"After 24 hours of agonizing over this decision, I have posted this message in an attempts to gain some outside opinions....."
Dan - Please don't take this the wrong way, OK? - but I wish I had your problems!!!! HA!
OK - Seriously, again, I'm NOT trying to "make light" of your situation - I KNOW that this
is a big deal to you, and I respect that....
I'm Just tryin to put things into perspective.. it's a soap dispenser...
BUT - It's YOUR soap dispenser in YOUR kitchen, so even though I am trying
not to sound like a wise-acre, I really do have empathy for your situation.
Extra "holes" are a pet peave scenario of mine, because they can be (100 percent of the time) be avoided.
I get called or e-mailed at least once a week
from folks all over North America, asking me to advise them on the same thing that you are dealing with,
and so, this is not a new thing, it's probably NOT your fault, but you are
faced with having to deal with the "It is what it is" situation now - one more
hole than you maybe originally - had not planned on.
Based on your picture that you posted, I have to agree with the sage advice of Ccoombs1 - IMHO as well - Switch the Faucet to "center" and put the SD on the side...
Will that work - clearance wise?
Nuccia - I have to very respectfully disagree with you 100% -
Granite yards do not "just have stuff that they can just pull out of thin air"
"Get a new countertop"? Again - IMHO - this is not fair to the Fabricator at all.
Here's the question that begs to be asked over all others:
Was it really a "mistake" in the first place????
Bear with me on this - ok?
Dan - did YOU bring up the locations of the faucet & any other accessory holes? If you did, when was it done? Was there a form that was filled out
and documented, so that YOU, AND your Fabricator were BOTH dialed in
as to what you wanted, where you wanted it, and so on?
Or, Was your Fabricator "pro-active" and did HE bring this item up first? Did you
have an idea as to where you wanted any holes drilled? Did your
Fabricator ask you for guidance and not get any from you? (that is still
no reason just to arbitrarily drill holes any old place a fabricator feels like it..)
Some Fabricators have a set pattern that is used in the
number and location of any holes to be drilled - some don't.
I use a series of check lists and "CYA" forms to insure that something exactly like what has just happened to you and caused you 24 hours of agony - dosen't happen to my clients....
IF your Fabricator "just decided for you" and drilled the holes "willie nillie" -
then he only has himself to blame - and he can chalk this up to it being
a "rookie" mistake, and he needs to rectify the situation.
Here's an example of what I am talking about -
Had a form like this one been used correctly on your project,
you'd be posting pics of your kitchen that you are thrilled with -
rather that looking for advice on how to address what is now - a problem:
In my opinion, this all starts with 2 way communication - between you
AND your Fabricator - and it should have started on the day that you agreed
to have them do your project - not now, when "the cow's are out of the pasture and up on the highway"......
Again - Based on your picture that you posted -
Can You Switch the Faucet and put the SD on the side...
Will that work - clearance wise?
This may be the most equitable resolution to the situation....
Thanks for letting me put in my .02 cents worth -
and Dan & Nuccia - No Offense meant - not trying to ruffle your feathers or anything - OK?
It's just that this could have totally been prevented. Hopefully, other folks
checking out this thread will glean a tip from this, and save themselves
24 hours of agony too!!!
If anybody wants to use the form, it's free, and in various configurations for
lav tops, wet bar sinks, different types of kitchen undermounts, etc.
I share it with everyone in the spirit of preventing
stuff like this from happening in the future - or at least, reducing the frequency.... Go to my website - there's an e-mail link there to click on and you
or your Fabricator can get in contact with me for the form - free of charge
Hope this will help solve your problem....
kevin
Kevin M. Padden
Fabricator, Trainer & Consultant to the Natural Stone Industry
www.azschoolofrock.com
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