Things you might need for the installation: vessel sink, plumber's putty(home depot), liquid nails(home depot), Bucket silicone caulk(home depot), Putty knife Plumber's putty Pipe wrench Channel-lock pliers Teflon tape Cabinet is 90% assembled, all you need to do is to attach the legs, lay the glass top on the cabinet, connect the faucet, drains & ptrap. The legs need to be drilled, & attached to the bottom of the cabinet.
1 Mark the location of your intended hole with a pencil.If it is crucial that the screw is installed in a precise location, you may want to mark the spot with a pencil on the material. Use a ruler to determine your intended location (usually by measuring the distance from the edge of the material's surface), tracing along the ruler with a pencil. At the desired distance along the line you drew, make a small mark with the pencil.
2 Create an indentation using a center punch.A punch is a small, slender tool with a pointed end that allows you to create a small indentation in the work surface. This indentation will help keep your drill bit from slipping when starting the pilot hole. Position the tip of the punch over your pencil mark, and then strike the punch gently with a hammer.
3 Determine the appropriate size bit for drilling your pilot hole.As a general rule of thumb, your pilot hole should be slightly smaller than the diameter of your screw. This will remove as much material as possible, which will reduce the likelihood of splitting, but will still leave enough material for the screw's threads to grip into. o Exact recommendations for pilot hole diameters based on screw sizes can be looked up online.
4 Drill the pilot hole.After choosing a bit and fitting it into your drill, position the tip of the bit into the indentation you created with the center punch. Holding the bit at the angle you want the screw positioned, drill the hole to a depth equal to the screw's length. Back the bit out carefully.
5 Install the screw.Once the pilot hole is drilled, you can install the screw. Fit your drill with a screwdriver bit and position the screw's tip into the pilot hole. Drive the screw in, being careful to angle it to follow the path of the hole. Repeat this process for each screw used.
CABINET MOUNTING INSTRUCTION Cut newspapers. Cut newspapers to match the size of the cabinet. Place the newspaper on the wall with masking tape to determine the best placement for your cabinet. You may need to tape several pieces of newspaper together if your cabinet is large. Mark the area. Use a pencil and a yardstick to draw a line marking where the bottom edge of the cabinet should be placed on the wall.
A good cabinet installation starts with a good layout. Measure from the highest point in the floor and draw a level line marking the top of the base cabinets. Measure up 19-1/2 in. from that line and draw another line for the bottom of the upper cabinets. Label the location of the cabinets and appliances on the wall. Draw a vertical line to line up the edge of the first cabinet to be installed. Finally, mark the stud locations.
Shim Large Bows Most of the time you can shim the cabinets as you go, but if there's an extreme bow in the wall (more than 3/8 in.), shim it out before you hang the cabinet. If you don't, you may accidentally pull the back off the cabinet while fastening it into place. Hold a level across the wall, and slide a shim up from the bottom (go in from the top when you're doing the top side) until it's snug. Then pin or tape it into place.
Use a Block of Wood for Scribing Find the largest distance between the outside of the cabinet and the wall. Take that measurement and make a pencil mark on your filler strip (measure over right to left in this case). Clamp the filler onto the cabinet flush with the inside of the vertical rail. Measure over from the wall to your pencil mark, and make a scribing block that size. Use your block to trace a pencil line down the filler strip.
Fasten the Back, Then Shim Line up the base cabinets with the level line on the wall. Fasten the back of the cabinets to that line. Once the backs of the cabinets are level, use shims to level the sides. Take your time on this step—nobody likes to have eggs roll off a slanted countertop. If you are installing a free standing cabinet, then we recommend you Use 2x2s to Secure Cabinets to the Floor Cabinets that make up islands and peninsulas need to be secured to the floor.
Raise the Cabinets for Flooring If the kitchen flooring is going to be hardwood or tile, and you're installing it after the cabinets, you'll have to raise the cabinets off the floor or the dishwasher won't fit under the countertop. Use blocks to represent the finished floor height, and add those distances to the guide line for the base cabinet tops. Hold the blocks back a bit from the front so the flooring can tuck underneath. Your flooring guys will love you for this.
Roll out a bead of plumber's putty about 1/4" in diameter and place it around the underside of the drain. Step 3: Attach a Rubber Gasket On the underside of the counter, attach the rubber gasket, plastic washer and lock nut to the drain. Then, attach the drain stem. It is important that the hole for the drain through the top of the counter is not too large. It needs to be just big enough to allow the drain's pipe through.
sink's inside surface where the drain penetrates through the bowl). Slip the lower fastening ring and nut onto the threaded end of the pipe. Hand-tighten and then use the pipe wrench to firmly secure the sink in place. Step 4: Dry-Fit the Pipes and Fittings Dry-fit the PVC pipe and fittings, including the P-trap, making cuts as needed.
This is demo how the drain connected to your ptrap without the glass top & vessel sink. In real installation, you should put the drain the the surface of the glass top, bottom drain connecting the ptrap. Step 5: Apply Primer and Cement Apply PVC primer and PVC cement to the appropriate surfaces and assemble the drain, tying it into the roughed-in waste pipe. Make sure to hold each connection together for several moments so the chemical reaction of the primer and cement doesn't force the pieces apart.
step1Place the mounting ring. A mounting ring is only necessary if you're installing an above-counter vessel sink. Recessed vessel sinks are supported directly by the countertop. Place the ring directly over the drain hole in the countertop, applying adhesive or plumber's putty as directed by the instructions that came with your vessel sink. step2 Lower the sink vessel. Rest the sink either on the mounting ring or into the recessed hole in your countertop.
