Fitting a sink

ash_scotland88 · 14 Apr 2018 at 16:00

I niavely didn't check how a new bathroom pedestal sink was secured to the wall. The old one had two screws in the bottom but this one doesn't.
Is this what I need? What about securing those to the wall through tiles?

mrbazmondo · 14 Apr 2018 at 17:08

Didn't it come with any fittings?

ash_scotland88 · 14 Apr 2018 at 19:19

No it didn't.

I've bought this but then your sort of lifting and sliding on it.
https://www.toolstation.com/shop/p9...cXxdYNUeLoy_tKJnEXNDifL7wPmVQWvsaAgNcEALw_wcB

The old sink had two holes with screws and Rawl plugs. Easy access, the new one the only holes are right underneath.

Al-Ectrician · 14 Apr 2018 at 19:21

All you need now is 2 plastic L shaped brackets fixed to wall.

Then your tool station screws should go through mounting holes in the pedestal.

Alan.

ash_scotland88 · 14 Apr 2018 at 19:50

https://imgur.com/a/7cONp

They're the only holes in the sink, if that picture helps at all.

The only issue with the Toolstation fittings are they're massive! The stubby screwdriver fits in, just, but wouldn't fancy trying to get a screw in too.

Al-Ectrician · 14 Apr 2018 at 20:00

Sorry I misread you

The fixings you bought,
Measure pitch of basin slots.
Drill 2 hole to suit the rawl plugs.....usually 14mm.

Fit plugs.
Screw in 2 bolts to wall
Then put basin on and fit plastic washers and nuts to threaded rod.

Alan

ash_scotland88 · 14 Apr 2018 at 20:03

No worries, is this the best solution?
Quick googling can't find anything else, just in place with all the pipes there's not a lot of space so at least the nuts will be easy to do.

Al-Ectrician · 14 Apr 2018 at 20:40

I assume your fixing into a brick wall ?

These rods have a flat spot in the middle to turn into the rawl plug with a spanner.
These fixings are rock solid.

Sit basin on pedestal, offer up to wall, mark slotted holes with marker pen.

Remove and drill holes, fit plugs, spin in the rods, leaving the fine 10mm thread for nuts to fit onto.

You could just stick the basin to the wall with silicone, but if you got to remove for any reason it could get messy.

Alan.

Hedge · 15 Apr 2018 at 09:22

Here you go.

http://www.ultimatehandyman.co.uk/how-to/plumbing/basin-fitting

ash_scotland88 · 16 Apr 2018 at 10:53

They worked a dream, sink is solid to the wall.

My current issue a slight seepage from Flexi tails connectors and drain. Maybe I've just not done them tight enough. Tested with paper towel around joints so thinking not just condensation and didnt show up on a test run.
The drain (plug) while it had an assembly diagram didn't show what way the shaped rubber washers should go, so that was trying to use common sense to guess. So that might be that issue.
The Flexi tails, I had to connect nut to nut so bought a coupler to join. Again maybe needs an extra wee turn but I also couldn't get the olives in to work with it, in hindsite I should have fitted isolator valves but was worried about spacing as the copper pipes are already quite high up under the sink.

Think I just need to go back and review drain assembly and tighten things? I appreciate it's hard to diagnose without seeing the sink and problems.