How many holes
One hole, two, or three. A single lever mixer in a three hole sink leaves two holes to cover, and covers rarely look right.
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Faucet Installation Dubai
Two things stop a new tap going in, and neither is the tap. The number of holes in the sink, and whether the little valves underneath still turn. Both take a minute to check before you buy.
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- Hole count and valves checked first
- New hoses and valves fitted as standard
- Old tap removed and taken away
- Tested hot and cold before we leave
Start Here
When faucet installation Dubai is the right call
The points where a new tap beats another repair.
- Urgent
Water coming from the tap body itself
Not the spout and not the handle. When the casting leaks, the metal has gone and nothing inside it will help.
- Book soon
The cartridge is no longer made
Every repair becomes an improvisation lasting months. New faucet installation Dubai costs less than three of those visits.
- Routine
Chrome flaking or the finish pitted
Plating has failed. It is cosmetic until the rough edges start cutting hands and holding limescale, and it never improves.
- Routine
You want a different kind of tap
A pull out spray in the kitchen or a taller basin mixer. This is the smallest change that alters how a room is used every day.
- Routine
A property being relet or handed back
Home faucet installation Dubai between tenants is quick, and a tired tap is one of the first things a viewing notices.
Overview
What faucet installation Dubai covers
Removing the old tap, fitting the new one and leaving the connections better than they were. Professional faucet installation Dubai checks the sink before the catalogue.
Kitchen taps
Kitchen faucet installation Dubai for mixers, pull out sprays and filtered water taps, on one hole or two.
Bathroom taps
Bathroom faucet installation Dubai for basin mixers, pillar pairs, tall vessel taps and wall mounted spouts.
Sink and counter taps
Sink faucet installation Dubai where the tap sits in the bowl, and tap installation Dubai where it sits in the worktop instead.
Homes and businesses
Tap installation services Dubai for flats and villas, and the same work in offices, salons and restaurants.
What We Work On
What decides whether a tap fits
Six checks, and all of them are quicker than a return trip to the shop.
Hole diameter
Most are standard, some are not. A tap with a wider base can cover a slightly larger hole but never fit a smaller one.
Whether the valves turn
The small valves under the sink. If they have seized, they have to be changed before the tap can even be isolated.
Hose length and connection
A tall kitchen mixer needs longer tails than a basin tap. New flexible hoses come as standard rather than reusing old ones.
Depth under the sink
Fixing nuts go on from below. On a deep undermount bowl or a boxed in vanity there may be very little room to reach.
Hot and cold sides
Hot on the left is the convention. If the previous tap had them crossed, this is the visit to put that right.
Scope
What faucet installation services Dubai include
The same job for a kitchen mixer or a basin pair.
- 01
Check before you buy
Hole count, hole size and whether the valves turn. Send a photograph and we will tell you what will fit.
- 02
Isolate and remove
Old tap out, and taken away with us. Fixing nuts under a sink are usually seized, which is most of the time on this job.
- 03
Replace the valves
Seized or weeping angle valves changed while the water is off. The next repair will need them to work.
- 04
Fit with new hoses
New flexible tails every time. Reusing hoses that are already years old on a new tap is how a kitchen floods.
- 05
Seal and tighten
Base sealed against the sink and the fixing done up properly, so the tap does not rock and work itself loose.
- 06
Test both sides
Hot and cold, full and slow, then the cupboard checked after a few minutes rather than straight away.
Not included
Said before the visit, not after
- Supplying the tap, unless you ask us to order it
- Drilling a new hole in a stone or quartz worktop
- Concealed wall mounted valves, which are a bigger job
- Repairing a swollen cabinet base under an old leak
How It Works
How the fitting runs
Five steps, usually inside two hours.
- 1
Send a photograph
Of the sink and of what is underneath. That answers the hole count and the valve question before anybody travels.
- 2
Confirm what fits
We tell you which taps will go straight in and which would leave a hole to cover. Then you buy.
- 3
Remove and prepare
Old tap off, valves changed if they are seized, the sink surface cleaned so the new base seats properly.
- 4
Fit and connect
New hoses, base sealed, fixing tightened evenly so the tap sits square and stays there.
- 5
Test and clear away
Both temperatures, aerator checked, cupboard watched, old tap and packaging taken with us.
The Decision
Faucet installation Dubai: what your job is
The sink decides this, not the tap you liked.
| What you have | What it needs | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Same hole count, valves turn | Straight swap | An hour or two. Nothing has to be cut and nothing has to be covered. |
| Valves seized | Change valves first | A small extra job, and it has to happen before the tap can be isolated at all. |
| Three hole sink, one hole tap | Cover plate or rethink | A base plate hides them, and it rarely looks as good as the picture. Worth knowing before ordering. |
| One hole sink, three hole tap | Not possible | You cannot add holes to a ceramic basin, and drilling stone needs a specialist. |
| Old tap only drips | Repair it | A cartridge costs a fraction of a new tap, and we will say so instead of fitting one. |
If the old tap is sound and only drips, faucet repair Dubai is the cheaper answer. A new bowl at the same time is sink installation Dubai.
