Countertop Too Thick For Faucet

You will need one for each faucet shank so two for each faucet.

Countertop too thick for faucet. Center set faucets with 1 2 in. In order to install a faucet on thick countertops you will need a faucet shank extension also known as a thick deck extension. Use the american standard extension kit for 4 in. How do you install a faucet on a thick countertop.

But it s worth a try and looks fairly cheap. My project involved replacing a formica bathroom countertop with a quartz solid surface. I bought regular faucets for my bathroom not knowing that the thickness of the countertop would be an issue. Countertops too thick for faucet connection.

Also the faucet uses a big nut to tighten it down. Screw the shank extension up onto the existing shank and make sung with an adjustable wrench. View full version. I have these beautiful ceramic vanities but when i tried to install the faucet only about 1 8 of thread stuck out beyond the lock nut.

I don t see anything in the faucet picture that gives the total length of the the threads but it does seem to state that it will accommodate up to a 2 thick countertop bottom of faucet to top of nut. Countertops too thick for faucet connection. And can be used with 4 in. Male inlet shanks and top mount faucets with 1 2 in.

Too thick for faucet connections to work with supply lines. You didn t say if there was any wood underneath the countertop to support it behind the sink. Seemed easy enough until the thickness of the solid surface made it impossible to re install the existing faucet. I don t exactly understand why the type of sink would have anything to do with it.

This sturdy metal extension kit extends shanks 2 1 4 in. I got on the internet. Which happened to be a little over an inch thick. So there might not be enough room left on the shank to attach and tighten down either a hose connection or this extension.

Center set faucets and top mount faucets for your kitchen sink. Faucet shank extenders thick deck mounting kit. It turns out that once the faucet is screwed onto the counter there s not enough thread left to attach the supply line. Will this allow my standard faucet to be attached to a thick granite countertop.

The faucetmate a universal thick deck extension kit to solve the problem of short faucet stems or shanks not long enough to install thick counters.