Faucet template

A method of applying water faucets and a water spout said faucets and water spout having stems for attachment to a template to a plywood surface to be mortared and a decorative top surface placed adjacent the sink or tub, said method comprising providing said template, said template comprising a border having a perimeter and a series of plateau sections, providing for increased accessability to said stems below said template, each plateau section having geometrically centered holes configured therein and wherein each plateau section has a top and a bottom surface, both said top and bottom surface being elevated above said border forming a recess in said border and wherein each said plateau section is separated from an adjacent plateau section by an open channel in said border such that said plateau sections can he separated from one another by cutting segments of said border between said open channels and perimeter, said method further comprising scrolling a line on said plywood adjacent the location of said sink or tub, using as a guide, the plateau sections of said template, cutting a hole in said plywood, attaching said template onto said plywood by passing nails through said border and into said plywood, applying mortar to said plywood to a thickness at least over said border of said template, passing stems of said water faucets and water spout through said geometrically centered holes, and applying nuts to said stems to maintain the stems fixedly on said template.