How Ti Mount A Pedastal Sink To Wall

Test fit the pedestal mark its location and then move it safely out of the way.

How ti mount a pedastal sink to wall.

For drilling into tile use a tile bit to drill the holes. Mount the sink basin on the mounting bracket. Then make a mark 10 inches from the wall accounting for the baseboard. Place the sink on the pedestal and double double check for level yes i meant to say that.

It never hurts to double or triple check. If you don t have a mounting bracket line up the basin s mounting holes with the hanger bolts you installed earlier. When you push the pedestal sink against the wall you can screw it to the lumber behind the drywall. When installed properly brackets are just as sturdy as glue sometimes more so.

Push the sink against the wall snugly so that the hanger bolts extend through the mounting holes. Hang the basin on the wall bracket and then install the mounting screws to hold the sink to the bracket and wall. Thus install the hanger bolts on the wall by leaving an inch extension from the wall. In addition check the pedestal is level.

It doesn t have to be super tight at this point. Then you can drill the holes by putting aside the pedestal stand and sink aside first. Then temporarily mount the pedestal to the wall using washers and nuts. If the sink doesn t have a mounting bracket install it directly to the wall with the fasteners provided.

Be sure not to over tighten. Install the bracket with the lag bolts. Installing the sink the pedestal base is set into place and aligned with the mounting holes drilled in the floor when applicable. Make a mark about ten inches from that wall with consideration of the baseboard.

Set the sink on top of the pedestal then slide the sink close. Then you have to center the pedestal on that mark before setting the sink tightly against the wall. Mark the anchor holes of the sink on the wall while doing the hole of the pedestal on the floor. Although it isn t the preferred way of securing the sink to the wall you can use adhesive caulking as well.

The lumber is secured to the wall studs and covered with a drywall patch. Check the level of the sink. If you are not comfortable gluing your sink bowl directly to the wall you have an alternative in the form of metal brackets. The technique for doing this will vary depending on the type of floor.

Carefully move the sink and pedestal back against the wall. For drilling into concrete use a hammer drill and a concrete bit. This distance for this mark may vary with different sinks center the pedestal on the mark and set the sink tight against the wall. Mark the centerline of the sink on the wall and floor.