Problem solved!

For well over a year, there's been a slight leak around the base of the faucet at the kitchen sink. Recently, a drip from the same faucet has become more pronounced. Both problems could be ignored and put off for a while, and they were. But, I (Jennifer) knew they were waiting for my attention.

We were both very productive last weekend with some tasks, so I decided to take on the faucet. I called my father-in-law, who is great at giving advice over the phone about home repair projects. Mike asked if I knew the brand of the faucet. Like most things in our house, there is no brand name on the product, which tells me that the maker wasn't confident enough in the product to say who made it.

I tried to unscrew the top of the faucet, but I needed help because it was stuck on tight. Keith got involved for that. We got the parts off, but we didn't see anything obviously wrong. We opted to replace the entire faucet, so I got ready to head out to Lowe's. Keith's only instructions and input were that I not buy the cheapest faucet available and that the layout stay basically the same as our old faucet.

I found a Moen faucet for a clearance price, which was twice the price of the cheapest faucet. I even checked to see that the brand was on the faucet, which of course it was. We put the faucet back together, sealed the leaks that magically appeared, and turned the water back on.
Inspired by the new chrome finish, I scrubbed out the sinks, and they look really nice, too.

Once again, we have another home repair done with only one trip to Lowe's! That's the best it could be, and we love our new faucet!

Here I am, too, thanking myself for checking the shut-off valves under the sink a couple of years ago. All of the plumbing in our house was left without maintenance, and every one of the valves in the house were broken (including the washing machine water lines!). I've turned off water at the street LOTS of times, but this time, I got to use the valves that I had replaced before. It sure does make for a lot less drama when the handle is right there at the sink!