Hi
Big DIY noob here so please excuse my ignorance. We have a pedestal sink in and the bracket on one side of the wall has completely come away due to the wall crumbling away around the fittings. Additionally where the back of the sink was attached to the wall that has come away pulling the thin layer of plaster off around it. So we have a sink attached to the wall on one side and being held up by the pipes coming out the floor. There is no ceramic surround around the pipes - its just a sink with bare pipes coming out the bottom. We can add temporary support to it but obviously this still needs fixing!
The wall has crumbled away around the fixings appears to plaster and some other material, the bigger of the two holes is probably an inch deep and crumbles away relatively easily if I dig around in there with my finger.
So I figure I need some sort of super strong filler that I can use to fill these holes and then screw into and re-attach the bracket. Then around the back of the sink some sealant, but perhaps before that something to replace the thin layer of plaster that has peeled away where it detached.
My question is am I assuming correctly and if so can anyone advise what sort of products I should be looking for? At this stage I'm not looking for an awesome finish, the room is in dire need of decoration so I can deal with that later. We just want the sink attached safely.
Cheers
Big DIY noob here so please excuse my ignorance. We have a pedestal sink in and the bracket on one side of the wall has completely come away due to the wall crumbling away around the fittings. Additionally where the back of the sink was attached to the wall that has come away pulling the thin layer of plaster off around it. So we have a sink attached to the wall on one side and being held up by the pipes coming out the floor. There is no ceramic surround around the pipes - its just a sink with bare pipes coming out the bottom. We can add temporary support to it but obviously this still needs fixing!
The wall has crumbled away around the fixings appears to plaster and some other material, the bigger of the two holes is probably an inch deep and crumbles away relatively easily if I dig around in there with my finger.
So I figure I need some sort of super strong filler that I can use to fill these holes and then screw into and re-attach the bracket. Then around the back of the sink some sealant, but perhaps before that something to replace the thin layer of plaster that has peeled away where it detached.
My question is am I assuming correctly and if so can anyone advise what sort of products I should be looking for? At this stage I'm not looking for an awesome finish, the room is in dire need of decoration so I can deal with that later. We just want the sink attached safely.
Cheers