Adding A Laundry Sink

Instructions assess your layout.

Adding a laundry sink.

Tighten the compression nut on the tailpiece to secure the trap 8. Tighten nuts from below 9. Place plumber s putty under faucet and install it to the sink deck. In this video this old house plumbing and heating contractor richard trethewey explains how to add sink valves to laundry supply lines.

Turn off water and disconnect clothes washer hoses from hot and cold water pipes. 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. Placement of the utility sink within your laundry room is based both on where you want it and on.

You may need pliers to attach these. Then fit the faucet base through the deck holes in the sink and tighten the jamb. Do stick with the basics in order to get the best roi. Here s how to do it.

Bond the water lines. Cut into existing hot and cold water supply pipes and solder in tee fittings 10. Setting the sink start by threading the faucet spout into the faucet base and tighten the spout s retaining nut. General ambient light is.

Set the sink into position inserting its chrome tailpiece into the pvc trap 7. Drill through the studs. Don t forget about lighting. Installing a utility sink may seem like a big job but it doesn t have to be.

Open the valves to drain the pipes into a bucket. You need a washer dryer sink and a bit of storage. Connect the water lines. Attach flexible hot and cold water supply lines from the sink to your tee fittings.

Turn the water lines back on and.