Hi Everyone,

I want to replace my bathroom sink faucet, and I'm looking for advice on how to reach the faucet mounts underneath the sink. The vanity is wall mounted, not resting on the floor at all. Part of the cabinet covers the bottom of the sink and there is a hole cut out for the supply lines and drain, but it's not big enough to reach the hardware attaching the faucet to the sink. I was thinking I would cut the hole bigger, but I'm not sure if that would make the vanity less sturdy. What's the best way to remove the faucet? Any advice would be appreciated. Thanks!

Here are pics: [imgur.com]

The red circle shows the single nut that holds the faucet to the sink. Cut the hole a little bigger to access it.

Right, and that portion of wood isn't supporting anything so you won't weaken it any. I'd probably use a 4" hole saw bit and start the pilot at the edge of the existing hole, so that would give an extra 2" to work in.

Thanks to steve and North Carolina plumber for the advice. The biggest hole bit I had was 1 1/4" so I used that a few times to make the hole bigger. Then I got in there with a basin wrench to loosen the nut.



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