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The wife and I are pretty set on having two sinks. We fight over 1 sink with very little countertop space now. An additional sink AND A LOT more countertop space is a win-win for both of us. It's also the only bath on the main floor with 3 bedrooms. It will be very helpful to have two sinks for the kids to brush their teeth in before bed. It will also be helpful for her and I as well in the morning.
I could never understand why anyone would want a pedestal sink. The vanity is worth it just for the storage. Be sure to get one with drawers, that saves having to get down on all fours to find things.
Single handle faucets are much better also.
We replaced the toilets in our bathrooms with ADA height ones.
I could never understand why anyone would want a pedestal sink. The vanity is worth it just for the storage. Be sure to get one with drawers, that saves having to get down on all fours to find things.
Single handle faucets are much better also.
We replaced the toilets in our bathrooms with ADA height ones.
You questioning aesthetics, decorating and historical architecture regarding pedestal sinks, eight inch spread faucet sets and the lack of storage and drawers.
It has Zero to do with Functionality and many people care more about appearances.
I favor the old architectural adage, Form follows Function.
The wife and I are pretty set on having two sinks. We fight over 1 sink with very little countertop space now. An additional sink AND A LOT more countertop space is a win-win for both of us. It's also the only bath on the main floor with 3 bedrooms. It will be very helpful to have two sinks for the kids to brush their teeth in before bed. It will also be helpful for her and I as well in the morning.
I agree, having two sinks is definitely a very practical feature!
Wife and I recently bought a house and are doing some remodeling projects. One of the projects I was debating on tackling myself was to split the single pedestal sink into a double vanity.
I enjoy this kind of DIY stuff but have never dealt with plumbing to this degree. Does anyone have any insight into whether or not you think I should even consider this? If you think it's do-able, do you have any tips?
Here is our bathroom. The rolling vanity next to the sink is not fixed to anything. The old owners took that with them so there is lots of space for 60" or larger vanity.
Actually, a 60" vanity does not allow for a lot of countertop space. A standard top for a 60" vanity is 61" long. The common size for the bowl, at least in our area, is 21" wide. take the 61" top, subtract out 42" for the bowls and you have 19" left for flat countertop. Take that 19" and divide it into 3 equal parts so you have some on each side of the bowls AND between them and you have roughly 6-3/8" in each space. You can gain a little if you drop down to 19" bowls, but those are generally reserved for smaller vanities in smaller bathrooms. Before you make your final decision, take some masking tape and cardboard cutouts and lay out the space you have on a table or kitchen counter and take a careful look at it.
Actually, a 60" vanity does not allow for a lot of countertop space. A standard top for a 60" vanity is 61" long. The common size for the bowl, at least in our area, is 21" wide. take the 61" top, subtract out 42" for the bowls and you have 19" left for flat countertop. Take that 19" and divide it into 3 equal parts so you have some on each side of the bowls AND between them and you have roughly 6-3/8" in each space. You can gain a little if you drop down to 19" bowls, but those are generally reserved for smaller vanities in smaller bathrooms. Before you make your final decision, take some masking tape and cardboard cutouts and lay out the space you have on a table or kitchen counter and take a careful look at it.
Shouldn't be too tough to get that plumbed in - although it's a little hard to tell from your original pic where the drain point is.
Given the drawers on that, I'd probably opt to have a plumber come in and put in a second set of cutoff valves for the other sink. That way you don't have some hella long hoses running to one sink and potentially being slightly abraded over time by the drawers and rupturing or getting pinched.
If you can (not sure of the construction on that vanity) you can convert that false drawer front to a flip out for additional small storage too.
You questioning aesthetics, decorating and historical architecture regarding pedestal sinks, eight inch spread faucet sets and the lack of storage and drawers.
It has Zero to do with Functionality and many people care more about appearances.
I favor the old architectural adage, Form follows Function.
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