Hey do many plumbers not bother screwing basins with pedistals back to walls do the just stick them back with silicone. I just removed my old basin which had been in for years and it was just siliconed back to the tiles took some getting off.
siliconing basins back to wall
- Thread starter Tomdawn
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just the ruff ones
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SCREWS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
screw and a bead of silicon run around the edge so that when the screws are tightened the slicone makes a water tight seal, the surplus can be wiped away and it looks far neater than a big bead of silicone all the way around
If the walls good for fixings screws are a must, bit of plumbers gold just adds to the fixing
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I used to love screwing, but then couldn't find anything to plug into, so had to resort to sticky mess 
never bother with screws on basin/pedistals!
of the many many i've siliconed.....NEVER had a issue! nice bead along the top and down the edges.
if there is a issue in the future or tap change, quick stanly blade cut and hey presto....slide them out for access without dicking about with pesky screws!
i use tin tack to hang boiers too!
of the many many i've siliconed.....NEVER had a issue! nice bead along the top and down the edges.
if there is a issue in the future or tap change, quick stanly blade cut and hey presto....slide them out for access without dicking about with pesky screws!
i use tin tack to hang boiers too!
never bother with screws on basin/pedistals!
of the many many i've siliconed.....NEVER had a issue! nice bead along the top and down the edges.
if there is a issue in the future or tap change, quick stanly blade cut and hey presto....slide them out for access without dicking about with pesky screws!
i use tin tack to hang boiers too!
Always used to screw back to wall,till I got an imperfect screw hole in basin,if I,d screwed it, it would have snapped the corner off at my expense,
So now all pedestal hand basins are siliconed back to the wall, bit dubious at first,so far no problems. I hang all my Boilers on a sky hook.
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