New flooring and pedestal sinks

[clh2]

Has anyone had new flooring put into a bathroom that has a pedestal sink?

I've hated this sink for a long time...and have considered replacing it, but other things got in the way of our money and since it looks fine, we really never got around to it.

So, got the flooring estimate today. The only issue I have with the proposal is that it was indicated that the sink and the pedestal thing needs to be removed before they can do the work, as the whole thing basically needs to be moved up about 3/8 of an inch. This will be 2 plumber visits. I am hopeful that the room will not need to be repainted. I have absolutely no paint left from when this got painted. And , with the shape of the sink, I can't see how there wouldn't be an un painted outline by certain parts of the sink.

Since I hate the sink anyway, the other consideration is to just put in a cabinet/regular sink. This would mean we would have a cabinet that doesn't match any other woodwork in our house. And we would need to have an electrical outlet moved.

Regardless, the room would need to be repainted. ( the outlet move would most likely cause a problem too from a painting perspective).

I can't even begin to imagine what this little project will cost. Although if we do a vanity and sink, we could do the plumbing ourself.

The cost of the kitchen flooring is not bothersome at all. It is just this stinking bathroom that is putting me over my emotional limit.

Just a vent. Thanks for listening! But this needs to be done.

 

[marlynnp]

Why would you have a plumber remove and install the pedestal sink???
Supply lines and drain piping should certainly have more than a half inch of play.

 

[StitchesGr8Fan]

Why would you have a plumber remove and install the pedestal sink??? Supply lines and drain piping should certainly have more than a half inch of play.

They have to remove the sink to get the flooring under it. I just had it done in a half bath. I paid an extra $50 and they removed the sink, laid the floor, and reinstalled the sink. No big deal.

 

[JanaDee]

Why would you have a plumber remove and install the pedestal sink???
Supply lines and drain piping should certainly have more than a half inch of play.

The new floor has to go under the pedestal, so it needs to be removed.

 

[clh2]

Why would you have a plumber remove and install the pedestal sink???
Supply lines and drain piping should certainly have more than a half inch of play.

The plumbing is the easy-peasy part of this, it is how the sink mounts on the wall that concerns me.

 

[JanaDee]

The plumbing is the easy-peasy part of this, it is how the sink mounts on the wall that concerns me.

Depending on how thick the new floor is, the pedestal will probably have to be shaved to fit under the sink. I don't know if that is even possible.

 

[tina.tina]

Why would you have a plumber remove and install the pedestal sink???
Supply lines and drain piping should certainly have more than a half inch of play.

The flooring people probably don't want to deal with it.

I'm really lucky that my dad is a plumber and an electrician. I think I was an adult before I realized most people don't do home repairs/remodels themselves.

When we put new flooring in our bathroom we just popped the commode up and set it in the tub. We put in the flooring pretty tight around the drain pipe and put the commode right back down (with new wax seal).

 

[clh2]

The flooring people probably don't want to deal with it.

I'm really lucky that my dad is a plumber and an electrician. I think I was an adult before I realized most people don't do home repairs/remodels themselves.

When we put new flooring in our bathroom we just popped the commode up and set it in the tub. We put in the flooring pretty tight around the drain pipe and put the commode right back down (with new wax seal).

The commode is "easy-peasy" too- the problems are how the sink hangs onto the wall.

 

[GaSleepingBeautyFan]

Do a color match for the paint. You'll definitely have to do some painting.

A friend of mine had this issue (and her half bathroom was bright red!) and they had to take out the pedestal sink and when it was reinstalled, there was an area around the sink that had to be painted.

Her Dad came for a visit not long after and he cut out a piece (I think it was 3x3maybe?) of drywall close to the sink that had the color on it and took that to Lowes.

Then he repaired that drywall and painted that area around the sink that needed it after priming the area.
If she hadn't told me about it, I'd have never known. The paint was that close of a match.

 

[clh2]

Do a color match for the paint. You'll definitely have to do some painting.

A friend of mine had this issue (and her half bathroom was bright red!) and they had to take out the pedestal sink and when it was reinstalled, there was an area around the sink that had to be painted.

Her Dad came for a visit not long after and he cut out a piece (I think it was 3x3maybe?) of drywall close to the sink that had the color on it and took that to Lowes.

Then he repaired that drywall and painted that area around the sink that needed it after priming the area.
If she hadn't told me about it, I'd have never known. The paint was that close of a match.

We suck at drywall repair. Not to mention that the walls currently have a faux finish on them. I just don't see anyway around this being either a whole lot of work and/or money

 

[JanaDee]

We suck at drywall repair. Not to mention that the walls currently have a faux finish on them. I just don't see anyway around this being either a whole lot of work and/or money

Putting in a new floor and a new sink cabinet will be the easiest and probably cheapest solution.

 

[tOSU]

This isn't a difficult project to DIY

 

[NewRVLady]

I installed at Do it Yourself interlocking wood floor in my Half Bath with a pedestal

I cut the pieces around the base and applied a brown grout to cover the crack from wood to base of pedestal

I don't understand why your floor guy cant do the same-no matter what the floor is made out of