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 Back of the cabinet
Cabinet is 90% assembled, all you need to mount the cabinet to the studs of your drywall, glue the vessel sink, marble top, connect the faucet, drains, & ptrap. Please consult with plumber on details. Main cabinet: 71.8 in. W x 22.1 in. D x 20.9 in. H Medicine cabinet mirrors: 20 in. W x 5 in. D x 26 in. H 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.
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.
