Attach Sink To Stud Wall

Optional move the stop valves closer to the trap in order to hide them behind the pedestal.

Attach sink to stud wall.

Mark the sink height then toe screw 2 6 backers to the studs to support the sink bolts cutting out more drywall as necessary. When you push the pedestal sink against the wall you can screw it to the lumber behind the drywall. The lumber is secured to the wall studs and covered with a drywall patch. Follow manufacturer s instructions for locating the sink brace.

You have to support both ends of the blocking with a stud. Add more backers as necessary to support the new drywall. How to attach a pedestal sink to the wall without studs. Cut a hole in the wall spanning from stud to stud and then cut a piece of 2 8 to fit snugly between the studs.

For sinks that do not attach with a bracket ask an assistant to hold the sink at the wall so the upper holes at the rear underside of the sink align at the horizontal line on the wall. More often than not a pedestal sink s mounting holes will not line up with existing wall studs. Attach the mounting bolts. You have to open the wall to expose at least two studs neither of which can be located directly behind the sink.

If a wall stud happens to be centered directly behind the sink you need to open the wall to three studs the one behind the sink and the studs on either side of it.