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Originally posted by Brenda:
Yeah, SIX. I think a darker colour would work. A wood tone would be good to my eye.

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Originally posted by 6ixStringJack:
To help you visualize it further, this is kind of what I'm thinking for the faucet, Brenda.



I actually really like that design vs. the first 3 or 4 pages of results I looked at, but the price is way too cheap.

I already kinda cheaped out with that kitchen faucet and consider myself pretty lucky how good that faucet has held up over the years so far, but I know not to abuse it. As cheap as I am, $35 for a bathroom faucet in a world where I couldn't go to McDonalds and not leave hungry unless I spent $10 doesn't make a whole lot of sense to me.

I absolutely hate, hate, hate, hate, hate plumbing and I'm only doing this once!



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Originally posted by SIGNYM:
Nearly everything you wrote about wiring went by me. But I hear ya on the plumbing!

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I'll put it in real simple terms...

Most electricity in most homes in America is very likely to give you shocks for being a dummy, but it probably won't kill you. Electricity flows like water and switches are Dams. GFCIs are dummy-proofed and automated dams. But unlike water, electricity doesn't make a big gross effing mess if you screw it up.

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Oh, I'm 100% on dark color for the trim! It'll look like it's an intentional part of the cabinet.

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Nice. That's exactly what I was thinking. We know it's just trim, but that could look like there's an entire backsplash on the side of that wall for all anyone knows.

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And I like the look of the faucet that you're aiming for too. I hate those midget faucets that were so common back then. IDK if there's much difference between vanity faucet models, but when we had to replace the kitchen sink faucet I looked pretty hard at the dimensions and specifically bought one that not only had a high arch but also came out over the sink farther. That way, there's less splash behind when you put something into the stream. And BTW Delta won by 1".

Maybe if it's further into the bowl like you suggest, that won't be such an issue.

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I'm also hoping that it's easier to clean back behind the new one than it is the current one. It's really designed poorly all around before you even talk about how the drain pull is broke. And the gap behind the faucet and the back of that basin is too small for me to put anything but my pinky finger back there when I'm cleaning with rags.

Would you know what a good price point for a bathroom faucet is today?

Unfortunately, I had a look at all of the faucets that I've saved and none of those are going anywhere in my house. The few that are in great shape and appear to be good quality are nowhere near the right color. So I am going to have to buy one of these.

I could take the oil-rubbed bronze faucet off of the pedestal sink my friend gave me if it fits, but then when I do the basement I'll have to buy a new faucet anyhow, so I might as well shop for the one I like. I don't know why I didn't factor in this cost at all on the job when I knew I needed to do it. Probably because I had so much of what I needed and just assumed the faucet was covered too until I figured out it wasn't.

I'm still at only around $50 for the whole job so far though, and over $30 of that was the 50 feet of 3/8" flex pipe I needed to buy for a 3 foot length. (Don't worry... most of the rest if not all of it will be used in the crawl space when I work on my dual sump pump solution).

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I thought last month was bad! Back in May, hubby had a trial spinal block and a followup, a Zio monitor for 2 weeks, a couple of presurgical appointments and serious sinus surgery. Daughter had a telemed and an ultrasound, and the van went in for service.

THIS month was worse! I developed a big lump on my leg, hubby's root canal crown fell off, our AC started leaking thru the ceiling, I had a followup with my internist and oncologist, two knee injections, foot X-rays (arthritis in both feet, which explains why they hurt), the van crapped out, the dog had a prolapse and required an emergency spay, the AC people found rats in the attic crawl space, hubby had another spinal block, and a sinus surgery followup. I have the pest control people here today, and long overdue followup with my nephrologist tomorrow. Hubby and I have dermatology appointments at the end of the month, and I'm due for an abdominal ultrasound same day.

Some of that is my fault. I am determined to get all the family ailments and complaints addressed to the best of my ability. The regular followups were just coincidental scheduling, and then there were emergencies.

But boy, I am so glad this effing month is almost over!

Maybe now I can stop the backward trend on everything else (decluttering, yardwork, financial plan) and maybe start making progress!

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Damn... When it's raining it's pouring.

I hope July is a better month for you, Sigs. Been noticing how little time you've got to come around here these days, so I know you must be really busy.

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Originally posted by Brenda:
Sorry about that SIX. Now that I see what you are going for maybe a gray colour would be better.

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Originally posted by Brenda:
Well, I'm still sorry about adding to your dilemma.

Hey, I'm Canadian. What can I say?

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Originally posted by 6ixStringJack:

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Originally posted by Brenda:
Well, I'm still sorry about adding to your dilemma.

Hey, I'm Canadian. What can I say?

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Nah... Think nothing of it. Could have just as easily been an idea I hadn't thought of but I ended up going with.



I just like it when I put a question out there and it is pretty unanimous.

I actually got a different answer from everyone on this. You said wood. Sigs said dark gray. My dad originally said light grey to blend it into the wall, but when I later showed him the pic with the primer piece in there and explained why I didn't like light grey or why the white wouldn't look good up against the sink, he said he thought the white would look great (and added "Don't hate me" with a smiley face).


So between 3 different people the three options I originally had and a new option were all picked.

I don't think i could have planned that to happen, and it probably will never happen again.





In the end, I just told him. "Whatever I do, I'm sure it's going to look good. Really, really good.".

I think I am going with the cabinet dark grey for sure now. When I pictured what that would look like in my mind, and even when I was right in the room but looking at it all from way above it, that didn't click in my head.

But when I showed that last picture from a much lower angle and had a new perspective on how that trim is actually going to look with it, it all kind of clicked for me.

It's hard to explain what I mean sometimes until after it's done, but I think that Sigs got exactly what I mean in her reply. What I first saw when thinking about going dark grey with that piece was just a little oddly shaped snake that came from the front of the cabinet and worked it's way along the wall like ivy and up the back of the basin where it ended.

I was still considering it while looking at it this way, and figured it would probably end up tying nicely into the medicince cabinet above in an interesting way... but I wasn't sold still that I wasn't going to regret it after I put it up.

But then when I saw it from that lower angle in that last shot I took after I finished the electric and looked at it after posting it here, it all clicked for me. It's not going to look like an interesting little snake that people wonder why I made that choice. I mean, from one angle I do believe that is exactly what it will look like, but from almost any perspective once it's up there, it should look as if that either was a part of the cabinet itself, or there was a quarter inch thick piece of wood as a backsplash along that entire wall behind the cabinet. That the tie in, and now that I see this in my head I know it's going to look great and nobody will be questioning that color choice.




This is one of the great things about posting this stuff here, I think. Even if you don't think you're helping out, any input that you do give is helpful even if I don't go with it. This whole thing is an exercise in trying to get info from different perspectives, and that's even my own. I've solved a lot of my own problems here over the years simply by having a place to write them out. I wouldn't just sit there in front of my computer and write things out to myself in word, so you just being here helps out even when I ended up answering my own question.




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