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I just rented an apartment which has one of those old fashioned sinks in the bathroom where the hot and cold water faucets are separate, and thus there is no mixing to get medium temperature water.
If I bought a new sink with a single faucet, would it be a simple matter of installing it, or would there be a substantial re-plumbing job involved?
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jz,Just take a look under
jz,
Just take a look under the sink. You want to check for shut-off valves. If there aren't any, the job still isn't impossible, just more difficult.
If you'd like to install shut-off valves, check out my article on the subject. http://www.home-improvement4u.com/plumbing/valves.htm
If there aren't any, and you don't want to go to the trouble of putting them in, it just depends on what you've got underneath, as to how difficult it will be.
Let me know what you find and I'll see if I can help you out some more.
I am pretty sure it has shut
I am pretty sure it has shut off valves (I'm not actually moved in yet so I can't go look right now).
I was originally thinking that maybe the entire sink could be replaced, but even better would be if just the faucets themselves could be changed (I have the idea that would be less expensive).
What do you think?
And would I have to call a plumber, or could I possibly do it myself?
Changing a faucet out is
Changing a faucet out is something most do-it-yourselfers can handle. There are a few things that experience tells you to watch for, but that's why I'm here. Let me know if you get to that point and I'll walk you through it.