Pedestal Basins

• installation hight - 800mm
• used to screen waste fittings and service pipes
• support the weight of the basin
• The pedestal must be secured to the basin
• the basin secured to the wall using woodscrews or wall supports as applicable
• The pedestal is screwed to the floor
• Available in a choice of 1 or 2 tap holes
• full and semi-pedestals are available

Wall Hung Basins

• gives you more floor space
• Available in 1 or 2 tap holes
• The vast majority of basins are wall hung
• basins are mounted to the wall with fixing bolts
  • sometimes called Thru Bolts or Fischer Bolts
  • do not come as standard with a basin
• basin fixing frame such as this Prozone frame - for installation onto a thin stud wall where additional strength is needed

Countertop Basins

• Sometimes referred to as ‘sit on basins’
• sit independently on a worktop surface
• basins are very heavy once filled with water
• Self Rimming Basin
  • fitted into a cut-out with its rim standing above the countertop
  • The rim must be sealed to the flat surface
  • No mechanical fixings are necessary
• Undertop Fixing Basin
  • A cut-out to match the inner bowl shape is made in the countertop and the basin is clipped to the underside of the countertop
  • Primarily intended for countertops of real and simulated marble or other water-impervious material
• Semi-recessed Basin
  • The basin fits part way into the countertop, leaving the front of the basin projecting
  • Suitable for all types of standard countertop material