The faucet bolts on in fifteen minutes. What makes bathroom faucet replacement frustrating is everything around it - the old mounting nut rusted in place under the sink, the drain assembly that looks simple and isn't, the pop-up linkage nobody warns you about, the supply lines that need to fit a configuration you haven't measured.
This book walks the full replacement - faucet, drain, supply lines, and the pop-up - in the order that prevents rework:
3-hole, widespread) before you buy.
without destroying the underside of the vanity.
trap goes back on.
cut the tail piece wrong.
Measuring your existing mounting configuration (1-hole, The basin wrench move that removes a seized mounting nutPlumber's putty vs silicone - when to use each.Pop-up drain linkage, assembled and tested before the vanityThe one-inch gap at the tail piece that traps the job if youWritten for the homeowner who wants a finished, leak-free installation on the first try - and who wants the plumber's trick for removing a seized mounting nut.