Installing a sink with your own hands requires some knowledge and skills. The hinged shell has its advantages and disadvantages. At the same time, it is an excellent option for installation in a bath. Often it is installed together with the curbstone. This helps increase the space in the bathroom at times.
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Advantages and disadvantages of the hinged sink
The hinged sink is an excellent option for the bathroom. It takes up little space, and for a purse budget. This shell has both its pluses and its drawbacks.
Advantages of the hinged shell:
- Small dimensions. The hanging sink takes up little space in the tub. The saved place can be used for a floor with towels or for a basket of dirty laundry;
- The hinged sink leaves the bath clean. Thanks to the suspended shell under it you can do the cleaning. This does not allow microbes and pests to accumulate under the sink;
- It is convenient to clean the siphon. Clogging, blockage of the drain, smells of sewage will ever happen. So you have to clean the pipes. If you have a hanging sink, then it will be easy to get to the pipes. This simplifies their cleaning;
- Aesthetics of the shell. The hinged sink looks good. It does not break the aesthetics in the bathroom, but, on the contrary, creates it.
Under the hanging sink, you can install a beautiful cabinet that will decorate your bathroom
Among the drawbacks of the hinged shell can be noted a complex design for the installation. You need to think through all the nuances for fixing it on the wall. So that it does not fall over time, but lasts for dozens of years.
The hinged sink fits perfectly into any bathroom interior.
Home question: how to install a washbasin with pedestal
Alternatively, you can call a professional who knows how to install a washbasin with a curbstone. He will do everything neatly and reliably. But you have to give money for the call and installation. But you can put the sink by yourself. It is not difficult, as it seems at first glance.
Assembly should be started from the mixer. When buying a mixer, usually in the kit give instructions from the manufacturer's company for its installation. Look at it to make it easier for you to understand the installation process. If there is no such instruction, then do not be afraid. The mixer can be installed without it. When buying it, you should also see a set of one or two pins with nuts, you will see two washers. One washer is rubber, the second is moon-shaped. There will also be a gasket in the form of a circle. It is needed for the bottom of the mixer.
You can mount the washbasin with a pedestal yourself or with the help of the
The installation process will look like this:
- Screw the studs into small holes in the mixer;
- We put a lining on a hairpin of the bottom part of a washbasin;
- We install the overlay with holes on the drain hole;
- For the drain hole we install a branch pipe with a seal;
- Screw the pipe and cover;
- The rest of the siphon is installed after the final collection of the sink.
After installing all the drain pipes, you can proceed with the assembly of the cabinet. As a rule, they are already sold. Or in disassembled form, with elements that are intuitively clear how to assemble. In the cabinet should be made holes for the pipes.
Installing the washbasin with a curbstone is quite simple, if you have instructions. But even if it does not exist, do not worry. A washbasin with a curbstone can be installed in a couple of hours without much effort. Therefore, they are popular in the market.
How to install the
outboardThe installation of a hanging sink is an easy process. This can be done independently without specialists. And if you have instructions on mounting, then the installation will take even less time.
By the way of fixing the hanging sink it is possible to install:
- for simple mounting to the wall;
- on the bracket;
- for mounting with cabinet.
Normally, the sinks for reliable fixing are installed on marble or granite. The washbasin is heavy, so this is especially important in the bathroom.
Attachment of the hanging sink is carried out with the help of dowels and screws
The most convenient and reliable option of fastening is the installation of a sink on brackets with support on the curb. The curbstone will allow you to take part of the load, the rest will be distributed to the brackets.
Before installation, determine the place where you want to wash. Then look where the wall will be more solid. In this place you will put the shell. The only thing, it is not recommended to put the washbasin on the walls of gypsum board. The height for the installation is calculated based on your growth and the growth of your loved ones who will use the sink. Usually from the floor this distance goes centimeters under 90.
The installation process looks like this. First, the markup is done. You need to draw a horizontal line, along which you will put the shell. Then use the level to see if you are holding the sink correctly. Does it sink in the side. Next, you need to drill holes and insert dowels in them. Then screw the studs and install the sink.
The installation of a hanging sink is a simple process. Especially when you can help in the installation of another person. Suspended sink on the pedestal allows you to save space in the bathroom and decorate your interior.
How to fix a sink on a drywall
How to fix a sink on a drywall?- a question to which, in principle, should not be approached.
If there are no other options, then you can hang on the plasterboard wall. The main thing is that the fasteners should be strong. Many who encountered this issue, recommend buying a cabinet. She will take on some of the load. After all, drywall is unreliable. Special dowels will help the shell stay on the wall. In the dowel, it is also necessary to tighten the studs. In addition, a sink for strong adhesion to the wall with a special glue is attached.
For the installation of the washbasin, you need to buy special dowels, which are designed for drywall
Mounting the sink on a drywall is not a reliable business. Especially do not do the angular installation. If you still have to install a corner sink, then use special dowels, glue and a cabinet to redistribute the load. This will help you fix the washbasin on the wall for a long time.
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A hanging sink is a good way to save space in the bathroom. It perfectly fits into any interior. In addition, you can use everyday tricks in the form of an additional curbstone under the sink. This will make the shell finish and create more space for your things.
