Pedestal basin without the pedestal

[vmills]

I have a pedestal basin without the pedestal - will it be okay to secure to the wall? It's a solid brick wall but will I need extra bolts or brackets?

Thanks.

 

[B&Qsuck]

You can fix it to the ceiling if you really want

In all seriousness though, you can fix most pedestal basins without a pedestal, so long as the pre drilled holes are of a large enough diameter. You will need a set of fischer bolts, available from any good plumbers merchant. (I think they are around a fiver from PlumbCenter)

You can of course buy just a pedestal to suit your basin, which should cost very little from any plumbers merchant.

Some basins can't be fitted without the pedestal, as they have smaller holes and prodrude outwards from the wall too much, so the weight will either crack the basin or rip the screws out the wall...

Good luck

 

[Paul Barker]

If it's onto tiles, clean tiles and back of basin with meths, silicone stick it to wall and use fisher bolts to hold it until the glue sets.

 

[wonderb0y]

just don't lean on it

 

[kevplumb]

If it's onto tiles, clean tiles and back of basin with meths, silicone stick it to wall and use fisher bolts to hold it until the glue sets.

paul yer oss is eating next doors roses

 

[grrinc]

If the basin was never intended to be wall hung, I wouldnt risk it. Wall hung basins have been manufactured and balanced to allow them to be wall hung.

 

[doitall]

If it's onto tiles, clean tiles and back of basin with meths, silicone stick it to wall and use fisher bolts to hold it until the glue sets.

paul yer oss is eating next doors roses

I thought oss manure was good for roses

Basin should have brackets to hang it on the wall as well as the bolts.