Kitchen plumbing... In Hudson Ma Installations, Replacements, and Repairs

Most faucet replacements run between $200 and $400 including labor. The exact cost depends on the faucet you choose and whether the shutoff valves under the sink are in good shape. If the valves are seized or the supply lines need replacing, that adds a little. We give you a firm quote before we unscrew anything.

We deal with this all the time in Hudson’s prewar homes. Some of those under-sink cabinets are barely wide enough for a bucket. The fix is usually a single-hole faucet with a compact deck plate and a shorter shank. Pull-down sprayers can be tight — we measure before you buy anything. We’ve installed faucets in cabinets you wouldn’t believe.

A kitchen sink smell usually comes from rotting food and grease buildup inside the drain pipe and P-trap, not sewer gas. The garbage disposal makes it worse because food particles stick to the inside walls. A good cleaning of the trap and drain line usually kills the smell. If the disposal itself stinks, grinding ice cubes and baking soda helps short-term, but a deep clean is better.

Yes. In Hudson it’s common — older colonials and capes often still have a basket strainer instead of a disposal. We run the electrical from under the sink to a new switch on the wall, mount the disposal, and tie it into the existing drain. Hudson is on municipal sewer so there are no restrictions. The whole job takes about two hours.

If the dishwasher has standing water at the bottom and the sink drains fine, it’s usually a clogged drain hose or a failed drain pump inside the dishwasher itself. If the sink is slow too, the clog is in the shared drain line under the sink. We can figure out which it is in about ten minutes and fix whichever one is the problem.

The clog is almost always in the P-trap or the pipe just past it where both basins join. If one side drains and the other doesn’t, the blockage is in that side’s tailpiece. If neither drains, it’s in the trap or beyond. Don’t use chemical drain cleaners — if we have to open the pipes, those chemicals are corrosive and dangerous. We’ll snake it mechanically.

Usually yes. Moving a sink means relocating drain lines and water supply lines, which is a plumbing modification under Massachusetts code. We pull permits when they’re required and handle the inspection. It’s part of the job — you don’t need to deal with the town yourself.

Stainless steel, 16 to 18 gauge. It handles hot pans, doesn’t stain from coffee or tomato sauce, and won’t crack like cast iron can. Composite granite sinks are a close second — they’re quieter, resist scratches, and look great. Cast iron with enamel is beautiful but heavy enough that we reinforce the cabinet underneath. All three work fine; it comes down to look and budget.

In most cases, yes. We coordinate with your delivery — we disconnect the old stove before the truck arrives, the delivery crew hauls it away and drops the new one, and we return to connect the gas line and test for leaks. If you schedule ahead we can usually make the timing work in a single day.