Removing bathroom cabinet and sink in manufactured home
#1
06-29-17, 11:00 AM
Removing bathroom cabinet and sink in manufactured home
Hi everyone,
I am removing my bathroom cabinet in preparation for a remodel of the bathroom. If you look at the picture below, you can see the pipes coming up through the floor and then the bottom of the old cabinet. I am planning to cut through that bottom piece of wood in order to remove it (I'm not re-using it) rather than remove all the pipes because I don't like to deal with plumbing if possible. Is there any reason I should not remove the bottom piece of wood this way? Should I get over my fear of working with plumbing?
I am removing my bathroom cabinet in preparation for a remodel of the bathroom. If you look at the picture below, you can see the pipes coming up through the floor and then the bottom of the old cabinet. I am planning to cut through that bottom piece of wood in order to remove it (I'm not re-using it) rather than remove all the pipes because I don't like to deal with plumbing if possible. Is there any reason I should not remove the bottom piece of wood this way? Should I get over my fear of working with plumbing?
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06-29-17, 02:17 PM
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It depends on what you buy to replace it, Does that bottom piece lay on the floor or is there a space between it & the floor?
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06-29-17, 02:32 PM
It is not directly on the floor - there is gap of around an inch and a half, so there is room to cut; there is a piece in front that you can't see in the photo that conceals the gap between the floor and that baseboard.
Haven't decided on what I want to replace it, but it won't be a cabinet directly attached to the floor if I can help it. I've seen some nice stuff, but it is all quite expensive.
Haven't decided on what I want to replace it, but it won't be a cabinet directly attached to the floor if I can help it. I've seen some nice stuff, but it is all quite expensive.
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06-29-17, 02:42 PM
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Try to decide what you are going to buy before you remove what's there. You still may have to cut pipes.
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06-29-17, 04:15 PM
Will cutting pipes be needed, or can I just take fitted pipes apart? Just wondering.
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06-29-17, 04:38 PM
I don't mind destroying the old cabinet completely to take it out. But if I cut from under the house, could I have a plumber re-route the piping to come in from the back rather than under the house? That seems like an expensive job.
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06-29-17, 04:55 PM
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Just decide what the replacement will be first. Then you can decide what to do with the pipes.
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06-29-17, 05:56 PM
could I have a plumber re-route the piping to come in from the back rather than under the house?
