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Bathroom Vanity Installation

Bob Vila delivers a "Colonial" model, flush mount Robern medicine cabinet to an upstairs bath. Bob Ryley is busy installing the z-bar (named for its z-like shape) to support the weight of the cabinet. He makes sure to hit at least one stud on the top and bottom and uses toggle bolts for the other supports.

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Bathroom Vanity Installation

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" Well if weight is an indication of quality of these Robern medicine chests are very high quality. No ego death and this one as the colonial model which. I guess that we don't have the crown oh there it is OK it takes a crown on top of it which gives it that kind of colonial look right had ethnic -- are -- get these clips out right. Yeah now very often in new construction you will -- A medicine chest that's built into the wall and then you know the framers know to frame forward been here this is a surface mount. So what are you doing there."

" Welcome to the way this one's mounted as a bottom Z bar here is gonna actually be carrying the weight -- it. So we've found out once that he can always start who at least one stud in the wall with regard. Located over there and so here we're gonna put probable. And these are attached is that these are pretty good they grip those -- yeah. Now this Z bar is very similar to the technology that's used in hanging European. Kitchen cabinets specialty -- the upper cabinets right exactly gotten it just hang amendment always on the bottom and you just. The tops just hold up against the wall okay so this is a little tricky here -- kind of -- backed off a little thing is that and I. -- tight fit. Okay ready for."

" and another top you've got a some fasteners as well right."

" That senator right there. You know him you know we're gonna start. Hope."

" And that's going to stand I'm gonna hold that you can just hand me that they're cordless drill right -- That's into the stud good that's not gonna go anywhere so this is all metal and it's. I think nicely done though this really looks like a nice crown molding in wood of course it's gonna be moisture proof -- you've got beveled -- It's it's a nice job."

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