How to Start Fixing a Squeaky Sink Handle

Series Summary

Home improvement projects can be some of the most rewarding—or most frustrating—tasks homeowners can tackle. Whether it’s building a new deck, doing plumbing installation for a new bathroom, laying tile, or just fixing the toilet, home repair and maintenance can be done successfully with the proper tools and the right knowledge. The key to making your home repair relatively hassle-free is a tactic that has worked for ages: divide and conquer. With step-by-step instructions and safety procedures in hand, Sunday afternoons walking around the house with a screwdriver and a plan can resume.

In this free DIY basic plumbing repair series, learn how to solve common plumbing problems related to faucets and handles. Our expert handyman Jon Olson will show you how to fix a squeaky bathroom faucet handle, as well as repair your leaky outdoor faucet, also known as a sillcock. See, you’re already learning. So why don’t you give it a try: watch these plumbing tips videos and make a list of some of those things you’ve been meaning to fix for the last six weeks. Maybe you can even tackle all of your home repair tasks in just one afternoon.

Video Transcript

" Hi! This is John on behalf of Expert Village. In this video clip I will show you part one of fixing a squeaky faucet handle. The materials that you will need is a good set of Allen wrenches, a crescent wrench and some Vaseline. First we need to locate our problem faucet handle. There is typically a shutoff valve located under the sink; however, with this particular house there is no shutoff valve. So we will need to shut it off from the basement. Our main shutoff valve is located in the basement in the back corner of the laundry room. So we are going to go ahead and turn that off. "