How To Fit Wall Mounted Basin Taps

This video will show you how to fit replace or install new basin lever taps on your basin.

How to fit wall mounted basin taps.

Tools used tap spanners 2 small screwdriver stanley knife so. This will also work for normal taps. Wall mounted taps add style and luxury to a bathroom and can suit contemporary or traditional looks. We show you how to remove th.

They require a bit more work and planning than regular taps but the rewards are obvious in how fantastic they look. The fixing screws are then screwed through into the batten making a very secure fitting of the mounting kit onto the stud wall. In this video i show you how to remove the basin taps in your bathroom or wc and fit new ones. Step 2 use a spirit level to check that the basin and pedestal are level.

Then set the basin onto the wall anchors and fit the flanged collar sleeve washer and nut in this order to each wall anchor. Assuming the wall is to be tiled it is important to allow enough slack in the pipe routing so the mounting can be loosened off and tiles installed behind. Put the pedestal into position in front of the water supply and waste pipes then place the basin on top making sure that is it sitting flush to the wall. I have spent yesterday trying fit wall mounted basin tap single spout and lever on the wall plate with flexible tap connectors that have to be tightened through a letter box type back box.

Level up the basin using a spirit level and tighten the nuts securely. Even if you had a thernalite wall and you could scrape out the required depth you d still have to drill and plug the remaining wall behind the plate and there would be nowt left to accomodate the fixings.