It's definitely a mystery, unless you're talking about a couple of drops you might create in reaching for the towel. Or maybe you wash your face in the sink and splash it out that way. Since I use facial towelettes, i don't have any knowledge of that procedure.

For some of us, during the process of washing up water gets on the counter and sometimes does pool. My older pedestal type bathroom sink has a slope toward the bowl and no counter, so I never noticed. Now that I have a big counter I do notice the pooling a lot. I think a larger sink would solve the problem as suggested in another response. Additionally, I do think if the counter slightly slopes toward the bowl it would help, but I've yet to see that.

My son seems to get a lot of water on the counter every time he reaches for the towel. We used to have a register right under where the towel hangs and that seemed to help keep things dry. Now besides the water running off the counter onto the floor, the leg on the vanity has molded and come apart and I had to take it off and put up new baseboard. I noticed again today the floor was wet so I need to caulk the bottom of the baseboard when I can get it dried out so it doesn't mold behind. I have gone to laing a hand towel on the counter hoping that will help, even if it looks bad (IMHO).

We just moved into a home we had built. All sinks are under counter with granite counter tops. At issue is it seems the faucet spouts seem just a bit too high and too close the the countertops that every time you use the sink, water splashes onto the counter tops. Looking for an way to keep the water from splashing onto the counter tops. WIfe is telling me she is about done with it all and wants to replace all the expensive delta faucets...just looking for any suggestions.

IMO Delta faucets are not expensive - However I too get a lot of water on my counter from splashing while washing my face. I think it's party because of the faucet and partly because I don't bend down enough. I now leave a washcloth there and wipe it up when I'm done.

The water from wet hands turning the faucet off makes a mess. I had top mount sinks before and am using then again to avoid this issue.

The people on here saying “I don’t understand how you do this” in a condescending way, please get off your high horse. Sometimes depending on the height from the faucet to the sink, water tends to splash more while washing hands, face, etc. One solution is a small bit of silicone or rubber mat along the edges.

I have discovered that excess water from hands has been pooling on our counter is and running toward the corner where the two walls meet. The drywall is wet and may need repair. Is there a way to prevent this? I guess a backsplash would help or maybe a small bead of clear silicone to channel the water away? I didn't really see any solutions posted here apart from changing to a different kind of sink.

The key is to have the faucet handles be part of the sink, preferably with it sloping down a bit so any drips from hands will just roll down back into the sink. Soap dispensers and dishes also have to be on the sink rim, not on the counter, otherwise wet hands reach across the counter for the soap. Wall mounted fixtures work too, but only if the sink is directly below the handles. Lastly, a sensor activated faucet, like at the airport, would also greatly reduce water on the counter.

I want to chime in here because it is a new problem for my family too. I think it is two fold, the old house had faucets installed on the sink "deck". New house has fancy faucets installed behind the sink in the granite counter. We had to learn to wash our hands all over again. No wetting hands and touching the faucets! To top it off, our water is so hard each drip leaves a nice round spot. The old house had a large surface mount sink the kind that should have had the metal ring around it but it was installed like an undermount. My tile guy was a genius. Of course, the counter would have to be demolished to change the sink but so what.

I have the same issue of water pooling when washing face and have tried lots of things, but all are unsighltly (leaving sponge, paper towel, washcloth on countertop). I’m going to consult a marble expert and see if they could carve drainage channels near faucet handles like the old fashion porcelain kitchen sinks used to have. Fingers crossed because it drives me crazy!

PS - prior comments are a bit condescending and unhelpful.

PPS - to clarify - the comments that couldn’t understand why anyone would have this issue are a bit condescending and unhelpful.

stacywallace4mv,

My default is function over form and I allowed my designer her modern look in my recent remodel of my home. But everywhere I travel I end up with a wet shirt when I was My hands because of the undermount sinks. The bathrooms all got cute top mount sinks with a raised area where faucets are mounted that drains into the sinks. The kitchen, laundry room and all other undermount sinks have a small depression honed into the surface (marble, granite and soapstone) where the faucets and handles are mounted. the water drains into the sink. good luck!!

I have even noticed that in public bathrooms with undermount sinks, the countertops are wet. I think the rim around the drop-in sink catches water drops. This is just a disadvantage of undermount sink.

Ughhh we have wall damage because of this issue. The water collects at the seam between the quartz counter and quartz backsplash, around and behind the deck-mount faucets. So disappointing.

Some people wet their hands before applying soap resulting in a decent amount of water dripping onto the counter top while reaching for the pump bottle

Why don’t people wipe down the faucet and vanity top after washing up? In a private home, that is. It is the polite thing to do. Right? What say you?

I was just making a comment on another forum about this. This has been the bane of my existence for years, since we moved into a new condo. Water pooling around the faucet and dripping onto the floor. Maybe we had a counter with a lip where I lived previously? I don't know, but this is a problem now; but why on earth are countertops made this way?? Why wouldn't they just put a small upturn or rim around them to at least discourage spills? We also place a facecloth around the faucet. I am looking for a new countertop with some kind of subtle barrier edging. I learned that Try-City Marble does make a no-drip edge but cannot find it anywhere else. Doesn't anyone realize how much work would be saved by addressing this design flaw? Even high end hotel countertops are a mess because of this!! Why isn't everyone up in arms about this? lol

I found a good stop-gap solution. It is described as "Water Barrier for Sink,Shower Threshold Water Dam Barrier,Waterproof Barrier Bathroom,Collapsible Silicone Strip Trim Splash Guard (White-2M)". I has an adhesive strip on back and bottom, which has a cover that you peel off like on a bandaid. You can add a bead of silicon at the top and bottom to fully water-proof it. I'm going to buy it. It's far from perfect, but a reasonable solution considering that I'm not ready to buy a new counter top just to solve the water splashing, pooling, and dripping on the floor problem, which was mentioned by numerous people on this discussion.

My countertop is constantly water pooling! Under mount sink and thinking I may need to change faucet. It’s SO annoying! Wet and sloppy constantly! Please..any suggestions would be appreciated.