Why TRAXICO
Why pick our faucet installation company Dubai
A small job that people are surprisingly often sold badly.
We check before you buy
A faucet installer Dubai homeowners recommend is one who stopped them ordering a tap that left two holes uncovered.
New valves as standard
Seized angle valves get changed while the water is already off. Most faucet installation contractor Dubai visits leave them and charge for them later.
New hoses every time
Old flexible tails on a new tap is the commonest way a new fitting floods a kitchen a year afterwards.
Tightened evenly
A tap fixed on one side rocks, and a rocking tap works its seals loose from underneath within months.
Hot on the left
Crossed feeds get put right while we are there rather than left because that is how the old one was.
The old tap leaves with us
Along with the packaging. It is a small thing and it is the one people mention afterwards.
Worth Knowing
Faucet installation Dubai: what to check first
Three things worth two minutes before you order anything.
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Faucet installation Dubai starts with counting holes
Look at your sink from above and count the holes the tap sits in.
One hole takes a single lever mixer. Two takes separate hot and cold pillar taps. Three takes a mixer with separate handles, common on older bathroom basins.
Going from three holes to one leaves two holes showing. A base plate covers them and almost never looks as clean as the photograph did. Going the other way, from one hole to three, is simply not possible on a ceramic basin.
It is a ten second check and it is the reason most taps get returned.
02 / 03
Faucet installation Dubai and the valves underneath
Under every tap there should be a small valve on each feed, so that tap can be isolated on its own.
In a lot of Dubai properties those valves have not been turned since the day they were fitted. They seize. When somebody finally tries, the spindle weeps or the handle snaps off in their hand.
That turns a simple tap change into a job that starts with shutting off the whole property. Changing the valves while the water is already off costs very little and it is the thing that makes the next repair easy.
03 / 03
Why faucet installation Dubai leaks under the sink
Almost never the tap. Almost always what was reused around it.
A ten year old flexible hose is at the end of its life whether or not a new tap has been screwed onto it. Fitting a new tap and keeping the old tails is the commonest reason a brand new installation floods a cupboard months later.
The other cause is uneven tightening. A tap fixed down harder on one side sits very slightly proud, rocks with use, and works its base seal loose from below.
Pricing
Faucet installation Dubai prices
Quoted by the job. The faucet installation service Dubai homes book most is a like for like mixer swap with new hoses and valves.
Single Tap
One kitchen or basin tap.
- Hole count checked before you buy
- Old tap removed and taken away
- New hoses fitted
- Angle valves replaced if seized
- Tested hot and cold
Quoted after we have seen it
Whole Property Taps
Every tap changed in one visit.
- Much cheaper per tap than one at a time
- All valves and hoses renewed
- Consistent finish through the property
- Old taps removed from site
- Useful between tenants
Quoted after we have seen it
Commercial Taps
Washrooms, pantries and kitchens.
- Out of hours working
- Several taps in one attendance
- Sensor and timed taps fitted
- Report for facilities
- Spares left on site if you want them
Quoted after we have seen it
- Whether the valves have seized
- The most common extra. Changing them is small and it has to happen before the tap can be isolated.
- Access underneath
- An open cupboard is quick. A boxed in vanity or a deep undermount bowl means very little room to reach the fixing nut.
- Whether the hole count matches
- A straight swap is fast. Covering redundant holes or adding a filter tap changes the job.
- How many taps
- Several in one visit is far cheaper per tap, because the water only comes off once.
We do not mark up taps. Buy your own or ask us to order it, but send a photograph of the sink first either way.
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Questions
Questions we get asked
A like for like swap is an hour or two. It grows if the angle valves have seized or the tap is behind a boxed in vanity, and several taps in one visit is much cheaper per tap.
Count the holes in the sink and take a photograph of what is underneath. Those two things answer almost everything, and we will tell you before you order.
Yes, with a base plate to cover the other two holes. It works, and it rarely looks as clean as the photograph you chose it from, so it is worth knowing first.
Always. Old flexible tails are at the end of their life whether or not a new tap is on top of them, and reusing them is how a new installation floods a cupboard later.
It is very common and it is a small job. The valve is changed while the water is off, which also means the next repair does not need the whole property shut down.
We can order it and pass on the cost, or you buy your own. Either way send a photograph of the sink first so we can tell you what fits.
Yes. Washrooms, pantries and commercial kitchens, out of hours, and usually several taps in one attendance.
We work across the whole city. Marina, JLT, JVC, Downtown, Business Bay, Mirdif, Al Barsha and Deira are all normal working areas.
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Tap snapped off at the base?
Close the valve under the sink, or the main valve if that will not turn, then call us and we will fit a replacement.
Coverage
Areas we cover
All 30 Dubai communities. Plumbers go out from whichever team is closest, which is why a call from Business Bay and one from Dubailand get different arrival times.
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