Vanity Unit Installation.

[WelshMan]

Installing one of these for my friends mum tomorrow and i have never done one before. Just would like a heads up and some tips on what to expect. Goto fix to a plasterboard wall which isnt ideal, but will use them cavity wall fixings you use with a setting tool. What about securing the vanity unit to the wall?, was thinking of a L shaped bracked and fixing that to the wall. Any help/advice would be appreciated.

 

[tamz]

Silicon

 

[doitall]

Installing one of these for my friends mum tomorrow and i have never done one before. Just would like a heads up and some tips on what to expect. Goto fix to a plasterboard wall which isnt ideal, but will use them cavity wall fixings you use with a setting tool. What about securing the vanity unit to the wall?, was thinking of a L shaped bracked and fixing that to the wall. Any help/advice would be appreciated.

You could use them cavity wall fixings you use with a setting tool to secure the vanity unit to the wall, just drill a couple of hole through the back rail of the unit.

With any luck and a bit of skill you will find a couple of studs to screw it too.

If it's a porcelain material inset basin with no fixings put a silicon bead around the inside edge and leave to cure over night.

 

[Legion]

Or go mad and do it properly by chasing the plasterboard wall out, not exactly hard labour if you have at least a pad saw and fitting a bit of 2x1. Hope you have thought about first fixing your hot/cold feeds/waste making sure they don`t end up right in the middle of the shelf. Bet you don`t even have a frikkin holesaw.. Christ on an onion barjee....... only havin a laff, plug it and screw it to be honest, make sure it`s level then seal it with silicone, hardly going to fall over.Big dabs of silicone at back. That`s how the cowboys do it. If your dubious, just t*wat silicone everywhere. I put it on my cats paws once when it was a kitten and stuck it to the laminate flooring, didn`t move for a month. That`s silicone! Magic.

Pity the skeletal remains made a mess of the hall.. silicone still grabbing till this day though, and it was from Wickes with a free 3 ounce claw hammer to boot! ....value for money.

 

[JohnD]

if you've got a vanity unit, and the worktop is fairly wide, why don't you fix a batten to the wall first, spanning two or more studs, and fix to that?

Have you never accidentally pulled something off the wall, that was just fixed to plasterboard?

 

[Legion]

if you've got a vanity unit, and the worktop is fairly wide, why don't you fix a batten to the wall first, spanning two or more studs, and fix to that?

Have you never accidentally pulled something off the wall, that was just fixed to plasterboard?

I`ve pulled a cat off me laminate flooring.Does that count? To be honest once you fit worktop and seal it it`s unlikely to go anywhere.Unless you have a `let`s see who can pull the cabinets off the wall ` competition. Most people just like to take a dump, wash up and leave, not really interested in the anchorage of your cupboards. If your toilet is shaky then it`s a whole new ball game my friend.