Hello, my husband and I just purchased a brand new sink vanity for our powder room. We removed the wall mounted pedestal with no problem and then realized that the piping coming from the wall is wider then the opening for the vanity. Is there any way to resolve this short of cutting into the vanity? My husband wants to cut into the vanity, but I'm concerned it will compromise the structure of the piece.

Any suggestions are greatly appreciated.

How wide is the vanity over all? And then how wide are the pipes apart that come out of the wall? If you possibly can cut the back board of the vanity, it will be much easier than changing the pipes coming out of the wall.

The whole vanity is 26" wide. The back of the vanity 11" wide. The vanity pipe opening is 6" wide and the piping itself is close to 7" overall.

The only problem is the back of the vanity doesn't have a panel, it's solid wood, so I'm worried cutting into it will ruin it, but it sounds like it might be our best bet. Can a plumber manipulate the piping or is that a big job?

Thanks so much for your reply! :)

A plumber can move the pipes to what ever position you want them but if the vanity fits against the wall he would have to cut into the wall to move the pipes.

Is there anyway the a person with shills could drill holes big enough for the pipes to come through the back panel. Oh and by the way cutting a small opening in the back of the vanity would do very little to compromise the structure of the whole vanity.

Letmetellu nailed it with,

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Is there anyway the a person with shills could drill holes big enough for the pipes to come through the back panel. Oh and by the way cutting a small opening in the back of the vanity would do very little to compromise the structure of the whole vanity.

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Remove the angle stops and follow his advice. He gave you your best out. Good luck, Tom