Tap Holes In The Granite Installation

Short tutorial on how to drill holes in granite countertops.

Tap holes in the granite installation.

Drilling the tap hole oliveri granite sinks with drainboards are provided with a pre punched hole picture a placed on the front. Do not use silicone adhesive. An advisable suggestion is the usage of large drill bits on the tap hole in order to increase the gap for the taps and bring it to the desirable dimension. After identifying the position of the tap hole using a diamond tip 35mm hole saw suitable for ceramic or granite kitchen sink or the same size hole saw of your scorch mark.

Similar holes are needed for air switches as used to control waste disposal units. Using a drill with 35mm hole saw suitable for ceramic or granite or using the same size hole saw as your sink scorch mark carefully and slowly using waster spray gun to keep dust levels down drill very carefully and slowly your sink. Really easy when you get. Basket waste installation 1 fit the basket waste into the hole in the sink and then place the drain under the hole.

Inset sink installation this classic method of installation involves your sink being installed from above into a pre prepared hole in your worktop. If the finished depth of the worktops is going to be 615mm with the tap to go in the centre behind then the sink cutout can only be 400mm from front to back. If there is a tap hole to cut into the back section of the granite we need a minimum of 125mm at the back. Quartz marble and granite.

This works for any other stone surface too. Do not drill all the way through this will damage your sink and will blow the sink. Tap holes are the most basic kind of cutout in a granite or quartz worktop. A 410mm bowl depth with 5mm overhang of granite all round is fine.

A 410mm bowl depth with 5mm overhang of granite all round is fine. Further care once the installation is complete and the holes have been cut it is obviously detrimental for the long life of your sink that you take proper care of it. Fasten the basket waste to the drain using a screw. Installing your granite sink also requires you to cut tap holes to insert the taps or faucets.

If the finished depth of the worktops is going to be 615mm with the tap to go in the centre behind then the sink cutout can only be 400mm from front to back. If there is a tap hole to cut into the back section of the granite we recommend a minimum of 125mm at the back. However cutting tap holes in granite sinks need not be time consuming. Using a drill carefully and slowly using the water spray gun to keep dust levels minimum drill very carefully and with medium speed the indented area or the scorched area of the underside of your sink.