EZ access to kitchen faucet supply fittings

[scrubjaysnest]

A good idea to keep in mind.

[Redtail Cruiser]

Originally Posted by thewayneo

So, I drilled 4” diameter holes thru the outside wall at each fitting. I purchased 5” diameter plastic "doorknob damage concealers" to which I glued the Styrofoam plug that came out of my holesaw.

wayne

So Wayne, how did you determine exactly where to drill your 4 inch holes? What did you use as a referance point to measure and transfer that measurment to the outside? Bet you really needed to "measure twice and cut once" on this project.

[thewayneo]

Originally Posted by Redtail Cruiser

So Wayne, how did you determine exactly where to drill your 4 inch holes? What did you use as a referance point to measure and transfer that measurment to the outside? Bet you really needed to "measure twice and cut once" on this project.

Hi Tim:
I slid a flat ruler past the bag seal between the shells, in line with the cold water knob. This gave me a good location outside for left-to-right. Then I measured from the backsplash down (plus some guestimating). Went outside, drilled a 1/16" hole and left the drill bit in the hole. Went inside, snaked my arm around the p-trap and felt the drill bit to be sure it was centered on the pipe nut. This ended up being 5-3/4" down from the bottom edge of the rear shell, with the shells fully up. That 1/16" hole became the pilot hole for the hole saw. The hot water pipe is 8" from the cold pipe.

I should have mentioned in the first post that the plastic hole cover had some double-sided tape on it that I removed with a chisel.

wayne

[Redtail Cruiser]

Thanks Wayne, now if I ever need to get to those valves I will have options.