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I HAVE to decide on a kitchen faucet

6 years ago

I really wanted a vintage looking polished nickel bridge faucet. The Rohl faucets--plumbers seem to hate them apparently. My husband will be installing, so straightforward installation is a a big factor in this decision. He is pretty experienced with plumbing (for a DIYer), but I don't want this to be stupid difficult. I thought the Kohler Artifacts bridge faucet would be the answer, but the sprayer is plastic. Freakin lot of $$ for a plastic sprayer.


So I'm back to square one. I have a traditional kitchen--older cabinets painted white. I'm keeping the cabinets. I'm having white quartz counter tops intstalled on the 28th (Vertex Pin Point) The vintage bridge faucet fits the traditional aesthetic, but...just leery of all the mixed reviews. We do plan to sell in the next few years--downsizing. So I'm looking for recs. Normally I don't have any difficulty making decisions like this. I think part of the problem is that I STRONGLY dislike the single-lever-on-the-side faucets that every one seems to have now. So if I can't have what I want, what type faucet SELLS? What will make my kitchen more marketable?

Comments (11)

  • 6 years ago


    I have the Rohl bridge faucet for 1 1/2 years now and love it.

    Marcy Stephens thanked cpartist
  • 6 years ago

    You could check out Brizo - they make beautiful bridge faucets in their Artesso and Tresa lines, and Delta (which owns Brizo) is known for being easy to work with.

    https://www.brizo.com/kitchen/product/62536LF-PN

    https://www.brizo.com/kitchen/product/62525LF-PN

    Marcy Stephens thanked Kristin S
  • 6 years ago

    Cpartist, was it a diy installation?

    Kristin, thank you for the links! I was not familiar at all with this brand. I like that they are part of Delta.

  • 6 years ago
    last modified: 6 years ago

    You seem like you are focused on keeping your kitchen very traditional, and you said you want a vintage-look faucet. However your Vertex Pinpoint Quartz is not a traditional look. Since the Quartz counters will be throughout the kitchen, I recommend you view your kitchen as transitional rather than traditional. That may give you more freedom of choices for your faucet. What sink have you chosen?

    Marcy Stephens thanked Shannon_WI
  • PRO
    6 years ago
    last modified: 6 years ago

    I installed this Kohler faucet at yesterday's sink replacement. I like it, it's good quality, and simple to install.

    Marcy Stephens thanked Joseph Corlett, LLC
  • 6 years ago

    @Joseph Corlett, LLC Yes, that's a premier Kohler faucet right now as a relatively recent style release. I've read lots of reviews on it, and the main complaint is that there is some little black plastic pin piece somewhere on that faucet that is failing very early on in usage. Kohler knows about it but hasn't fixed it yet as of recent reviews, so people are having to put in customer service and parts calls early on in ownership. Other people say the sprayer head won't come down very far even though a spring is there. One of the nice things about it besides how beautiful it is for a pro-style faucet is that the spring is removable for cleaning, a nice feature. I wish the longevity reviews weren't so spotty or else this would be a real candidate for my faucet choice. I'm looking at In2Aqua now for durability. Since the OP is selling soon, a Delta of some sort would probably serve fine and be less of a loss at resale.

    Marcy Stephens thanked Aglitter
  • 6 years ago

    I've installed 2 different Rohl faucets. The first in my previous home and a second in our current home. No plumber has ever told me they are an issue to install. I've loved them both and would install a 3rd if I ever moved again.

  • PRO
    6 years ago

    I've had a Perrin & Rowe faucet (made by Rohl) now for 16 years and it's a dream! I've replaced a small washer (they send extras) a couple of times and that's it. I love that the spray is not only metal but the cord for it is cloth covered - no clanking metal.

  • 6 years ago
    last modified: 6 years ago

    thanks for helping me think this through. My sink is an Elkay Lustertone single basin. I ordered two faucets and will decide once the countertops are in. One is a Delta transitional style. One is from the Kohler Artifacts line. I went w/ the Pinpoint quartz because the choices that looked more like marble I was a little scared of. The veining was bold, or the patterns seemed to repeat, or the white background was a little too off white. The pattern in Pinpoint seemed a bit more subtle and the the background was a truer white. I was limited by my budget. (don't want to spend more than I have to since we will be selling in the near future.)--trying to stick with what the fabricators have in stock. If money were no object I would put in Alabama white marble--maybe in the next house. I can dream. Anyway, I made a list of pros and cons and decided to get a single hole/pull down. I went to my mother's house to check out her faucet in that style. Her faucet is the reason I strongly dislike the side lever types. It's awkward for me--but I (((think))) that it just takes getting used to.

    I really do like that the Kohler line is made in the U.S.

    Thanks again. Merry Christmas!

    eta: I updated my profile info. I've never been active on this forum before, but there's a lot of great info here. I think it does help to know a little about the person's background info/goals when a question is posed. I know it helps me. thx again

  • 6 years ago

    I picked the Kohler. I really, really like it.


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