How To Install A Ceramic Vanity Top

In fact in just a few steps this guide will teach you how to install a bathroom vanity whether you re replacing a bathroom vanity or starting from scratch with.

How to install a ceramic vanity top.

Vanity tops tend to be especially heavy so enlist the help of a friend if you can to make placing and moving the countertop easier. Install the lock nut onto the flange screwing only a few threads just to hold it in place. Installing the top of your vanity isn t particularly complicated but it requires a lot of physical strength to seal the drain pipe and join the parts together. This step involves sealing the bowl and installing the vanity top to the cabinet.

This means a waterproof watertight substance with bonding power is the choice professionals make and the best solution for installing your counter. Look for screws along the top edge of the vanity and remove them with a screw gun. More importantly the glue needs to keep water out to protect the countertop from rot and swelling. A new bathroom vanity can instantly upgrade your bathroom s style while also providing more storage and counter space.

Bring in the vanity table and secure it in place on the floor and wall. These will usually come free with a pry bar. Install faucet and drain assembly. First apply silicon to the underside of the sink bowl.

If you have a tiled top photo 4 there could be nails driven from the top into the vanity underneath the tile. Vanity sinks install in a counter top. Before you begin to make a ceramic tile vanity top remove the old sink and plumbing fixtures. Then lower the top onto the cabinet.

Make a mark for the placement of the faucet and the faucet handles image 2. Wipe the top of vanity cabinet with damp cloth to remove dirt and apply a bead of silicone around top edges of the vanity cabinet. If you have a plastic laminate top it could be fastened to the vanity with screws or caulk. Using a template image 1 mark the vanity table for drain and screw holes.

While installing and replacing a bathroom vanity may seem overwhelming or time consuming it doesn t have to be. Unlike an undermount bathroom sink which you install from underneath the countertop or a fully recessed drop in sink a vessel sink either sits on top of the countertop or is partially recessed inside it and you can use one on any type of vanity even a repurposed antique dressing table if you want. Install the threaded flange on the bottom of the sink portion of the vanity top.