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Show me your faucet placement at off-center window/sinks?

15 years ago

hi there,

Am coming down the home stretch and finalizing the faucet placement for my main sink. Dishwasher's on the right, trash pullout on the left. There will be a simple yellow subway tile backsplash under the sill and on the sink wall.

Problem: the sink is not centered on the window behind/above it (old house and cabinetry issues), and I'm a little unsure about how to place the various faucety items to balance it out. Should I move the faucet over to balance out the offcenteredness, or should I center it regardless? I was blithely imagining I'd just center it all, but when the plumber called to finalize placement I felt a whisper of self-doubt start up. Darned GardenWeb.

The sink's a Whitehaus fireclay 27-incher with a center back drain. I'm putting in a Moen Aberdeen faucet with separate handle, a smaller Moen cold-water filter, and an air switch for the disposal. So, three important holes and an air switch that's less vital.

This is a terrible mid-construction photo, but it shows my layout:

Here's one pic I found using the Aberdeen faucet, but am hesitant to mount the handle on the left as in the photo, since we're right-handed. Which means if I want the main faucet to be all the way to one side, it will have to be the left side. Hmm.

{{!gwi}}

Can anyone share pictures of how you solved an off-kilter sink/window/faucet scenario? Thanks!

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Laurie
15 years ago
Our sink is not centered under the window, either. Our faucet is configured in a way that is tricky because the faucet's base is "centered" relative to the spout (which is to the left) and the handle (which is attached to the right). It's hard to explain..If you look at the pictures below, you can see what I mean. We had it mounted so that the stream from the spout flows into the drain hole of the sink. Our sink's drain hole is in the center. This faucet placement ended up to the right of center relative to the length (back edge) of the sink. We had the soap dispenser mounted to the left of the faucet to help counter balance the faucet's placement. We are right handed and the soap on the left is no problem at all.

As far as the total overall look, I am happy with how things worked out. The fact that the sink & faucet are not in the center of the window does not bother me at all.

Have you made any sort of mock up faucet, handle, water filter & air switch? I used a small water bottle with a piece of cardboard taped to it (cut to the approx. size, shape & height of my faucet) to simulate the faucet. You can also make a rough mock up of a water filter with anything around the house. You can put them in various placement scenarios and stand back and see how you like it.
If you have the faucet & filter at your home already, then someone can hold them in place for a few minutes while you see if you like it. But, I like the mock up items to be around for a little while (more than a minute) so I can get a better feel for their placement.

{{!gwi}}
justnotmartha
15 years ago
Mine (in my last house) was just a smidgen off center, and it always bugged me. It's the same Aberdeen faucet though, so I thought I'd show you how it laid out. :-)
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Circus Peanut
Original Author
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Thank you both so much! The mockup idea is great - I had my guy hold them in different positions for me, but you're right, he tired far too quickly. ;-)

Does it matter if the stream from the spout doesn't fall straight into the drain? With the pulldown, I assume I can just swivel it around to rinse things down the disposal.

Do you think there might be limited functionality in a corner-placed faucet? As in, will I miss the hand room on each side? Hmmm.

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