Strengthen Wall For Sink Mount

You take a trip to the home center to find some new type of magic anchor that will actually hold something on the wall.

Strengthen wall for sink mount.

Saturday attach the bracing and hang the vanity steps 1 6. With a usefully sized basin the aragon sink offers utility and convenience in a classic design. Sand the joints smooth and paint the wall. Open the wall to the studs and then put 2 by 6 blocking screwed securely into the framing in the wall at the location that the sink will attach to the wall.

There is no way you can mount this type of stuff to drywall without it coming loose at some point. Illustration by gregory nemec. Sunday install the countertop and fixtures steps 7 15. My solution would be to mount a 2x4 or similar piece of wood to the horizontal mounting studs pushing the bolt locations away from the wall enough to clear the lip.

You might consider dedicating a step stool to the bath until the kids are large enough. The other issue i foresee is the lip that pushes the very top of the sink away from the wall. Choosing the support legs. Slip the sink over the mounting bolts and finger tighten the mounting nuts over the washers.

Cut these two boards lengthwise to a 2 3 4 inch width. Barclay arcadia wall hung basin white wall mount rectangular bathroom sink with overflow drain 10 12 in x 19 75 in item 1465143. For pricing and availability. Cut a 2 x 4 into two 36 inch pieces.

Lift the sink onto the mounting bolts. Smear pipe dope onto the threads of the supply line compression fittings and tighten them onto the faucet supply lines. The last step is to mount the sink on the wall it s heavy so get help. But perhaps i m underestimating the strength of lag screws.

You progressively enlarge the holes using anchor after anchor then it gets loose again. Follow these steps to provide the necessary wall support. Step 2 notch the studs photo by wendell t. How to install a wall mount vanity and sinks.

You will just need to add support legs to make up for what the wall can t handle. Tape and mud the joints between the existing wall and the new drywall with joint compound. Mount the sink to the wall. Barclay petite corner basin wall mount oval bathroom sink with overflow drain 14 375 in x 17 375 in.

The one piece design offers space for a soap dispenser on the back rim. I don t know if that will support the weight of a child though. Lift the sink slightly while tightening the nuts with a wrench. But you just buy a bigger anchor.

Since a wall mount sink is heavy it needs to have strong support from the wall to prevent it from crashing through the wall on to the floor. In each board cut a notch that s 1 1 2 inches deep and 9 1 4 inches high.