If you need more bathroom storage space, install an overhead vanity. Materials:
Overhead vanity
Stud sensor
Measuring tape
Lumber for ledger strip
Drill
Galvanized screws
- Use a stud sensor to locate the wall studs (figure A).
- Draw vertical lines as a reference to the location of the studs (figure B ).
- Measure 43" from the floor, and attach a temporary ledger strip (figure C). Make sure the strip is level.
- Mark the ledger strip at the center between the two wall studs. Mark the center of the vanity on the mounting strip in back, and make a mark 8" to the left and the right of center. This will allow you to install the vanity directly to the studs, which are spaced 16" apart at the centers.
- Rest the vanity on the ledger strip, and match the center mark of the vanity with the center mark on the ledger (figure D).
- Screw through the mounting plate in the top corner of the back wall of the vanity. Use galvanized screws to avoid rust problems from excess moisture in the bathroom.
- When the vanity is secure, remove the ledger strip.
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