those old parts? Once the pro is done replacing all those parts, will there still be any old parts left that could wear out soon after you do this work? If the pro you consulted doesn’t sell whole new sinks, he might not suggest it if it means he would lose the job of fixing your sink. It might be worth looking into.
This reminds me of when my mom decided to “let the pool go”. It was a built-in pool. She couldn’t just pretend it wasn’t there any more. By the time my sis and I realized that she had stopped maintaining the pool (chemicals, filtering, vacuuming, etc), it cost much more to get it back in great shape than it would have cost to do basic routine maintenance.
I don’t really understand homeowners who don’t want to do maintenance on their home, which is usually their most valuable asset. When my dad was still alive (20 years ago) he was pretty handy and could do a lot of maintenance and fixing things himself. But there are some things that you always call a professional to do.
Earlier this year, when sis and I still owned mom’s house and spent Jan and Feb staying in it while we pursued selling it, the pool maintenance guy we hired to keep the pool in great shape for the six months we owned it, noticed an exposed wire outside by the pool filter. We immediately called an electrician to fix it since we didn’t want anyone to get electrocuted or for a spark to start a fire and burn the house down.
