Installing Faucet In Granite Countertop

When lifting the countertop take extra care to support the granite where it is thin such as along cutouts.

Installing faucet in granite countertop.

Ask the builder host tim carter demonstrates how to install a kitchen faucet in some granite countertop around your sink. Insert the faucet through the granite hole from the top. Now you can install the two basket strainers or one basket strainer and the garburator. Putting in your own kitchen faucet isn t as hard as you think.

Tighten the connections and insert the other end of the supply lines first through the faucet base plate and then through the mounting hole on the countertop. Typically you will not find a wide flange to cover industry standard holes in sink rims. Faucet cutouts are holes that are drilled in the countertop to install the sink s faucet soap dispenser and or insta hot appliance. First dry fit the countertop to ensure an accurate fit.

These holes typically measure 1 3 8 inches in diameter. Follow the installation guide that came with the faucet. With stone tops properly sized mounting holes are bored into the stone when the tops are fabricated or during installation. It usually gets centered behind the sink about 2 to 4 inches from the edge but it can go anywhere provided there s enough room for it.

Once you have the granite slabs home it s time to install them. Basket strainer washer for basket strainer tail piece washer for tail piece. This video walks you through hooking up the waterlines and a veggie sprayer. You may or may not need to use plumbers putty for the strainers.

However the mounting of a faucet in granite is different for both aesthetic and functional reasons. Schedule an installation date. Now you want to install the faucet. The dimensions of your kitchen faucet and sink bathroom faucet and sink and every new kitchen appliance must be known prior to installing granite countertops.

Installing a kitchen sink is as simple as 1 2 3 with this easy to follow diy video from moen that details all the parts tools precautions and steps you nee. Pick out the style or profile you like best your marble or granite countertop installation. The faucet for an undermount sink must be mounted on the countertop. Sinks faucets and appliances must fit the cabinets and slab size and seams and cutouts all depend on precise measurements so start shopping and choose early.

If the faucet base plate has a rubber gasket underneath to provide a watertight seal and fits into the mounting hole of your granite countertop snugly you need not add additional sealant. Faucets that require more than one hole should line up with one side of the sink or a tangent.