Faucets and bathroom facets are a vital part of your kitchen and bathroom and need to be just as exclusive as the rest the room. Your kitchen and bathroom faucets should coordinate well with the surrounding furnishings. Even if you are remodeling the kitchen or the bathroom the faucets are one of the first things that you should want to change in keeping with the aesthetics of the whole house.

Today there is such a wide variety to choose from when it comes to kitchen and bathroom faucets. There are a lot many more choices as compared to days gone by. Those were the days when you were absolutely thrilled if you even had a kitchen faucet so you didn’t have to go out for water and haul it in by the bucket load. Right after the faucet entered the kitchen the water heater was introduced in the home. Hot water just by opening the faucet seemed to be the greatest invention of all. It was considered a Godsend. Now the homeowner has a whole variety of kitchen and bathroom faucets to choose from, even in a variety of different colors to suit the color of your soap dispenser.

When shopping for faucets ensure that you really do your research before finally settling for one. Insure that what you buy will not start a leak within a few months after purchasing it. Insist on buying quality faucets, even if it means paying just that little bit more for a good brand. You can select a faucet that mixes the hot and cold water or hot and cold water separately.

Your best choice is to purchase a faucet that has a ceramic cartridge, and if that is too expensive for you the next choice should be one with a stainless steel cartridge. Both are very durable and will give you long service. Ensure that they can be cleaned easily. Do not buy faucets with plastic handles, they break very easily. Pay attention to the finish as the better faucets have a smoother and more even finish.

Although there are many faucets on the market, some of the better and more reputed brands are Delta faucets, Kohler faucets and Moen faucets. Most home improvement supply centers carry all of these brands at reasonable prices. Most of the Delta and Moen faucets come in a chrome or brass finish. The chrome faucets are very popular however; the brass faucets are more expensive. All these manufactures offer a wide variety of accessories that compliment these faucets. The installation instructions are quite thorough which make them easy to install by most DIY homeowners simply by following the manufacturers installation instructions.

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