Hey all. If I install a 1 1/4″ countertop on my vanity in the bathroom, do I need anything but a standard bathroom faucet? Will the male dropdowns from the faucet be long enough to attach the supply hot/cold to it? Thanks.
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depends. stock (moen plastic - cheaper than brass- thick washers on a new moen left no threads for the water connection. I had to use old timey (from the 70s thin brass spin on nuts
I would bet that 90+ % of them would.
Doug
this is why I failed "probabilities" ...
I say it's close to 50-50 ...
'cause when it comes down to it ....
the one U happen to have either does or doesn't!
as an aside ... if it's Monday around 10am ... it's 90% sure it'll work.
Friday at 3:30pm ... 90% it won't!
Jeff
Jeff Buck Construction
Artistry In Carpentry
Pittsburgh Pa
I say it's close to 50-50 ...
'cause when it comes down to it ....
the one U happen to have either does or doesn't!
That may be so but if your standing in the store what are the % of the faucets there?
I agree with ya on the one that your holding at 3:30 on a Friday afternoon!
Doug
the one that your holding
The key words above should help the original poster.
Look.
And if it's an order-look at the cut sheet.
No need for a surprise.
So doug, what weather are you sending us next?A Great Place for Information, Comraderie, and a Sucker Punch.
Remodeling Contractor just outside the Glass City.
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So doug, what weather are you sending us next?
Freaking cold azz COLD!
18 below last night.
We're working on a lake front house, complete remodel.
I'm bumping out a bathroom about two feet, need more room for a shower. Yesterday afternoon I tear the wall out and put a couple sheets of ply over it for the night.
This morning I take the ply down, tack a tarp up to the fascia to block the wind out and start building my little bump out.
I get the last piece of sheeting up around 11:30 this morn. I go over to get a drink of my ice tea which is sitting about 20 feet away on the floor, damn stuff is frozen. I not only had the furnace running but also a 40,000 BTU heater. WTF am I doing shid like this on the coldest damn day of the year!
So, you should be getting some of this stuff in about a week, don't plan any bump outs for a while.
Doug
Kewl!
We've been cold, not unbearable and most of the work is inside. Contrary to popular belief, I don't have to cut outside.
Nope, not me.
Working a block away in a connected addition-with no heat in the addition.
No wind.
Watched the packer/giant game and felt better.
Near zero tonight-and back down the block tomorrow morning.
Thank you for the report.
And the damn van doesn't even get warm going that block.A Great Place for Information, Comraderie, and a Sucker Punch.
Remodeling Contractor just outside the Glass City.
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Watched the packer/giant game and felt better.
Would of felt better if it had a different outcome!
Doug
Yeah you know when you don't really have a team in the game you miss some of the gutwrenching fun.
But, makes for a less nervewracking spectacle.
Good games none the less.
A Great Place for Information, Comraderie, and a Sucker Punch.
Remodeling Contractor just outside the Glass City.
http://www.quittintime.com/
I won't bet on it. Encountered similar situation when installing a kitchen faucet and soap dispenser. Ended up replacing with a longer threaded rod for the faucet and flipping the retaining nut over for the dispenser. Barely worked.
When you are looking for faucets make sure it would accommodate the extra thickness.
I like Jeff's real world probability analysis.
I've never had a problem when using higher-end fixtures. (I generally use Moen, Grohe or Hansgrohe.) But I always buy sink & the hardware first and take it all to fabricator so they can cut/drill for it properly.
Anyhow, easy enough to check the lengths when you're buying 'em.
Mike Hennessy
Pittsburgh, PA