Adding A Laundry Sink

You need a washer dryer sink and a bit of storage.

Adding a laundry sink.

Even though the faucet is in place you have to connect the new sink to the existing water. Instructions assess your layout. Don t forget about lighting. Connect the water lines.

General ambient light is. Tighten the compression nut on the tailpiece to secure the trap 8. Setting the sink start by threading the faucet spout into the faucet base and tighten the spout s retaining nut. Place plumber s putty under faucet and install it to the sink deck.

Attach flexible hot and cold water supply lines from the sink to your tee fittings. In this video this old house plumbing and heating contractor richard trethewey explains how to add sink valves to laundry supply lines. Turn the water lines back on and. Here s how to do it.

Cut into existing hot and cold water supply pipes and solder in tee fittings 10. 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. Do stick with the basics in order to get the best roi. If drywall is covering the wall behind the washer and dryer concealing the plumbing lines you will.

Placement of the utility sink within your laundry room is based both on where you want it and on. Turn off water and disconnect clothes washer hoses from hot and cold water pipes. You may need pliers to attach these. Set the sink into position inserting its chrome tailpiece into the pvc trap 7.

Installing a utility sink may seem like a big job but it doesn t have to be. Drill through the studs. Open the valves to drain the pipes into a bucket. Bond the water lines.

Tighten nuts from below 9.