newport brass faucets?

16 years ago

I would appreciate feedback from anyone with this brand of kitchen faucet. I need to choose a faucet for the remodel ASAP and like one of their models. Thanks.

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shannonplus2

16 years ago

I don't have their kitchen faucet, so can't comment on that. But I do have two Newport Brass bathroom faucets. I love them. Very well-made, high quality. My plumber pointed out to me that there is no plastic on the Newport Brass bathroom faucets. Typically bathroom faucets these days have that long thingy underneath the drain stopper in plastic (I guess no one can see it, so it's an easy way for the manufacturer to save money). Newport Brass bathroom faucet is every inch metal. The only downside to Newport Brass is that they often have long lead times. I have heard 3 months is common if you are buying a less common finish--the upside of that is that it shows that they are not a mass production manufacturer, and give attention to manufacturing each fixture. I bought my Newport Brass bathroom faucets at Homeclick.com, which had the best price. They came in 10 days, but that's cause I chose their most popular model, so it was in stock.

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bikey
16 years ago
We've had a wall mount Newport Brass faucet in our powder room for 4 or 5 years. It is a very high quality piece.
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Here is a link that might be useful: Ira Woods & Sons
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I have a Newport Brass pulldown faucet (model #94P) in my new kitchen in the ORB finish and LOVE it. It is very well made and the finishes are guranteed. The reason why I reaaly liked this faucet was not only because of the guarentee on the finish, but also the height was not as tall as all the other pulldown faucets I was considering. I got a really good deal on my faucet through Ira Woods online store and they had The ORB inish in stock. -Good luck with your decision!

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