Hanging Basin On Stud Wall

If your wall is only a stud partition it is unlikely that it will be strong enough to support wall hangings of this weight or size.

Hanging basin on stud wall.

Wall hung sinks can be customized to the user s height. Mark the position of the semi pedestal fixings on the wall you can. However the pans have both been on robust stud frames i. I need to fit a basin unit to a wall weight is about 35kg.

Follow these steps to provide the necessary wall support. I have checked and the mounting brackets do not line up with any of the studs. Wall hung bathroom basin and vanity unit onto a stud wall. Cut the plasterboard down to the floor a little bigger than the width of the basin and remove the section.

Cut these two boards lengthwise to a 2 3 4 inch width. Fit two timber uprights 75mm x. Cut a 2 x 4 into two 36 inch pieces. 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.

Fixings ordinarily come with the basin and include the wall hangers necessary to support the weight of the basin. In each board cut a notch that s 1 1 2 inches deep and 9 1 4 inches high. 9 aug 2006 messages. 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.

The basin will be too heavy for the board to support it. Hanging a heavy basin on a stud wall. Wednesday 4th january 2017. Can anyone point me in the right direction.

Discussion in plumbing and central heating started by rigidraider 18 may 2009. 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. The unit came with fixings for a solid wall and no instructions on how to fix to a stud wall.