How To Hang A Sink On A Tiled Wall

Hang the sink on the anchors and snug up the nuts but be careful not to over tighten or you may crack the porcelain.

How to hang a sink on a tiled wall.

Remove the 2 x 10 from the wall and drill 1 2 inch holes through the layout marks. When anchoring a pedestal sink to a tiled wall toggle bolts provide the most convenient way to secure the fixture. In this video i hang a bathroom cabinet onto a tiled wall. Just wondered what best practice was.

The toggle bolts are installed to the back of the sink before it is set into place. Insert the mounting bolts. Wash the wall with tsp tri. To do so make sure all of the tiles are intact and secure.

When there s no wiggle left between the sink and the wall you re done. Remove the tile and prepare the wall according to the corresponding instructions above or tile over the existing tile. Slightly rock the sheet up and down perpendicular to the trowel lines to collapse the ridges and help the tile settle into place. Outline the area on the wall where you plan on hanging the tile.

The key is to support the sink while you tighten. Flatten the tile with a grout float if necessary. If you have a tile wall or other wall covering you ll have to be very cautious to only remove tile that won t show when your sink is in place. The wall is a stud partition wall that is made from studs and plasterboard.

Follow the lines you made when the tiles were dry fit to the wall. Tiles are white ceramics. Repair any loose or cracked tiles. Add tile spacers for help keeping the tile pieces lined up.

Place the mosaic sheets along the wall. Hold the level flat then draw across the wall with chalk or a pencil. If existing tiles are beyond repair remove the tile and install a piece of wallboard in its place. Carefully cut a section of the drywall away and nail in blocking either 2x6s or 2x8s between the wall studs.

Replace and repair your drywall before beginning the sink installation. 1 place the bowl on top of its pedestal and position it against the wall in the. To start use a level to trace a line indicating where the top edge of the tile will be. Turn off the water again.

Since the bolts require a length long enough to allow the toggles to open inside of the wall. The bolts are located 30 3 4 inches from the floor and 7 7 16 inches apart. Normally i would use s. Check the size of the tile you intend on hanging and make sure you have plenty of room for it.

Wall is 12mm plasterboard. Hi guys i m fixing a sink to a tiled stud wall.