When we swapped the laminate countertops in our kitchen for granite, we sprung for a new sink and a better faucet. This change left us with a pretty-good old faucet, which included a pullout spray feature. Meanwhile, the utility sink in our laundry room had a lousy faucet. This situation led me to consider installing the old kitchen faucet in the utility sink if I could solve this problem: The pullout faucet required one large hole, while the utility-sink faucet had two small holes 4 in. apart.
I ended up making the trade with the help of a scrap of solid-surface counter material. As shown in the drawing, I drilled a hole in both the composite sink and the solid-surface scrap to accommodate the pullout faucet. The scrap is large enough to cover the holes in the sink top for the old faucet. A bead of caulk between the sink’s deck and the solid-surface material sealed the deal. The pullout faucet really has increased the functionality of this sink. Now we can pull out the head and spray paint rollers, the dogs, the shop-vacuum drum, and so forth.
— Steve Thomas; Dublin, OH
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