Next you take the upper portion of the sink and put your fixtures on and installthe tailpipe for the drain

This is the pop-up or some call it the tailpipe which sticks down and will connect to your drain. You'll notice the nut that's facing you which will be where the diverter handle is installed that raises and lowers the stopper

Yeah, I didn't know either. I'll have to figure that out now.

The Chrome ring that you see in the base of the sink prior to installing it you put a bead of plumbers caulk so as to seal the bowl

Yeah I know brass is no big deal but I would think the lead would melt before you could get it to take

Right. Ok I'll let you get back at it. Sorry 😆

Np buddy. If I can't play electrician hell I'll play plumber

Keep busy man

Very white of you Greg

I'm trying. It's a little hit-and-miss this time of year for me. I got a couple of jobs coming up that'll take care of Christmas

Once the fixtures are assembled you sit the sink in place and mark the wall. This sink has two bolt holes underneath that use an expansion anchor to hold it to the wall.

Once it is squared up reach underneath and mark the wall. You move the sink out of the way and drill a hole large enough for the anchor to go through. This is a bit that is made to cut glass & tile. It is diamond-tipped. Here are the anchors installed in the sink ready to pop through the wall

At this point you slide the sink and pedestal back in place taking care to push the anchors through the tile into the wall. Because the bolt head is up under the sink and you cannot get a screwdriver to it I have installed a hex nut on the bolt. Once the toggle Wing expands and I screw the bolt down with my hand most of the way I can put a wrench on the hex nut and tighten the sink to the wall. Anytime you working with porcelain take care not to over tighten and to always tighten both sides evenly

Next you want to install a trap kit. It is a elbow, a trap piece which is u shaped and depending on the height of the drain protruding from the wall you may need a short piece of pipe to Extend high enough to reach the tailpipe

This coupling piece is accordion-style for making up two pipes which may not be Plumb. In this case I had to use it because I could not dictate the height or placement of the drain pipe which was existing

I could never be a plumber

They deserve every cent

Lastly you install your flexible lines from your valves to the fixture. Make sure not to over tighten these as they have a rubber insert and you will mash them and they could leak. In this picture you could also see a little more of the trap for the drain

I know it's almost as bad as being an electrician and you have to play in the shit. LOL

Right haha

Here's a picture of the sink and toilet installed.

Nice, is that a half bath?

In the next day or so I'm going to go over patching wall tile in a bathroom

No I'm standing in the shower. The half bath is the one with the damaged flange and I will be patching some tile in there as well

Oh word. Nice dude. I hate plumbing.

Me too but it pays. Gotta eat! Are you going to get on voice chat this Saturday if we can get everyone together and discuss the banners

@RevStench

Ty

Very nice @Deleted User

I recently took the faucet off my bathtub and filled it with hot glue.

Lol well it'll work for a while. Was it leaking/dripping alot

Yeah it’s oiled bronze with the plastic pull-up gate inside. I never use the faucet and wanted the pressure going to my shower head lol. So yeah. Glue.

That works.

Cross your fingers for me boys, I'm about to find out whether or not I get to take my Journeyman's test

What are you trying to find out if you have enough hours

Nah, test results from the last class of the apprenticeship program

If I pass, I'm set to be the youngest Journeyman in the company

I never went for my journeyman's license. When I started they weren't too worried about anyone having one . It wasn't until I became a foreman that I went to my Master's license

Yeah, the state doesn't enforce it. It's a certificate of competency more than anything. Pretty sure you need to be a J card holder for a few years before you can sit for a Master's in Florida