Plumbing service
Faucet installation
Installing a faucet is mostly about what you cannot see: the shut-off valves, the supply lines and the drain connections under the sink. That is where the leaks start.
- Kitchen faucets: Pull-down, single-hole, three-hole with deck plate
- Bathroom faucets: Single-hole, centreset, widespread
- Replaced with it: Supply lines, often shut-offs
- Drain: Pop-up assembly reset or replaced
- Licensed, insured trade work (details confirmed when you call)
- Diagnosis before anything is cut
- Emergency calls taken
- Etobicoke and the west end
At a glance
- Kitchen faucets
- Pull-down, single-hole, three-hole with deck plate
- Bathroom faucets
- Single-hole, centreset, widespread
- Replaced with it
- Supply lines, often shut-offs
- Drain
- Pop-up assembly reset or replaced
Before the new faucet
We check that the faucet you bought fits the holes in your sink or counter, and that a pull-down hose has room to move without catching on the trap or a garbage disposal. Old faucets often fight their way out, with corroded mounting nuts in tight spaces.
- If the shut-off valves are old multi-turn types, we replace them now; there is no better time.
The install
The new faucet is set with its gasket or a bead of plumbers putty where the manufacturer allows, and tightened from below. Braided supply lines connect to the valves without kinks. On bathroom sinks we fit the new pop-up drain and adjust the linkage.
- We flush the lines before fitting the aerator so debris does not lodge in the new cartridge.
Testing for leaks
We run hot and cold at full flow, check every connection with a dry paper towel and leave the cabinet floor dry. Pull-down sprayers are tested for retraction and the weight is positioned correctly.
- You get the spare parts and instructions left in the cabinet.
Signs to watch for
- Old faucet corroded or discoloured
- Handle loose despite tightening
- Upgrading to a pull-down spray
- Renovating a kitchen or bathroom
- Parts unavailable for repair
How the job runs
Remove the old faucet
Supply off, lines and nuts removed.
Replace valves
New quarter-turn shut-offs if needed.
Mount and connect
Faucet installed with new lines.
Flush and test
Debris flushed, joints checked dry.