Height of wall-mounted lavatory faucet?
I need to install the rough-in valve for a wall-mounted lavatory faucet. We will have a vessel-type sink on top of the the vanity, about 6.5 inches high. How far above the vessel rim should the faucet outlet be placed for easy access with a minimum of splashing? The installation instructions only state “between 1.5 and 6 inches” above the rim.
Second question — the 1/2″ copper water supply pipes will run up inside the wall behind the vanity and be soldered into the valve unit. Do I need to install shut-off valves in these lines? I guess I could use elbows to bump the lines out under the vanity and put ball valves there, then back into the wall and up to the faucet. Or are shut-off valves not necessary for this type of faucet? The installation instructions don’t mention them.
Here is the Kohler 410-K rough-in valve:
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The last one I did simillar to that was mocked up first. Set vanity in place, put sink on screw some of the faucet parts on hold up, see what looks pleasing to your eye. Remember to allow for finnished floor height. In an ideal world you could put shutoff's in basement but I'm guessing this may not apply here.
Good Luck
We always mock everything up since the vanity height is never right for how the client thought it would be. This kind of sink is very hard to visualize until you've been around one for a while.
The sink bowls vary so much that it's impossible to tell how high the faucet should be. Truth be told it would be ideal to mock the sink up outside and run water through it to see how the water flow splashes the bowl and the vanity top.
You didn't mention location of the bowl, but that will also effect what height the faucet will function best at.
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We always mock everything up
I like your style Don because often I have to mock up everything for myself!
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I feel mocked up some days.
Beer was created so carpenters wouldn't rule the world.