Bathroom sink
Bathroom renovations can be challenging. Deciding what to change and finding the right combination of things to add back in can make or break a bathroom renovation. Bathrooms should be comfortable, inviting and relaxing. Having an old cracked sink with the best color scheme and accessories in a bathroom does not support this goal. This is when it is time to replace the sink. A sink replacement will require a few hours to complete.
Instructions
Removal
1. Clear off the sink.
2. Turn off the water to the bathroom sink with the water shutoff valves underneath the sink.
3. Unscrew the hot and cold water hoses between the faucet and the water shutoff valves. Be prepared to catch the water that will run out of the hoses with a towel.
4. Unscrew the pipe nuts that hold the faucet onto the sink. There are usually two or three nuts. Unscrew the cap on the sink drain that holds the drain stop control. Pull the drain stop control out of the drain pipe. Detach the two drain stop rods by loosening the screw at on end.
5. Remove the faucet by pulling it up. Some contractors use caulk to help seal the base of the faucet, so it may take a little extra effort to get the faucet off. Unscrew the drain at the base of the sink, and use a razor blade knife to cut through the caulk that runs around the sink.
6. Pull up on the sink while continuing to cut caulk away from it. Lift the sink off the vanity. Clear off all remaining caulk on the wall and vanity.
Installation
7. Place a bead of caulk along the top of the vanity and the back of the new sink. Set the new sink into place, and reconnect the drain pipe.
8. Set the new faucet into position and tighten the pipe nuts. Reconnect the drain stop control and reattach the hot and cold faucet hoses.
9. Turn the water back on and check for leaks.
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