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BETA-32[_2_] November 28th 07 09:07 PM

Installing a vanity sink and base
 
I am about to install a 48-inch bathroom vanity base with a one-piece
"cultured marble" vanity top/sink. Both are low-end items (a Virginia
Marble VM101 white-vein/white vanity on top of a Kompact Kitchen V48S vanity
base).

I know how to secure the base to the wall, but I am not sure how to secure
the vanity sink/top to the base so it will stay securely in place. The
limited installation instructions that came with the cultured marble vanity
top/sink say to apply a thin bead of "sealing compound" to the top of each
corner of the vanity base and set the cultured marble top in place. Then
carefully apply a bead of "sealing compound" where the backsplash meets the
wall.

My question is, what do they mean by "sealing compound"? Do I use silicone
caulk, or do I use an adhesive-type caulk?



Lou November 28th 07 09:10 PM

Installing a vanity sink and base
 


My question is, what do they mean by "sealing compound"? Do I use silicone
caulk, or do I use an adhesive-type caulk?


Silicone.

franz frippl November 29th 07 01:19 PM

Installing a vanity sink and base
 
On Wed, 28 Nov 2007 16:07:54 -0500, BETA-32 wrote:

I am about to install a 48-inch bathroom vanity base with a one-piece
"cultured marble" vanity top/sink. Both are low-end items (a Virginia
Marble VM101 white-vein/white vanity on top of a Kompact Kitchen V48S
vanity base).

I know how to secure the base to the wall, but I am not sure how to
secure the vanity sink/top to the base so it will stay securely in
place. The limited installation instructions that came with the
cultured marble vanity top/sink say to apply a thin bead of "sealing
compound" to the top of each corner of the vanity base and set the
cultured marble top in place. Then carefully apply a bead of "sealing
compound" where the backsplash meets the wall.

My question is, what do they mean by "sealing compound"? Do I use
silicone caulk, or do I use an adhesive-type caulk?




Buy a good grade of silicone sealant.


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