Hi-
I'm doing a remodel and changing a single bathroom vanity to a double sink. I had planned on tapping off of the supply lines of sink #1 with a double valve, and running flexible SS braided lines from the valves to the faucets, directly above the supply lines to sink #1 and laterally to sink #2, about 3 feet away.
At the the plumbing store, the owner said using a 48" braided line (need this length to give me some slack to go around some parts of the interior of the vanity) would be bad and prone to vibration and worse, bursting. So this is enough to freak me out.
My options seem to be:
1. open up the wall and try and run rigid supply lines to the second sink. Would look the best probably, but space is VERY tight in this wall with the waste/vent lines and I'm a novice solderer. Not sure I'd be able to put the supply lines coming out of the wall in the best positions- definitely not next to one another. It would also require me opening up the wall, which has been closed up and finished already. not a big deal to open it but...
2. run rigid copper OUTSIDE of the wall, drilling some holes in the vanity inside walls to get over to the other sink. From there, run 12" or 16" braided SS flex lines to the faucets.
3. stick to original plan if I misunderstood something from the plumber at the store (my wife went and was relaying this info).
4. ?? any other options here? rolled copper?
thanks very much in advance for your help.
I'm doing a remodel and changing a single bathroom vanity to a double sink. I had planned on tapping off of the supply lines of sink #1 with a double valve, and running flexible SS braided lines from the valves to the faucets, directly above the supply lines to sink #1 and laterally to sink #2, about 3 feet away.
At the the plumbing store, the owner said using a 48" braided line (need this length to give me some slack to go around some parts of the interior of the vanity) would be bad and prone to vibration and worse, bursting. So this is enough to freak me out.
My options seem to be:
1. open up the wall and try and run rigid supply lines to the second sink. Would look the best probably, but space is VERY tight in this wall with the waste/vent lines and I'm a novice solderer. Not sure I'd be able to put the supply lines coming out of the wall in the best positions- definitely not next to one another. It would also require me opening up the wall, which has been closed up and finished already. not a big deal to open it but...
2. run rigid copper OUTSIDE of the wall, drilling some holes in the vanity inside walls to get over to the other sink. From there, run 12" or 16" braided SS flex lines to the faucets.
3. stick to original plan if I misunderstood something from the plumber at the store (my wife went and was relaying this info).
4. ?? any other options here? rolled copper?
thanks very much in advance for your help.