Kitchen Mixer Tap Brands
Discussion
Updating our kitchen and getting a new sink and mixer tap – what tap brands are the better quality ones and not ridiculously expensive?
Looking to spend around £100-120 on it, are we talking Franke, Bristan? Any other recommendations?
Just a regular swan neck mixer tap required, just don’t want a cheapo one from Victoria plumb that will be knackered and dripping in 12 months time.
Cheers
Looking to spend around £100-120 on it, are we talking Franke, Bristan? Any other recommendations?
Just a regular swan neck mixer tap required, just don’t want a cheapo one from Victoria plumb that will be knackered and dripping in 12 months time.
Cheers
Fusss said:
Updating our kitchen and getting a new sink and mixer tap – what tap brands are the better quality ones and not ridiculously expensive?
Looking to spend around £100-120 on it, are we talking Franke, Bristan? Any other recommendations?
Just a regular swan neck mixer tap required, just don’t want a cheapo one from Victoria plumb that will be knackered and dripping in 12 months time.
Cheers
We fitted a Franke Planar swan-neck tap back in 2008 ( to match Franke sink) excellent tap which is still going strong today - I've just checked price and its now @£330 to buy FFS......Looking to spend around £100-120 on it, are we talking Franke, Bristan? Any other recommendations?
Just a regular swan neck mixer tap required, just don’t want a cheapo one from Victoria plumb that will be knackered and dripping in 12 months time.
Cheers
Fusss said:
Updating our kitchen and getting a new sink and mixer tap – what tap brands are the better quality ones and not ridiculously expensive?
Looking to spend around £100-120 on it, are we talking Franke, Bristan? Any other recommendations?
Just a regular swan neck mixer tap required, just don’t want a cheapo one from Victoria plumb that will be knackered and dripping in 12 months time.
Cheers
We fitted a Franke Planar swan-neck tap back in 2008 ( to match Franke sink) excellent tap which is still going strong today - I've just checked price and its now @£330 to buy FFS......Looking to spend around £100-120 on it, are we talking Franke, Bristan? Any other recommendations?
Just a regular swan neck mixer tap required, just don’t want a cheapo one from Victoria plumb that will be knackered and dripping in 12 months time.
Cheers
A little above your budget at £170, I put a slightly older version of this Grohe tap with pull-out extension in the kitchen 6 years ago and it has worked perfectly with no issues. We are also in a hard water area, which tends to cause more issues with taps leaking/dripping etc..
https://www.wickes.co.uk/Wickes-Kumai-Monobloc-Kit...
We have this one from Wickes. We went for the brushed chrome as it in south facing window and didnt want it to be too shiny in the sun.
The same tap in different finishes is cheaper.
We had to wait a couple of months for the tap after our kitchen was fitted as it was on back order so made do with a cheapo b&q £30 tap and then replaced it ourselves.
We have this one from Wickes. We went for the brushed chrome as it in south facing window and didnt want it to be too shiny in the sun.
The same tap in different finishes is cheaper.
We had to wait a couple of months for the tap after our kitchen was fitted as it was on back order so made do with a cheapo b&q £30 tap and then replaced it ourselves.
Edited by sherman on Wednesday 20th April 16:28
Fitted a Franke Ascona into our kitchen back in 2015....which is a low to mid range model (£110), and its been fine considered it gets hammered most days. Have had to change a cartridge on the cold and also the aerator nozzle, but that's only to be expected in a very hard water area. Spares also readily available.
However, what I would say, is that since doing our kitchen, we have also replaced our bathroom and cloakroom.....using Hansgrohe brassware throughout and it is fair to say that look and robust feel of the Hansgrohe stuff is of a much higher quality than that of or Franke....
However, what I would say, is that since doing our kitchen, we have also replaced our bathroom and cloakroom.....using Hansgrohe brassware throughout and it is fair to say that look and robust feel of the Hansgrohe stuff is of a much higher quality than that of or Franke....
C n C said:
A little above your budget at £170, I put a slightly older version of this Grohe tap with pull-out extension in the kitchen 6 years ago and it has worked perfectly with no issues. We are also in a hard water area, which tends to cause more issues with taps leaking/dripping etc..
We have this in our kitchen - has been in coming up to 4 years now and I would agree with you, it just works perfectly every time. You can tell it's a quality item and will last. German companies just seem to do this sort of stuff a lot better than anyone else...We have this - https://www.toolstation.com/franke-montreux-pull-o...
Good quality, nice feel and no complaints.
Good quality, nice feel and no complaints.
Fusss said:
Updating our kitchen and getting a new sink and mixer tap – what tap brands are the better quality ones and not ridiculously expensive?
Looking to spend around £100-120 on it, are we talking Franke, Bristan? Any other recommendations?
Just a regular swan neck mixer tap required, just don’t want a cheapo one from Victoria plumb that will be knackered and dripping in 12 months time.
Cheers
Franke for kitchens, Bristan for bathrooms, Mira for shower mixers has been my preferred approach.Looking to spend around £100-120 on it, are we talking Franke, Bristan? Any other recommendations?
Just a regular swan neck mixer tap required, just don’t want a cheapo one from Victoria plumb that will be knackered and dripping in 12 months time.
Cheers
Toolstation have good offers
Nat_H said:
We have this - https://www.toolstation.com/franke-montreux-pull-o...
Good quality, nice feel and no complaints.
It’s over 2x the budgetGood quality, nice feel and no complaints.
MattyD803 said:
Fitted a Franke Ascona into our kitchen back in 2015....which is a low to mid range model (£110), and its been fine considered it gets hammered most days. Have had to change a cartridge on the cold and also the aerator nozzle, but that's only to be expected in a very hard water area. Spares also readily available.
Same. Mine has had 2-3 cartridges replaced, if you contact Franke they should send you them FOC, they are expensive to buy! The 1st set were a nightmare to remove, they’ve changed the design slightly now!Mine is starting to leak where the neck joins the base.
ah too late! We were looking for something posh but this had great reviews so bought it and it's been excellent
https://www.screwfix.com/p/swirl-side-lever-mono-m...
https://www.screwfix.com/p/swirl-side-lever-mono-m...
2.5 further years have passed since I last posted in this thread and the sink tap has aged equally and whilst still fully operational, it has needed yet further replacement parts.
However, our Hansgrohe taps else where in the house have been utterly faultless - if the budget allows, i'd recommend Hansgrohe or Grohe.
However, our Hansgrohe taps else where in the house have been utterly faultless - if the budget allows, i'd recommend Hansgrohe or Grohe.
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