Oliver Brearley wrote:
Someone said ...
"What's more, the pedestal doesn't go all the way to the wall,
the pipework can be seen very easily from the sides."
- IMHO, on a plan view the pedestal is a 'U' shape so all
- pipe work and waste _should_ easily fit inside this for a
- tidy finish.

It does - however, it helps if you are "handy".


Top of pipework to the taps is then connected with flexible
braided connectors.

Oh yuck, that's horrible. Connecting up is one of the few things
a bending spring is useful for - you can get some nice sweeping
curves in 3 dimensions using one of these that are very neat.
It's still worth annealing the pipe before bending, though.


"If it is two large bolts, or a pair of brackets, the the
pedestal is decorative."
- I don't believe it that "cut 'n' dry", maybe the pedestal
- is slightly less structural.

Depends on the brackets - if they're small clamps of thick sheet
metal screwed to the wall, with the back of the basin sitting in,
the basin needs extra support from the pedestal. If they're long
brackets that extend along the side of the basin, they support it.


J.B.