Put it in a plastic bag and carry that grossness to every hardware store. Semi-Pro Tip #1: Don’t throw away anything you remove from your previous sink’s installation until you’ve successfully installed your new sink. In retrospect, this wasn’t that big a deal: most of the battle was learning terminology and figuring out WTF I was even looking for. Our waste pipe is smaller: 1-1/4 inches. So, I had to find a trap adapter/reducer. The IKEA p-trap drainpipe is 1-1/2 inches. The waste pipe is the hole in the wall that the sink connects to, which I assume leads directly to the Chicago River. Otherwise, this step was straightforward and easy. To avoid this, I’d recommend putting some painters tape around the hole and then removing it right before you tighten down the faucet.
The bottom of the metal faucet marked up the sink a bit as I was positioning it, which was disappointing. I installed the DALSKAR faucet on the ODENSVIK sink before placing it on the vanity – it was a lot easier to see and reach the underside this way. The IKEA vanity is secured with metal clips (provided by IKEA) and toggle bolts (purchased by me). The big square holes are from the previous sink’s installation. After the holes were drilled, I put the vanity back in place. I sprayed the area with water continuously while drilling (sorry, no pics). $22 total for 10 bits, and I wound up using every single one. Having learned that, I chose to buy two cheap sets from Amazon. It sounds like even the nice ones wear down quickly, requiring multiple bits to do the job. Drilling into granite is totally doable, but it’s time-consuming and expensive! The bits are made of diamonds and run $20+ each at Home Depot. If you do have granite tiles, like we do, I’m sorry. If you don’t have granite wall tiles, mounting the vanity will be pretty easy. Once it was precisely placed and leveled, I marked off the four spots I’d need to drill and then moved the vanity out of the bathroom. Our floor slopes, so the right self-adjusting foot is extended quite a bit more than the left. I adjusted the screw-in feet until it was level. I assembled the vanity cabinet and Jarrod helped me position it (it was nice to have an extra set of hands here, but not necessary - this can be a one-woman project). I turned off the inline shut-off valves, disconnected the existing sink, and stuck a rag in the wall drain hole to keep the stink contained. We have a sink in our first floor half-bathroom, which helped make this a lot less stressful. I hoped it would go smoothly, but I was prepared for some hiccups. I warned Jarrod that it may be several days until we had a working sink again. Note: if you buy an IKEA sink and an IKEA faucet, you’ll have a couple of duplicate parts. I started by laying out all of the parts in order. If you’re handy and enjoy finding solutions to problems, I think IKEA plumbing is definitely a doable DIY. I installed our basement sink as a test case, and then tackled this on my own without disaster. It was daunting because water can be so quickly and so thoroughly ruinous should anything go wrong. IKEA overflow hose that does not reach the drainīefore buying our house, I had never done any plumbing work.Faucet supply lines that are 3/8″ vs IKEA faucet lines that are 9/16″.Waste pipe that is 1-1/4″ vs IKEA plumbing that is 1-1/2″.This post won’t be of much interest to anyone who isn’t installing an IKEA sink, but I hope it’s helpful for at least one person who is! Specifically, here are the three issues I encountered that you might run into as well:
Also, every home is going to have its own oddities. IKEA altered their standard plumbing kit significantly recently, so a lot of the information I found was outdated. I did a ton of Googling throughout this process and found some helpful guides (such as this one) that gave me the confidence to take on this project, but I didn’t find any blog posts that were identical to my situation.
#PLUMBING HARDWARE TO SECURE PIPES TO WALL INSTALL#
Note that the title of this blog post is not “How to install an IKEA vanity” but rather “How I installed an IKEA vanity.” This is what worked for me. In my greatest DIY victory to date, I installed an IKEA HEMNES bathroom cabinet, DALSKAR faucet, and ODENSVIK sink (which came with RINNEN plumbing).
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