http://www.AsktheBuilder.com host Tim Carter shares some of his faucet installation wisdom to make installing a sink faucet much easier.

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Oh that is interesting. Hi, how are you doing? I am getting ready to install this faucet and these are the written instructions and you should always read the instructions. But I have read a lot of them in my career and it seems like many of them do not have a secret tip, but I am going to tell you right now. Think about this, when should you install the faucet? Should it be installed before the sink is done on the countertop or after the sink is in the countertop? You can do it both ways, but think about this. Here is the faucet body. Okay, so it goes up like this. You have to install some plumber’s putty, I will do that later, but I just want to show you real quickly. These trim pieces, kind of hold it in place and what you have to do though, check this out. Come here, look the underside here. You are going to notice there is a knot right here, a big brass knot and you have to tighten that knot so that this faucet does not move and when the sink is out, you can easily get to channel out pliers here and tighten that knot. Very easily, it is not a job at all. But think about this; imagine if this sink was down in the countertop already, how would you do it? You would have to use a basin wrench like this. It is a neat tool, but let me show you how hard it is. You have to kind of get down on your knees then you have to kind of lay on your back. You know it is not easy when you get older. And check this out. You got your water supply lines sometimes in the way not always and think how hard this would be. You would have to be down here. You do not have a lot of space to work and the sink is in your way and you are trying like the dickens to tighten that knot. It is crazy, so the tip is when possible install the faucet in the sink before you put the sink in the countertop. I am Tim Carter for AskTheBuilder.com and I am going to have a heck of the time trying to get out of this sink now. If you want to discover more home improvement tips, go to AskTheBuilder.com.