Flexible pipe?

Have them remove those 2 tiles and fix the height of the drain. I'm assuming there is no waterproofing there, so not a big deal. Hopefully you have extra tile from the same lot #.

I echo chispa. By the way did you have the same plumber as me ?

Haha, probably. Breaking tile is my last option, I was looking to see if there is any plumbing magic that could be helpful.

We had some shower valves roughed in to deep, so could find extensions, that saved the day.

Hoping to see if there is a solution like that if possible -:)

Break tile etc.

LH CO/FL: Nothing I see there seems flexible....

Is there any way to put something flexible to help with adjusting the height...

Can you see this from the toilet? is it a guest powder room?

If the answer is yes, to even one of them, then fix it correctly by replacing the tile.

This is in the master private.

It would be very hard to see from the toilet, as sink and toilet are on the same wall.

We went to HD this evening and found a P-trap with flexible tube - one model had a flexible tube on one side where it hooked to the drain and another model that hooked to the wall.

I remembered what LH CO/FL said "flexible", got them. Will check it out and see if they will help solve the issue.

We're building too, and often when mistakes were made, our builder used the term "what would cause the least violence to our house." When possible, that's what we're trying to do.

Why is there not a plumber involved? Where is the P-trap located? Show us the installation instructions for the fixture.

@LH CO/FL, in my construction, when mistakes were made, the GC always presented the cheapest and easiest for HIM way to fix a problem, not to resolve problem in really good way. Because of that we really got involved and made sure the things got fixed in a right way. Learning experience

Is the "Pedestal Sink plumbing roughed in about 1" too high" your evaluation or that of the plumber?

Did the plumber that installed the rough plumbing know the specifications of the pedestal sink that was to be installed?

@Mark Bischak, Architect, first you need to want to read specifications ;-). My plumber was "know it all" type and of course as results showed he was not that smart as he thought. Many mistake could be easy avoided just by taking 5 minutes to read a specifications.

In that case, I am sure it is installed perfectly for the sink (wink wink nudge nudge). Give him the opportunity to finish the installation of the sink and it will turn out all right. My prayers are with you.

Readjust your attitude. Remove the tile and correct the height. "Least violence to your house" is crap. That's a scam phase to influence your choices in favor of the easiest for the builder. Somethings will be simple to correct. Others won't. The correct way will be the proper choice. If the guy who made the error won't do it, do it yourself or hire a competent craftsman.

Unfortunately, All true statements!!

@Mark Bischak, Architect, it is plumbers evaluation that the roughin is not aligning, and we are involved to find solutions....

I might also suggest seeing this as a blessing in disguise and reevaluating the functionality of a pedestal sink in a master bathroom. For a powder room, fine, but I would think a master ensuite would be someplace you would want both storage and counter space, neither of which this sink offers.

Perhaps an approximately 1" pedestal under the pedestal sink made of an appropriate material would be the solution. it would raise the rim of the sink, but maybe still be within the range of acceptable.

Any suggestions for the 1" pedestal under the pedestal....

Post a picture of the bottom and any mounting that comes withit.

I once raised a toilet with a custom plastic (HDPE, etc.) cutting board. They're usually made 1/4" to 1" thick in increments of 1/8" but synthetic stone would be better. I was in a hurry.

In this case, I would open the wall and fix the problem rather than risk creating additional problems. I've never known a GC who would not take responsibility for this kind of error.

You could see if someone could fabricate you a base out of black Corian in the shape of the bottom of the pedestal.

My fabricator has made me all sorts of stuff. It may not even be that expensive if they have pieces of black corian in their shop. It would be really expensive if I had to buy a sheet in order to have it made.

Frustrating thread. If this were one of my projects, the wall would have been opened, the pipe corrected and the tile installed without the knowledge of the owner. It would be rare that anyone other than the contractor would know about it. Its not the owner's problem unless he did the rough-in or changed the fixture without notifying the GC.

I hate it when an owner gets involved with errors; it allows the contractor to attempt to shift responsibility to the owner. If you buy something at HD you would then be responsible for it working. Don't do that.

Tell them to build it the way it was designed.

I'm surprised that there hasn't been any comment on the way that rough in emerges through the tile. It's at least partially exposed from some angle with a pedestal, and even if not, I would expect a closely fitting circular hole, not a jagged opening like that.

I'd open the wall, drop the outlet, and then deal with a tidy escutcheon to cover the hole. And clean up the hole in the process as noted by pal

All you wall-openers, what are you going to do when the pipe in the wall is horizontal, not vertical, please?

Open up as much as the wall as it takes.

It's not our problem nor should it be the OP's problem unless the OP is the GC.

It is frustrating to say the least, when trying to move-in....

@Joseph Corlett, LLC, they seem to think plumbing is horizontal. What would be your suggestion...

Thoughts on flexible P-traps....

I found a flexible P-trap in one of our trucks, showed it to the guys, threw it out, and instructed that none will ever show up on any job with our name on it.

I like the pedestal idea. Opening the walls could be a real nightmare.

I would never use a flexible P-trap. I like the thought about raising the sink an inch. A piece of granite or other stone might work nicely?

I don't believe a flexible P trap meets any building code and it would probably need to be replaced every 2 years assuming it wasn't the Home Depot kind.

If you want specific advice provide the name and model number of the fixture and tell us what has forced you to take responsibility for this error. It's not important but its puzzling.

Ok, got it on P-trap.

Raising seems like the option now...

@ RES2: appreciate your offer, it is Kohler Veil Pedestal sink without overflow, model # is K-20701.

Another option would be to put the 'bowl' part of the sink on a different pedestal, one that would be designed to compliment the design of the 'bowl'.

Is the centerline of drain pipe coming out of the wall 15 7/8" above the finished floor?

If I have to guess it would be about 20" above the finished floor...

• Material is "Fireclay with Supramic technology."

Is it possible to some how cut the back to align with the drain....