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How can I secure the vessel sink?

8 months ago

I purchased the 36” Valencia Bathroom Vanity product id# 20977309 for a new build half bath. Apparently the plumber installing the vessel sink must have lost the instructions. The vessel can be used but is not secure to the counter top, how can I secure it? It wiggles.

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HALLETT & Co.
8 months ago
Where did you buy it? Can they send you instructions?
ked129
Original Author
8 months ago
From Houzz
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la_la Girl
8 months ago
there are tons of videos on YouTube about how to install a vessel sink - if it were me, I would start there so I could get smart about how the sink adheres to the counter - I have always assumed there was some sort of gasket but could totally be wrong. You can always Google "instruction manual" + your product name - most installation instructions sit online somewhere
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Joseph Corlett, LLC
8 months ago
The connection should be mechanical and gasketed.
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HALLETT & Co.
8 months ago
I would reach out to customer service and get instructions. Are they available on the website?
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JAN MOYER
8 months ago
Go back to "your orders" on your Houzz page drop down menu. Contact the SELLER! The seller is not Houzz, - they are just the advertiser, no different than Amazon.

Yes it needs a gasket, and from your photo, it appears you have it simply plopped atop a counter.

Not to mention.... I think your plumber leaves a bit to be desired : )
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Patricia Colwell Consulting
8 months ago
From what I see there should have been a hole cut to take the base piece into the counter . Yes you need install instructions for sure .
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JAN MOYER
8 months ago
last modified: 8 months ago
Agree with Patrica.......however...... we can't blame a plumber, if the MIA communication was one of WHAT vessel sink you were planning, and the cut and polish of a top, that perhaps required exact instruction for a hole in the top not there?

Meaning you may need to drill : )

May be case of missing communication with your foreman, the fabricator, which sink etc.

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