Hey guys,
So our faucet started having issues turning side-to-side recently in the kitchen and tonight the garbage disposal decided to jam up on me. Fortunately, I was able to get the disposal's flywheel unstuck after finding the right size hex key (ugh). The faucet issues were happening before this so it gave way to me finally getting around to looking at things. The nut holding it in place is pretty rusted and I don't know if I can easily unscrew the bolt. If not, it might be time to call the plumber. But while I'm on the subject, we've also been contemplating switching out the sink (currently I think it's one of those cast-iron porcelain-coated sinks that scratches and rusts easily in the corners when there are racks in the sinks). It's just pretty old and can get really nasty and gross.
If I'm going to have someone come in for the faucet, and since we've been thinking about the sink, should I consider doing the sink too? Then that leads to the next thing - I wouldn't necessarily want to do countertops but logically it would make sense if switching out the sink no? Or is that something that could easily be 'upgraded' at a later time if we want new countertops but want to keep the [newer] sink.
Just trying to figure out what I should tackle first. I'm not sure the faucet is gonna be a DIY if I can't remove the bolt though. So for now, I'm sort of planning to defer to a plumber if I can't get this thing fixed. So far I've sprayed a bit of wd40 into the bolt/screw and am letting that soak to see if it loosens.