weatherboy80
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We just purchased a new faucet for our kitchen (Kohler Karbon KOHLER: K-6227-C11: Karbon® articulating deck-mount kitchen faucet: Kitchen Sink Faucets: Faucets: Kitchen). It is a single spout faucet, but it also requires a separate hole for the lever control. We currently have two existing holes (1 3/8") for our old faucet in the granite at 8" apart. However, when reading the instructions for the new Karbon faucet it states that the lever hole should be 2" in diameter, which is a bit unusual for a faucet hole.
So my problem is that the existing hole would need to be enlarged some. I know they do make 2" diamond hole saws, but is there any extra issue with possibly cracking my granite if we tried to enlarge the existing hole? Can the hole be filed some to enlarge it the extra distance. The lever has an overlap so the hole doen't need to be perfect, but I don't want the countertop cracked either.
We might just try and contract this out, but most people I've talked to haven't ever heard of a hole this size.
http://www.us.kohler.com/onlinecatalog/detail.jsp?item=14477402&prod_num=6227-C11
So my problem is that the existing hole would need to be enlarged some. I know they do make 2" diamond hole saws, but is there any extra issue with possibly cracking my granite if we tried to enlarge the existing hole? Can the hole be filed some to enlarge it the extra distance. The lever has an overlap so the hole doen't need to be perfect, but I don't want the countertop cracked either.
We might just try and contract this out, but most people I've talked to haven't ever heard of a hole this size.
http://www.us.kohler.com/onlinecatalog/detail.jsp?item=14477402&prod_num=6227-C11
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