Will I hate a bridge faucet?

10 years ago

Has anyone put in a bridge faucet after having previously had a single handle faucet?

I have found that I am drawn to all the kitchens with the P&R bridge faucets, especially with the apron front sinks. I've tried for months to find an alternative, but I keep coming back to that one. Trouble is, for most of my life I've had a single handle. I like the convenience when my hands are full, and can even turn on the water with my wrist or forearm when my hands are grubby. I don't want to fork over the money for a pricey faucet only to end up hating it.

One thing to consider: in this kitchen I will have a prep sink near the main sink, and a bar sink across the room. Previous kitchens have all had only one sink. If I do single handle/pullout in my prep sink, maybe I won't mind the two handles for clean up only?

I welcome your advice.
Pam

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lolauren

10 years ago

I had to have a bridge faucet (for clean up sink) in my new build. I was obsessed. I still think it's a beautiful accessory; however, functionally it has no advantage. After two years with it, I wouldn't do it again, in retrospect. FYI, I have both the Grohe Bridgeford Bridge faucet and their single pull down faucet.

Negatives:
* sometimes I forget if I have the hot or cold water on (when I've just used water briefly.) It makes turning it off a bit confusing because I have to play around with the two handles to turn it off. This wouldn't be an issue with lever handles, though.
* It's difficult to clean around compared to my prep faucet.
* It takes up more space on the counter (three holes for mine plus a fourth hole for the side spray)
* It is hard to turn on with dirty hands and it's difficult to get the temperature just right since I need to adjust two handles
* If I ever consider replacing it, how do I find something that fills four holes? ugh.

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Will I hate a bridge faucet?

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