How to Replace a Bathroom Faucet & Drain | Bathroom Renovation

How to Replace a Bathroom Faucet & Drain. We take you through some basic plumbing steps and show you how to remove the old faucet, install a new one, and replace the drain pipe.

We're remodeling our bathroom and changing the fixtures in the process. This is the only bathroom in the house where Chrome fixtures were used and we're upgrading them to Oil Rubbed Bronze so it matches the other bathrooms in the house.

This is the first part of our bathroom renovation series so stay tuned for the rest!

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[eah]

Thanks to your help, I just replaced my first bathroom faucet. Not easy, thanks to old corroded pipes, but I did it and I’m proud. Mad respect for full time plumbers.

[michaelmonson]

Very well done. My father was a plumber by trade for more than 24 years, and ran his own business providing expert plumbing, electrical, and appliance repair. He was truly a "Jack of all trades" and was also adept at house remodeling, cement and tile work, and automotive repair. I learned a great deal from him growing up and have a wide breadth of skills, although certainly not at his level.

That being said, I need to replace the faucets in a "fixer-upper" home we recently purchased that was built in the early 1990's. My memory is that it was an easy job to do, so thank you for providing this video so I could refresh my memory on the process. Of course, so many of the videos shown on these kind of repairs show fixtures in perfect repair, and essentially brand new, with ideal fittings and easily accessible connections. Whereas, the reality of 30 year old faucets used and abused by kids and adults are outdated components, cheap workmanship, poorly implemented installations, hard to reach shut-off valves and heavy corrosion build up from years of hard water build-up. Ugh.

I've gone ahead and subscribed to your channel. I liked the approach you took, using a real-world example of an actual project you worked on. Thank you!

[CH-izfv]

This is a really good video, you give homeowners confidence.

[jon]

Thank you! I am going to try this as well as our shower! I am excited! Very educational!

[silviasolis]

Thank you for sharing! I bought the same model and it leaked the same. By the time I realized I needed teflon tape and silicone, the stores where closed. Luckily, I only had silicone. Try it out, waited the whole night and it worked. Once again, thank you!

[KARIS]

I know that drain leak must have been a pain, but I’m glad it happened. Lots of great advice on how to take care of that! Thank you so much!

[undamaged-destiny]

Thanks so much this is the best video because all the others act like u HAVE TO to change the drain too and I thought I was gonna have to do a bunch of extra harder work. I just want to change the faucet cause it’s old and corroded / deteriorated. Thought it had to be easier. THANKS.

[rebeccamclenithan-neuw]

Excellent Video. Thank you just what I needed to be able to switch out to new black matte faucet for my new bathroom I’m renovating!

[christianbranson]

Just bought this unit tonight and am installing tomorrow. Appreciate the tip on using silicone. I’ll have to pick some up just in case.

[jorangel]

Let me put caulk on a gasket just to be safe 😂😂😂

[h.rehaief]

thank you very Much for these great videos!

[Joyful_in_GA]

You are a great team! I’m off to replace mine too!

[dfghdh]

You needed to tighten the bottom nut with a wrench. Silicone is not needed if you tighten it properly. Hand tight is not enough. You should also clean the bottom of the sink with a scouting pad to ensure a water tight seal.

[ajoo]

I know I'm not the only person that heard him say "Deez nuts" around the 2:50 mark.

[AndrewARussell]

Thanks! I was able to remove my old faucet as fast as the video showed. I had the exact same one, and it was super easy.

[charliered]

Well the guys that did your original faucet didn't Jerry rig as much as the original guy that did mine. LoL

[castoftwo]

Thanks! I have a leaky bathroom faucet at home. Do you need to replace the drain as well? Or can I just replace the faucet with a new one?

[lucashack]

I purchased this exact faucet. It leaks at the same exact place.

[diy-hyrum]

I'm so happy you didn't use plumbers putty on the drain. Silicone was the correct way to do it. plummers putty will make gaskets dry out and crack.

[jorangel]

They make gaskets for that top plug that touches the sink hole