Idk ... but have heard that within 1 brand, depending on store, inner parts vary between cheaper plastic.... and brass, I think... good 'luck'

What do you consider high end?

Delta, Kohler, Moen all make good faucets. I have a Delta Trinsic and am thrilled. My sister has a waterstone and she’s is happy too. My faucet was much cheaper. Her faucet is quite the looker. Both work fine.

I do not believe that there is a difference between faucets sold at Home Depot vs. a plumbing supply. If the model number is the same, then you have the same faucet.

I have a high end faucet and I love it. I have had a Delta and I loved it too. I have little doubt the standard, Kohler, Moen, Delta faucets are all fine.

I think people get into trouble looking for high end looks at bargain basement prices.

>>Following >>

I suggest reading the information here:

http://starcraftcustombuilders.com/sources.faucets2.htm#brizo_namelink

Unless you like gaudy as a style, overpriced isn't necessarily better. When I mucked up the sprayer with my Delta faucet, I was told Delta faucets have a lifetime guarantee and was mailed the replacement sprayer and hose and clamps without question. I don't even recall being asked for documentation that I even had a Delta faucet. Can't get a better warranty/guarantee than that.

Delta and Kohler and Moen each have a price range anywhere from basic to … much more than I'd want to pay.

Our prevoius house had a Moen faucet in the kitchen, when it needed a replacement part, hubby picked it out at HD no charge. For the new build for the kitchen we went with another Moen- Essie Motion Sense faucet.

[houzz=https://www.houzz.com/photos/new-build-gabe-phvw-vp~126230104]

One thought: DO choose faucets for bath and kitchen sinks with an arc so there is more room to hold items beneath them to be washed -- they're worth the difference in price over those cheapest, nearly straight out (horizontally) faucets.

Both Men and Price Pfister have lifetime guarantees and are very helpful with sourcing parts if needed. I recently emailed a photo of what I needed and even though I didn't have proof of purchase or being the original owner, they sent the parts for free and no freight charged.

As others have written, the real variable is style and finish.

You can get a basic Delta or Moen faucet for a reasonable price and it will be very high quality. My basic Moen kitchen faucet lasted for years and I am sure it was an inexpensive model that was bought at the local hardware store. It looked like your generic kitchen faucet :-)

However, if you want a stylish faucet - especially one in anything other than standard shiny chrome finish - the cost is going to be significantly higher. High style and high end finish and high quality will be expensive even in a relatively moderate line like Delta - e.g. Brizo is high end Delta.

You can check pricing of a quality line like Delta and see how the pricing escalates in terms of faucet styles

Here is a page of faucet variations from reputable brands like Kohler and Delta in approximately the same style showing the price variations. I'm not recommending any of them but merely using to illustrate price variations based on style and finish in a not quite basic but not bottom of the line style.

Faucets

We recently travelled to Germany and our hotel had gorgous Axor Grohe faucets. Just as you can feel quality door hardware the same is true of faucets. I find the big box stores sell inferior faucets. It is well work going to a plumbing supply either local or online.

The big box stores have some lesser/cheaper models by good brands but if the model number is the same it's the same product. I wouldn't go below Kohler /moen/delta but those are fine.

I have faucets that were all purchased at HD and they are all still working fine 18 years later. This is one area I will not over spend in my new build.

So this is a really loaded question: Like asking if there's a difference between price/quality for cars.

Many mainline faucet companies make very good mid-priced faucets that are good quality, durable, stylish and available at big box stores.

You can certainly spend significantly more money and get higher-end design, materials, etc. However, it's not necessary to do that to get a durable faucet.

Whether spending additional money for solid brass, high end design, etc. is worth it is a personal decision -- same as it is with appliances.

Here's the thing that I've said before: The price of faucets is out of line with what they are. I can buy a good quality dishwasher, with stainless steel inside and out, that will ACTUALLY WASH THE DISHES, not just look at them, for $500-800.

We are making kitchens into crazy expensive spaces with stone countertops, high end appliances, super expensive cabinets, etc. And if you have that kind of money... fine. But don't get bullied into thinking that you have to spend $1,000 on kitchen faucets or a buy a Wolf range to have a nice and well designed kitchen.

Stick with name brand faucets and buy 'em at the big box. No one has ever produced a shred of evidence that they are inferior to plumbing supply house faucets.

I have both, cheap and pricey. In terms of operation, cheapies seem to wear out faster and require replacement of part or entire faucet. But in terms of appearance, they seem to wear out the same (scratches, dulling of finish, calcification). In a remodel, I've chosen to replace even if faucet is operational, otherwise remodel doesnt seem complete.

In my experience, no. I've had everything from the faucet that came included with our "cheepchinesecrapola" guest bathroom vanity to (in a previous remodel) a high end Perrin & Rowe bridge kitchen faucet, and everything in-between. Some bought at a big box, others online, others from a plumbing supply store. When I turn on the faucet, water comes out, and when I close it, the water stops. Any drips have been easily fixed w/a washer replacement.

I've never had Moen, but it seems to get very high reviews on here for their quality and customer service. We've used Rohl, Grohe, Hansgrohe, Kohler on down to some Home Depot cheapo line (I think it's called Artic).

I wouldn't pay for a super high end faucet but that's because there's other things I'd rather spend my cash on. When we first moved into our home, it had a few cheapie faucets in the bathrooms but the builder put a nicer one in the kitchen. We replaced the cheap bathroom ones with mid priced ones (Delta and Grohe, both bought at Costco) and you could feel the difference in how smooth the handle worked. But they both dispensed water fine; in other words, we only changed them for aesthetic reasons, not because they didn't work.

https://www.houzz.com/user/hans-hinners

good to hear, as this is the same one we brought for our kitchen/ new build :)