Hi, this is my first post. I've searched the forum because I don't want to annoy everyone by asking a well-worn question but I haven't seen this one answered, yet. Maybe because it's a silly question. But all things plumbing are foreign to us, so I guess I have a bunch of silly questions!
We are doing a full-gut remodel of our bathroom. To save cost and because we enjoy the look, we're putting in as many reclaimed, vintage items as we could find and were practical. (So, NOT a vintage toilet!)
Our "new" sink is a very old cast iron pedestal by American Standard. Probably 20s or 30s vintage.
Our contractor looked it over with us and thought it was great, but I got the impression that he hasn't installed many old sinks like this. (He was exploring the connecting bolts and suchlike with curiosity.) I'm sure it'll go fine but I wonder: are there unique challenges to installing a sink of this vintage? Are there questions we should ask him or troubles we should anticipate? Is the standard plumbing likely to line up properly?
It's going to be installed with a subway tile wainscoting behind.
Also, if anyone's interested in throwing out an opinion: we are NOT going too frugal on the toilet and we're thinking of a Toto Drake because it's style won't clash too badly with the vintage feel of everything else. Any advice on which toto finish might go best with the old patina on our sink? I'm thinking the Cotton might be too super-white.
We are doing a full-gut remodel of our bathroom. To save cost and because we enjoy the look, we're putting in as many reclaimed, vintage items as we could find and were practical. (So, NOT a vintage toilet!)
Our "new" sink is a very old cast iron pedestal by American Standard. Probably 20s or 30s vintage.
Our contractor looked it over with us and thought it was great, but I got the impression that he hasn't installed many old sinks like this. (He was exploring the connecting bolts and suchlike with curiosity.) I'm sure it'll go fine but I wonder: are there unique challenges to installing a sink of this vintage? Are there questions we should ask him or troubles we should anticipate? Is the standard plumbing likely to line up properly?
It's going to be installed with a subway tile wainscoting behind.
Also, if anyone's interested in throwing out an opinion: we are NOT going too frugal on the toilet and we're thinking of a Toto Drake because it's style won't clash too badly with the vintage feel of everything else. Any advice on which toto finish might go best with the old patina on our sink? I'm thinking the Cotton might be too super-white.