Pittsburgh Plumber Mr Rooter's Bathroom How To Series: Installing A Pedestal Sink

Mr Rooter Tip Of The Day: If replacing a base cabinet with a pedestal sink, most likely you will have significant work to do to improve your bathroom flooring, baseboard, and wall. In most cases, these areas will be downright ugly and in the worst-case scenario, flooring and baseboards may not even exist.

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On the downside, when you install a pedestal sink, youll generally lose storage space, says the most referred Pittsburgh plumber. A pedestal sink is more complicated to install than it looks: You need to remove the wall covering to install a cleat to support the sink. According to Beall, a pedestal sink is basically a wall-mount sink. All the pedestal does, says Mr Rooter, is partially obscure the waste line and trap and look good.

Contrary to the beauty shots in plumbing catalogs, most pedestal sinks do not eliminate having to look at plumbing lines. (The catalog shots are photographed in a studio; the fixtures are never hooked up.) The supply lines on a pedestal sink thats actually installed are connected to shut-off valves typically located on both exterior sides of the pedestal theyre often highly visible, hard to keep clean and become a very costly feature so they are aesthetically appealing to the homeowner.

Mr Rooter Tip Of The Day

Tip #1 If the old sink wasnt wall-mounted, it will be necessary to remove the wall covering, install a cleat, and replace the wall covering. This method is referred to as notching the studs, and directions will come with the pedestal sink unit detailing where to locate the cleat. Measure up the recommended distance and cut partially through the wall studs. Then knock out the waste with a hammer and clean up the notches with a chisel as needed,.

Tip #2 Cut a brace (typically a 26 or 28) to fit between the studs. Attach the brace securely to the wall studs with nails or, better yet, screws. TRADE SECRET: In some cases, it will be necessary to re-plumb the supply and waste lines before replacing the wall covering.

Tip #3 With the brace in place, reinstall the wall covering. Measure carefully and cut a piece of drywall to fit. Measure and lay out holes for the supply and waste lines, and cut these with a drywall saw or hole saw. Position the drywall on the wall and secure to the studs with drywall screws or nails.

Tip #4 Locate the centerline of the sink. Then use a framing square to transfer the centerline onto the floor where the pedestal will stand.

Tip #5 Now carefully set the pedestal on the floor the recommended distance from the wall so its centered on the centerline that was marked on the floor.

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Pittsburgh Plumber Mr Rooter's Bathroom How To Series: Installing A Pedestal Sink