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Preparation and Steps 1-5
Replacing a vanity with a wall-hung sink does more than bring a fresh, welcome look to your old bathroom. It’s also one of the best ways to make a small bathroom feel roomier. As the floor space opens up, the room becomes brighter and easier to clean. And it’s the perfect time to update the lights, mirror and perhaps the medicine cabinet as well. The tradeoff, of course, is a loss of storage space. So as part of a bath remodel, consider adding a larger medicine cabinet/mirror, a small freestanding cabinet or even cabinetry or shelving above the toilet to handle the stuff you used to store in the vanity.
In this story, we’ll show you how to install the new wall-hung sink and faucet, including the tough part: shifting the water supply and drainpipes. We’ll show you how to open the wall, cut the pipes and reroute them for easy hook-up. Installing the wall-hung unit is easier than it sounds. We’ll show you the step-by-step techniques to do the whole job in a weekend, or two weekends if you decide to tile behind the sink as we did. However, as in any plumbing project, complications often come up. Before attempting this project, you should have some experience soldering copper, assembling P-traps and installing shutoff valves. If you’re inexperienced, allow extra time to work through these steps. Consider, too, that you may have to install new flooring if the old flooring was cut around the vanity. Finally, note that nearly every tip and technique we mention in this story is applicable to pedestal sinks as well as to wall-hung units.
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