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How to attach vanity top to base 46erjoe 12-11-2006
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Posted by 46erjoe on December 11, 2006, 3:44 pm


I bought a cheap bathroom vanity. Came in two pieces - the top, made
of what looks to be some kind of white glass/ceramic, and the bottom
particle board. In the upper corners of the bottom are 4 plastic
triangular pieces with holes in them. These are there of course to
secure the top to the bottom. But the top is made of something hard
and I'm afraid to drill into it. So how do I secure the top to the
bottom? I can't figure out why they even put in the plastic pieces.
The kit came with no directions.

Posted by Mark on December 11, 2006, 4:00 pm


I put a bead of DAP bathroom caulk around the top of my base cabinet and set
the solid-surface top right on it. It set up in a day and hasn't moved
since. I'm sure if I needed to get if back off I could cut thru the caulk
pretty easily without damaging either the top or the cabinet.


>I bought a cheap bathroom vanity. Came in two pieces - the top, made
> of what looks to be some kind of white glass/ceramic, and the bottom
> particle board. In the upper corners of the bottom are 4 plastic
> triangular pieces with holes in them. These are there of course to
> secure the top to the bottom. But the top is made of something hard
> and I'm afraid to drill into it. So how do I secure the top to the
> bottom? I can't figure out why they even put in the plastic pieces.
> The kit came with no directions.



Posted by on December 11, 2006, 4:09 pm


wrote:

>I bought a cheap bathroom vanity. Came in two pieces - the top, made
>of what looks to be some kind of white glass/ceramic, and the bottom
>particle board. In the upper corners of the bottom are 4 plastic
>triangular pieces with holes in them. These are there of course to
>secure the top to the bottom. But the top is made of something hard
>and I'm afraid to drill into it. So how do I secure the top to the
>bottom? I can't figure out why they even put in the plastic pieces.
>The kit came with no directions.


The guys who do this for a living use RTV.

Posted by Oren on December 11, 2006, 5:41 pm


On Mon, 11 Dec 2006 16:09:40 -0500, gfretwell@aol.com wrote:

>wrote:
>
>>I bought a cheap bathroom vanity. Came in two pieces - the top, made
>>of what looks to be some kind of white glass/ceramic, and the bottom
>>particle board. In the upper corners of the bottom are 4 plastic
>>triangular pieces with holes in them. These are there of course to
>>secure the top to the bottom. But the top is made of something hard
>>and I'm afraid to drill into it. So how do I secure the top to the
>>bottom? I can't figure out why they even put in the plastic pieces.
>>The kit came with no directions.
>
>
>The guys who do this for a living use RTV.

DIY guys do too. Return The Vanity..right?

--
Oren

"My doctor says I have a malformed public-duty gland
and a natural deficiency in moral fiber, and that I am therefore
excused from saving Universes."

Posted by on December 11, 2006, 6:26 pm



> On Mon, 11 Dec 2006 16:09:40 -0500, gfretwell@aol.com wrote:
>
>>wrote:
>>
>>>I bought a cheap bathroom vanity. Came in two pieces - the top, made
>>>of what looks to be some kind of white glass/ceramic, and the bottom
>>>particle board. In the upper corners of the bottom are 4 plastic
>>>triangular pieces with holes in them. These are there of course to
>>>secure the top to the bottom. But the top is made of something hard
>>>and I'm afraid to drill into it. So how do I secure the top to the
>>>bottom? I can't figure out why they even put in the plastic pieces.
>>>The kit came with no directions.
>>
>>
>>The guys who do this for a living use RTV.
>
> DIY guys do too. Return The Vanity..right?
>
Chuckle. Can you even buy Real Wood vanities and kitchen cabinets any more,
other than in a high-end custom kitchen shop? But yeah, a dab of
construction adhesive on the corners of the base is usually plenty for a
vanity. Don't continuous-glue the thing. That way, when the chipboard vanity
disintegrates, it is less work to scrape the top clean to reuse it on the
new vanity.

aem sends...

aem sends....



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