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This is an expert DIY guide about how to install a pedestal sink, taking you through installation with step-by-footstep instructions and helpful images.

Pedestal sinks are fabricated upwardly of two parts: the sink and the pedestal (or base of operations).

With nigh, the weight of the bowl isn't carried entirely past the base; a bracket ties the bowl to the wall for additional back up.

Simply equally with a wall-mounted sink, you lot'll want to install blocking betwixt wall studs to help provide that extra back up.

Both wall-mounted and pedestal sinks come with the manufacturer'southward installation instructions, which should exist followed exactly, and with the materials necessary for making water-supply and bleed connections. The faucet and valves are usually sold separately.

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1 Place the lavatory and pedestal in the desired position. Level and square the assembly, and so mark the mounting-hole locations on the wall and on the floor.

Mark mounting-hole locations on the wall. — Marking mounting-hole locations on the wall.

2 Drill pilot holes for the fasteners in the wall and floor. If you're drilling tile, apply a masonry flake, affixing a piece of record on the areas to be drilled to keep the scrap centered. Next, install the faucet and drain and popular-up assemblies on the sink (run across pace 3 of Install a Countertop Sink and steps four, v, and half-dozen of How to Install a Bath Faucet.

3 Secure the lavatory to the wall with lag screws or other supplied fasteners. Then connect the trap to the drain assembly. With some pedestal sinks, y'all must balance the bowl on the pedestal, positioned close to the wall, and then hook up the waste and supply lines before securing the bowl to the wall.

Fasten the sink to the wall, using a wrench.

4 Once you've secured the bowl, drill a pair of pilot holes in the floor for the bolts that will secure the pedestal to the floor. The pedestal base of operations typically has a pair of notches in the base for these fasteners. Exist conscientious not to over-tighten the bolts every bit this can crack porcelain. If the sink has a nut or rod that connects it to the pedestal, secure the device. Connect the supply lines and install the pedestal.