Step 1: Evaluate the existing kitchen
What kind of features and fixtures already exist in your kitchen? Will you be keeping the current design or getting all new fixtures? Get started by selecting a complementary faucet for your kitchen sink. What sink and faucet style and installation options will best meet your needs? Is your sink made of enameled cast iron, glass, stainless steel or composite material? What faucet finish will match the other elements in your kitchen?
Need to visualize the space? Kohler’s interactive kitchen planner allows you to play with sink options, faucet selections, countertop types, wall colors, and cabinet selections before buying the fixtures.
A wall-mount faucet will help to reduce countertop clutter. Bridge kitchen faucets offer a new interpretation of a classic design with two-handles and a generous swing spout that mounts onto the counter, sink deck or wall. For all-in-one function, try a pullout or pull-down faucet model. If you prefer a clean sink deck without a sidespray, generous spout height, and multiple spray options, a pull-down model might be the right choice for you.
Pull-down kitchen faucets with features like Kohler’s DockNetik magnetic docking system have specially positioned magnets that lock the sprayhead into place when you’re not using it.
Pull-out models generally have a larger section of the faucet that pulls away and offer the same function as a pull-down faucet, but with a larger grip area that may be more comfortable to use.
Have you considered adding faucets with multiple spray options? Kohler, for example, offers specialty sprays and innovative technologies that make it easier to prep, cook and clean, including quiet hoses, easy-to-clean sprayfaces and tarnish-resistant finishes.
Streamline kitchen tasks with sprays that can gently clean delicate fruits, quickly fill large pots with water, and sweep dirty dishes clean. Kohler’s BerrySoft kitchen task spray offers a light spray specifically designed to gently wash fruits and vegetables. It’s the perfect way to prep without bruising your produce. Boost spray technology increases the flow rate of your faucet’s sprays by 30% with the push of a button. And Sweep spray features specially angled nozzles that create a forceful blade of water to sweep away food from your dishes.
Whether you are looking for warm brushed tones or brilliant polished hues, each finish resists corrosion twice as well as the industry standard. Vibrant faucet finishes are created using physical vapor deposition (PVD) to bond the finish and faucet together at the molecular level, creating an incredibly strong surface that is scratch- and tarnish-resistant. And all KOHLER finishes are backed by a Lifetime Limited Warranty.
Strainers and disposable flanges help your sink drain smoothly and keep debris from clogging your drain. These are available in a variety of finishes to coordinate with your faucet.
For added convenience, pot fillers and beverage faucets allow you to continue using your main faucet while entertaining or cooking. Pot fillers allow you to fill pots right where you need it, above or next to your stovetop, to avoid carrying a heavy, water-filled pot across the kitchen. Beverage faucets dispense filtered drinking water, with cold-water and hot-water systems available.
Tip: Before beginning installation, be sure to observe all local plumbing and building codes. Shut off the water supplies. Carefully inspect waste and supply tubing for any sign of damage and replace if necessary. Before installation, unpack the new faucet and inspect it for damage. For new installations, assemble the faucet on the sink before installing the sink. Do not straighten the faucet supply tubes until the faucet is installed to the sink.
