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SchinkenSpicke22 Nov 2020 19:05Hello everyone,
I hope you can help me: In my apartment, the previous tenants removed the washbasin that was mounted on a drywall support frame. At the wash area, I currently have a drywall partition with two holes spaced 28 cm (11 inches) apart, in which I see something that looks like nuts marked M10. Behind these nuts, there appear to be M10 threads/anchors or something similar. I was able to firmly screw an M10 threaded rod into the right hole for the new washbasin, but on the left side it is loose, even though I can’t screw it in any further. It also doesn’t go in as deep as on the right side. What could this indicate? And is it possible to fix this without having to remove the drywall and tiles?
I am a complete beginner when it comes to this kind of thing and I’m quite concerned after discovering this... I will have a plumber come, but I would like to be informed in advance about the options and possible costs. I hope you can give me some advice!
Best regards
I hope you can help me: In my apartment, the previous tenants removed the washbasin that was mounted on a drywall support frame. At the wash area, I currently have a drywall partition with two holes spaced 28 cm (11 inches) apart, in which I see something that looks like nuts marked M10. Behind these nuts, there appear to be M10 threads/anchors or something similar. I was able to firmly screw an M10 threaded rod into the right hole for the new washbasin, but on the left side it is loose, even though I can’t screw it in any further. It also doesn’t go in as deep as on the right side. What could this indicate? And is it possible to fix this without having to remove the drywall and tiles?
I am a complete beginner when it comes to this kind of thing and I’m quite concerned after discovering this... I will have a plumber come, but I would like to be informed in advance about the options and possible costs. I hope you can give me some advice!
Best regards
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SchinkenSpicke23 Nov 2020 19:27Thank you very much for the encouragement. Since you are a mod: I think I created the thread in the wrong subforum. Would you like to move it to the plumbing forum?
SchinkenSpicke schrieb:
In my apartment, the previous tenants removed the washbasin that was installed on a drywall frameHello, I would calmly withhold the deposit and use it to cover the damage.
Why would the previous tenants just remove the washbasin?
Olli
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SchinkenSpicke25 Nov 2020 18:03I took another look at the situation and brought some photos. What I thought was a nut actually isn’t. And what I believed to be a thread appears to be just a perforated metal strip.
Sketch of the setup:
[IMG height="480px"]https://i.imgur.com/PolyklD.png[/IMG]
Photos of the parts:
[MEDIA=imgur]DxgRyWc[/MEDIA]
[MEDIA=imgur]oPl61Mn[/MEDIA]
[MEDIA=imgur]5WAOtw3[/MEDIA]
I appreciate any suggestions on how to mount a sink on this somewhat securely!
The previous tenants removed the brand-new, wall-mounted basin to place their own sink on a cabinet underneath that was already chipping—completely without any wall fixing. I took it down because I found it too unsafe and unattractive.
Sketch of the setup:
[IMG height="480px"]https://i.imgur.com/PolyklD.png[/IMG]
Photos of the parts:
[MEDIA=imgur]DxgRyWc[/MEDIA]
[MEDIA=imgur]oPl61Mn[/MEDIA]
[MEDIA=imgur]5WAOtw3[/MEDIA]
I appreciate any suggestions on how to mount a sink on this somewhat securely!
Olli-Ka schrieb:
Hi,
I would calmly withhold the deposit and use it to cover the damage.
Why did the previous tenants just remove the sink?
Olli
The previous tenants removed the brand-new, wall-mounted basin to place their own sink on a cabinet underneath that was already chipping—completely without any wall fixing. I took it down because I found it too unsafe and unattractive.
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