New Kitchen Sink

We've been busy these last couple of weeks working around the house, and it feels great to get a few of our projects completed!  One of the projects that we weren't planning on doing so soon was replacing our kitchen sink; however, our old faucet started to leak a few weeks ago, and we could only stand the sound of dripping water for so long.  We did try repairing it, but after we took off the handle, we couldn't get the rest of it off because it was so corroded.  Lucky for you, I even took a picture of that because I was going to ask a plumber at work if we were trying to take it apart right or if it was just time for a new faucet because of all the corrosion.

After looking at new faucets, we realized how expensive they can be, so we wanted to make sure that we were getting one that we wanted, if we were going to be paying around $100 for it.  Of course you know that Greg did a ton of research, so we got a good deal and we love what we ended up with!

Then, we thought, why pay for a nice faucet and put it on a scratched up, chipped, white porcelain sink?  We decided that it was time to replace the sink as well since we were investing in a faucet.  Our sink is the only white "appliance" in our kitchen, so we knew we wanted to go to a stainless steel.  We also wanted to get rid of the middle divider and go with 1 sink basin.  It took a little while to get used to, but oh my, is it nice!  You can fit a ton of dishes in it before you have to wash them.  Ha!  

Greg worked diligently throughout the week to get the sink installed.  We ordered one that fit our same dimensions, but he had to cut out the countertop slightly since the corners weren't as rounded.  The new sink was also 1" deeper at 10", so Greg had to alter the plumbing piping to fit on the new p-trap and reroute the line feeding the dishwasher since we only have 1 drain now, so he routed it over to the disposal.  All and all, I think he would say it was pretty simple and totally worth it.  

It's a nice change to the kitchen and we're actually excited to do the dishes.  We'll see how long that lasts... Ha!