Hanging Basin On Stud Wall

Wall hung bathroom basin and vanity unit onto a stud wall.

Hanging basin on stud wall.

I have hung two pans and two basins on straight walls so far and none has moved after 4 years. Mark the position of the semi pedestal fixings on the wall you can. Follow these steps to provide the necessary wall support. The basin will be too heavy for the board to support it.

Yes you could use the same bolts they screw into timber quite well although drilling a pilot hole is advisable i would work out where the basin is going to go cut out the plasterboard behind insert a decent sized cross batten and then board back in fill the edges and hang the basin. Cut a 2 x 4 into two 36 inch pieces. Discussion in plumbing and central heating started by rigidraider 18 may 2009. However they require mounting directly into studs and the chances of finding them in the right place in your wall are not good.

I have checked and the mounting brackets do not line up with any of the studs. Fit two timber uprights 75mm x. Wednesday 4th january 2017. These are screwed into the wall with a wall plate and waste bracket fitted to support the waste pipes.

Can anyone point me in the right direction. We bought a wall hung vanity because we liked the look the extra visible floor space makes the bathroom appear a little bigger and because you can easily customize the height and store stuff in baskets hidden underneath. However the pans have both been on robust stud frames i. The unit came with fixings for a solid wall and no instructions on how to fix to a stud wall.

9 aug 2006 messages. Hanging a heavy basin on a stud wall. Using the basin as a guide hold up the semi pedestal and make sure the trap fits inside without fouling on it measure how far out the basin waste pipe needs to emerge in order to fit into the trap correctly and note down this. Wall hung sinks can be customized to the user s height.

Cut these two boards lengthwise to a 2 3 4 inch width. In each board cut a notch that s 1 1 2 inches deep and 9 1 4 inches high. Cut the plasterboard down to the floor a little bigger than the width of the basin and remove the section.