Adding A Laundry Sink

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Adding a laundry sink.

Here s how to do it. Tighten nuts from below 9. Installing a utility sink may seem like a big job but it doesn t have to be. Place plumber s putty under faucet and install it to the sink deck.

Then fit the faucet base through the deck holes in the sink and tighten the jamb. Bond the water lines. You need a washer dryer sink and a bit of storage. Drill through the studs.

Turn the water lines back on and. Even though the faucet is in place you have to connect the new sink to the existing water. In this video this old house plumbing and heating contractor richard trethewey explains how to add sink valves to laundry supply lines. You may need pliers to attach these.

Instructions assess your layout. Attach flexible hot and cold water supply lines from the sink to your tee fittings. Open the valves to drain the pipes into a bucket. General ambient light is.

Set the sink into position inserting its chrome tailpiece into the pvc trap 7. Setting the sink start by threading the faucet spout into the faucet base and tighten the spout s retaining nut. Cut into existing hot and cold water supply pipes and solder in tee fittings 10. Placement of the utility sink within your laundry room is based both on where you want it and on.

Tighten the compression nut on the tailpiece to secure the trap 8. Connect the water lines. If drywall is covering the wall behind the washer and dryer concealing the plumbing lines you will. While stylish laundry rooms are becoming increasingly popular spending a lot of money on a designer laundry room won t get you a very good roi.

Don t forget about lighting.