How to Replace a Bathroom Vanity | This Old House

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Installing a beautiful new bath vanity with This Old House plumbing and heating contractor Richard Trethewey. (See below for a shopping list and tools.) SUBSCRIBE to This Old House: http://bit.ly/SubscribeThisOldHouse Richard Trethewey installs a beautiful new bath vanity. Cost: $250 and up, depending on the size, features and construction of the vanity Time: 4 to 6 hours Difficulty: Hard. Requires mid-level carpentry and plumbing skills Shopping List for How to Replace a Bathroom Vanity: - new vanity cabinet, top, sink, and faucet - copper pipe and assorted fittings, for making new water-supply lines - lead-free solder, flux and emery paper, used to clean and sweat copper pipe and fittings - plumber's putty, used to form a water-tight seal around sink drain - madison bars, for securing electrical outlet to vanity cabinet - silicone adhesive, for securing the vanity top to the cabinet Tools for How to Replace a Bathroom Vanity: - utility knife, used for cutting caulk seal around the old sink - flat prybar, used to lift old sink from the vanity top - adjustable wrench, used to loosen and tighten plumbing connections - drill/driver, used to remove and drive screws - reciprocating saw, used for cutting through the vanity bottom - jig saw, used to cut hole in vanity cabinet for electrical box - tubing cutter, used for cutting copper pipe - propane torch, used to sweat copper pipe and fittings - compass saw, for notching cabinet back to fit around pipe - caulking gun, used

Published 2013-08-27 · Watch on YouTube ↗
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