We want to replace laminant tile with ceramic, and replace a vanity sink with pedistel sink. We aren't plumbers so curious if we should do sink or floor first. Also how difficult is the sink? I think we will leave the floor to experts.
2007-12-21 05:27:36 · 7 answers · asked by #2 in the oven 6 in Home & Garden ➔ Do It Yourself (DIY)
Tear out the existing vanity.
Replace the floor.
Then install the new pedistal sink on top of the new tile.
The sink should be easy to install, if you have trouble you can always call the plumber.
2007-12-21 05:31:39 · answer #1 · answered by Dash 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Television shows make all these projects look simple. It is never simple to do a project the right way.
Tearing out the vanity and old floor will be the easy parts, but you will have to check on shutting off the water, and possibly the electricity. Ceramic tile needs to be installed on either Durock or some other concrete board underlayment if your floor is wood, or if your house is on a concrete foundation you can skip this step. You will need to find the center of your floor and start laying your tile there, setting it in mortar. Cutting ceramic tile is another issue. Most box stores (aka Lowe's) will cut the tile for you if you measure and mark it at home or allow you to use their cutter. This involves a lot of running back and forth.
Once you get all the tile cut and layed, you still have to grout it, clean it up, and seal your grout.
Then you are on to the sink, which has to be levelled, the base set, the connections made and the base caulked. Hopefully, you can achieve this without damaging the tile you just laid.If you are really up for doing this, your first step should be the library or on-line for detailed instructions.
I am in the flooring business, and I get calls every week from people wanting us to come in and fix a project because they tried to save money buying from Lowe's and doing it themselves. I would suggest you find a good contractor who knows what they are doing, unless you are ready to live with your own work.
2007-12-21 18:00:01 · answer #2 · answered by notmuchofacook 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Just do them both at the same itme.
In order to do the floor first you will have to take up the sink anyway. I t will make it a lot easier to install the floor without the sink being there AND If you install a new sink, and then put the tile up to it, and you ever want to change the sink again, you would hav eto choose one exactly the same size.
Remove them both at the same time, install the new floor, then install the new sink.
The laminate should be easy to take up as long as noone glued it together or down. The sink shouldn't be hard if you yave a good pry bar. I wonder what is under the laminate. It could be a lot of work to put tile down. Whatever is under the laminate will have to come up unless it is your original subfloor.
Whatever you choose it sounds like you have a lot of work ahead of you so Good Luck!
2007-12-21 17:47:11 · answer #3 · answered by jlo003 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What Just Me said. If you do the floor with the vanity there, then you will have a big hole in the floor when you replace it with the pedestal sink.
Also, rumor has it that pedestal sinks are chosen by women over their husbands protests and then later regretted after they realize how much crap they could stow under the sink. Just sayin'.
2007-12-21 14:12:04 · answer #4 · answered by Brian A 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Always do the floor first, that way you can set the vanity/pedestal on tile. Sorry don't know anything about installing the sink.
2007-12-21 13:31:08 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
do the floor 1st, also pull toilet and have a plumber raise flange if you are on wood floor ( you will need durock sheeting if on wood cause tile won't stick to wood) If concrete floor already, don't worry about flange. As far as ped lav goes, their not too hard to install. Use metel braided flexable water supply lines. Install faucet and METAL p.o. assy ahead of mounting lav.Set slab (sink part) on pedistal close to wall, if sink has mounting brackets, push lav up against wall,place bracket under slab at wall lip(where brackets attach to wall and sink) with short pencil, mark holes in bracket(s) Pull sink away from wall and secure brackets to wall.DRAIN; put sink up against wall again,have new p-trap there, measure amount to cut off downstream side, and if you"ll need an extension to connect to the po assy,measure lenght between valves and faucet connections, the rest is yours...
2007-12-21 14:16:16 · answer #6 · answered by trekkie706 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Floor first. Sinks are not too terribly difficult, Home Depot or Lowe's can help.
2007-12-21 13:31:26 · answer #7 · answered by gr8alarmguy 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