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Grohe Europlus II Pull Out Faucet - Opinions Please

13 years ago

We visited a showroom looking for a pull out faucet that wasn't too tall. We looked at a Kohler and a Grohe. The Grohe is a little more money, but it is not as tall as the Kohler pull out. We then researched the Grohe Europlus II on the Internet and got mixed reviews - primarily based on leaks from the hose.

Please, if anyone has the Grohe Europlus II kitchen faucet will you please share your experience with this faucet.

Thanks for your help

JB1176

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belasea
13 years ago
Jb,
We just installed the Grohe Europlus II faucet, and are very happy with it. Although, we've only been using it for a few weeks, so I can't speak to the longevity of it. We purchased grohe based upon our GC's recommendation. We originally purchased another faucet, but it was just too big. The GC said to purchase Grohe over other brands. We wanted a low profile faucet and this one is nice. I'll post pics soon.
btw, I posted pics of our laborador blue for you. Not sure if you ever saw them with the trouble with GW.
jb1176
Original Author
13 years ago
belasea,
I did see your pictures of labrador blue and it is spectacular. Thank you for sharing them. We are still searching for slabs long enough so we won't have to have a seam on a 10' run of counter. We're willing to wait. However we've chosen the sink and faucet. I'm glad you like your Europlus II.

I can't remember which sink you chose, but we are looking at the Blanco Silgranit II one and three quarter sink. We've seen it in anthracite but would like to see it in the silver gray color they offer. The new appliances will be stainless steel and we wonder if the gray sink would work. Any opinion??

JB1176
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Jb, we went with a simple single ticor stainless steel sink. I have to say, when we saw our granite at the yard, it looked more charcoal and gray in color. We saw the green, but when it was finished we really saw the green come out. So, you may want to see a finished piece. Thankfully, we love it. It also looks different in person, depending on the lighting and the angle that we're looking at it. It has iridescent blue pieces. Our walls are gray and they go well with the granite. I think a gray sink would go very well and look nice.
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Belasea,
There are many similar choices in our two situations. First the same granite that is not commonly used , a kitchen faucet choice, and now the wall color - gray - that is also not usually the choice that many make. We have chosen a very light gray from Benjamin Moore called Calm. It will be used throughout our open space condo containing a kitchen, dining room, living room, sun room, and two hallways to bedrooms and baths. Our granite will be polished, however, because our kitchen is very small and is in an interior space with no windows. We needed the reflectivity of a polished surface. Also our kitchen floor is a light gray through body porcelain tile that meets up with a dark sepele wood floor throughout the rest of the living area. I think the stainless steel appliances will look ok with the other neutral colors. Art work and accessories can bring in some color and are easily changed.

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JB1176

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