I just had my small guest bathroom remodeled with new fixtures, tile and such.
My plumber purchased the pedestal sink for me saving me some money. The sink is too big but the tile man hooked it up sort of askew and glued it to the tile with epoxy or some kind of adhesive. I asked the plumber if there is any way he can get me a smaller sink, since I still have the boxes, material, and instructions, and install it correctly for me but I haven't heard back from him. I was so upset that I went ahead and paid the tile man as I felt he could make the job worse by removing the sink. The sink does not even work properly. What should I do?
Then have your plumber install the size you want. When I set pedestal sinks I just use a dash of adhesive caulk at the base. This is plenty strong to hold things in place as the sink top is also "secured" to the wall with screws or anchor bolts. ...»
What do you mean the sink does not work properly? Water in and then out are pretty basic.
All I need now is the co operation of my plumber as all he has done was purchase the sink for ...»
Thank you very much for letting me know the sink must be anchored with the screws and anchor bolts. I can see now why the tile man was selling me on the idea that they do not have to be used. With the sink too wide it was impossible for him to use them. OMG!!!!!
Most pedestal sinks come with these things called ''instructions''........... It's really fairly easy to install properly. I would call a different plumber to remove the one you have had installed and install the proper sized ped that you want. It's kind of an accident waiting to happen if ...»
1) You could bump it slightly and cause a water leak
2) When cleaning the broken material it's very sharp and you could slice your finger/hand open
If the valves are opened, are they the original ones? What type of plumbing (supply piping) material do you have in your house?
If they reused the valves, alot of times the rubber washer will flake off and cause pressure problems.... or if you have galvanized steel pipes, they may be almost rusted closed. My guess is the washers have clogged the aerator which is an easy place to start. Just take the aerator off, which can be found at the tip of the spout and clean the debris from it first.