ᐅ Replace a standard washbasin with a vanity unit yourself?
Created on: 5 Mar 2023 08:55
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Shelly_1999
Hello,
We had our bathroom sampling last week for our house. The vanity unit we like costs €5,000 and is therefore well above our set budget. Unfortunately, all the vanities available there are in this price range.
We are now considering installing a standard sink first and then looking for a nicer vanity ourselves to replace it later. Is there anything we need to consider in this process? Is this generally possible without issues? The replacement vanity will be larger. The sink is planned to be installed on a front wall installation.
We had our bathroom sampling last week for our house. The vanity unit we like costs €5,000 and is therefore well above our set budget. Unfortunately, all the vanities available there are in this price range.
We are now considering installing a standard sink first and then looking for a nicer vanity ourselves to replace it later. Is there anything we need to consider in this process? Is this generally possible without issues? The replacement vanity will be larger. The sink is planned to be installed on a front wall installation.
Pacmansh schrieb:
What kind of installation did you use? A washbasin on a vanity unit, or why was that an issue? I was actually planning to just screw the vanity unit directly into the drywall stud frame (with double drywall sheets). Do you see that as problematic? We have a double sink, and sometimes people lean on it. With the original mounting, the toggle anchors became loose after a short time on the double drywall sheets 😳 which is why we added the pre-construction. An OSB board behind it doesn’t really cost much!
Pacmansh schrieb:
wall-mounted sink. So the wall only has to support the base cabinet, not the sink itself or any load from it.I don’t quite understand this... wall-mounted but the wall doesn’t bear any forces? Anti-gravity or Siemens flying hooks, I guess 😀Shelly_1999 schrieb:
Yes, I don’t really understand it either. But that’s how it is. The standard washbasin costs about 150 € (around $160) including accessories. I think you can absorb that loss, especially when you compare it to the vanity we prefer, which costs up to 60% less elsewhere. Aren’t the drain and angle valves usually standard? It depends: some manufacturing countries don’t follow our standards.
Is that price from Ikea?
For our standard plumbing, we could choose between two types of washbasins (countertop and wall-mounted). We chose the countertop and had a 160cm (63 inches) board (E1 grade) installed locally by a plumber for 50 € (about $55); we also sourced the supports ourselves. Later, we installed the Godmorgon vanity unit ourselves.
So I would always consider Plan B and C. Pinterest shows only what you look for, even though there are many, many more options.
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