leaking a few weeks in.

I can see corrosion/rust in and around the hot tap, so I think that might just need replacing or repairing. Or should I just replace the whole unit?

It's some fancy, stossy, designy type faucet and almost impossible to get access to from under the sink. Bloody annoying.

Edit: I've been looking at https://www.grohe.co.uk/en_gb/kitchen/mixer-taps.html who are supposedly sturdy and reliable. But would appreciate an experts opinion.
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Grohe are decent. Even Screwfix, Toolstation carry some of their products, if you need it in a hurry.
 
ricky2tricky4city said:
Grohe are decent.
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Thirded, I always go with Grohe, they are the bees knees.

I was thinking the other day, how strange the "mixer tap" idea is. Every time I go to the kitchen tap I have to run it a bit to make sure it is cold and then fill up my glass or kettle.... or I have to run it a bit to get hot and fill up a bowl of hot water. I don't ever run a mix really... I guess it is for washing your hands but I tend to do that in about 5 seconds before it gets too hot. Yeah yeah Covid I know.
 
Bullet said:
Thirded, I always go with Grohe, they are the bees knees.

I was thinking the other day, how strange the "mixer tap" idea is. Every time I go to the kitchen tap I have to run it a bit to make sure it is cold and then fill up my glass or kettle.... or I have to run it a bit to get hot and fill up a bowl of hot water. I don't ever run a mix really... I guess it is for washing your hands but I tend to do that in about 5 seconds before it gets too hot. Yeah yeah Covid I know.
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Easier to use when your hands are dirty or full.
 
JerusalemMan said:
Any recommendations (or avoidance warnings) about paint brands?
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Don’t skimp on decent and appropriate rollers and brushes/brush cleaning.

Replace bricky old skirting and architrave/doors instead of trying to make them good. Quite easy work and it’s a lot quicker and will give you a much better finish starting from scratch.
 
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