How To Remove Vanity Tops 

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We’re you able to remove the marble sink basin without damaging it?

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The granite is very similar to the cultured marble. It should be attached the same way. It's just way heavier. I mean it's heavy AF! You can lift a section and hit it with a sledge like I did here, but for the love of God, please be carful. Because like I said earlier, its heavy AF! Now I have lots of videos that help out with removing the tile backsplash, installing new undercabinet lights, installing a new tile backsplash, and so on. Check them out on my website www.aroundthehome.org/ Here is our kitchen page that should help you out a lot. www.aroundthehome.org/kitchens.html

I really appreciate the response. If i feel out of my depth in the kitchen I’ll definitely get the quartz company to do it. I’ll see how I do with the master bathroom marble countertop first. It’s wall to wall so I’m going to have to hit it to split it.

Oh, and if you do decide to crack the granite, I would probably lift it enough to put a small board under it. Putting it preferably in-between two cabinets where there is strength. Then when you set the granite back down it will crack easily over the board.

I just finished taking out the double vanity in my master bath by myself. Took me about an hour as I wanted to take my time and try not to cause too much damage and I did it. I followed your video to the tea and I did have to hammer to crack the vanity down the middle. The money I saved in removing it myself means I can now afford quartz side splashes and nicer vessel sinks. I do feel out of my depth doing the kitchen so I am going to pay the professionals to remove all the granite. Thanks once again for making the video.

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Hello, I do try and answer all of my questions. I know breaking it might seem crazy, but it works. If you wanted to make a cut / brake line I would probably suggest an oscillating multi tool.

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Andrea, thanks for watching and for your question. I don't have a video of the top install because this was being handled by the granite company. Now, if you have bought a premade granite, quartz, or cultured marble top that you are installing yourself it's pretty simple. You can do it in two ways. Some installers like to add the silicone to the top of the vanity and then set the top down. And other just set the top down and caulk were the top and the vanity meet. With the weight of the vanity top, either method I have found works just fine. I hope that helps. Good luck with your project. 👍 So glad to help! Thank you for watching. Check out hundreds more of our videos at www.aroundthehome.org

@@AroundTheHome1 thank you for your response, and I sure will check your other videos out. I’m sure they will be just as helpful! Putting a new vanity on sounds easy enough we shall see Take care

This is exactly what my question was and he answered it beautifully! I’m so excited to renovate our 2002 bathroom!!!

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Habitat for Humanity also takes used building materials that are undamaged. Too bad he decided to break it.

@smokeandmirrors111, no they do not take them. I have tried to donate these cultured marble tops and no one will take them. And I broke only the one because if you don't you will tear up the wall on both sides trying to get it out.

Well because the customer ordered granite tops. You might be able to get the top loose enough to slide forward enough to get out from under the mirror. That all depends on how much glue / caulk was used to set the top. Many times I have had to remove the mirror first though. Sorry that all my stuff is easy. 😥

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Sorry to hear that. Some people say there is no such thing as overkill. I say yes, yes there is.

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Thanks for stopping by. Yes, the mirror is a concern but it can be done. As long as it was not caulked to the top. If that has been done, the chances of cutting it completely apart are low. And I am afraid that all I can do is wish you luck and tell you to be careful. If one of those big mirrors break, they break off in large, sharp pieces. So if you are having troubles separating the top from the mirror, wear leather gloves and eye protection. As far as your other question, cultured marble doesn't rot so as long as it doesn't crack in the removal you can reuse it. Now if your top isn't cultured marble, maybe a formica top with a drop in sink you can always get under the sink and look for any rot or water damage. You also can check the faucet from under there to see if there is rust or corrosion. It is of course better and easier to check this out once the top is off and you can look it over. I hope that this answers your questions and good luck with your project. Also, I think I just made you more scared of that mirror. Sorry.

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Well, good luck to you and your project.

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Do you want to know the truth, or see me hit a few dingers?

I do not have a video on that. Basically I would get some trim pry bars and use them to lift the sink up.

@@AroundTheHome1 I did just that. Walmart had a set of three, small ones, that worked. Thanks

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There are a lot of variables with your question. If I was saving the faucets, I don't know that I would split a top with a hammer. But lets assume that you don't have to split the top. If you can carefully remove the top, It will be much easier to remove the faucet. Removing the faucet can be semi easy to really hard. That depends on what tools you have, what kind of mount it used, and how much rust / corrosion is there now. In this video I was not saving the faucets, but If I was, I would still prefer to take the top off first and get it somewhere I could work on it. Hopefully that answers your questions.

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Matt, thanks for your question. It is a possibility. The mirror should not be supported by the top, but not everything is done the correct way. It is probably just sitting against the top, and not being supported by it. So, there is a channel on the bottom of it, but nothing on the topside?

@@AroundTheHome1 correct, just the metal j channel on the bottom and glue behind the mirror. I’ll try this week but probably tape the mirror just in case lol

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I would like to see that. When I was doing this on a regular basis I couldn't find anyone that wanted these tops. Couldn't donate them because they couldn't get rid of them. Much better to destroy the top that nobody wants instead of the wall.

When it is put in-between two wall, it is very hard to without tearing up the walls in the process.

@@AroundTheHome1 Great video! I am not sure mine is cultured marble (it's like a builders grade top) however I definitely will have to break it as its built-in between two drywalls with part of it probably sticking around a 1/4 inch into the drywall (the top is probably close to 37 while the space between the walls is closer to 36.5). Hopefully, the material will be easy to break so I can remove it without tearing out the drywall. How to place the new vanity top will be a whole other story though.

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Regime? Don't know what you mean. I double checked the video and don't think I missed any steps.

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I don't have an install video for a top like this. Sorry. It's basically this one in reverse, minus the hammers. Just put a little silicone on the top of the vanity and set the top on. Best to let it dry overnight before working on the faucet and drain.

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No, not really. They won't take these cultured marble tops because I tried to donate them. Not Habitat, not good will. Nobody wants them so donation spots won't take them. It is possible that some parts of the country would take them, but nobody around my area will.

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I only damaged the old countertop which was going in the trash anyways.

Then you have a lot more work. You may or may not have to chip the tile up. Most of the time you have a sheet of plywood, then a sheet of cement board, then the tile. Depending on if the plywood is nailed down into the cabinet, or if it is screwed. I have even seen nailed and glued or screwed and glued. That is crazy and if that is what you have then may God have mercy upon your soul. If it is just nailed down then you can pry the whole thing off as one. But if it is screwed, then you will have to chip off the tile and cement board and try to reach the screws so that you do not destroy the cabinet while taking off the top. And if it is also glued, then you are just screwed. Expect some cabinet repair. Hope that helps some. Thank you for watching. Check out hundreds more of our videos at www.aroundthehome.org

Well, I have pulled out close to 100 of these. So yes, I do make it look easy. Practice makes perfect.

When it is wedged between two walls, it's either that or tear the wall.

Me or the top?

I will tell you why. Because no one wants it. When I first started doing a lot of countertop jobs I took it to Habitat, Good Will, Thrift Stores, and listed it online. No one wanted it. And it's cultured marble, not marble. I literally couldn't give it away, and there was no way that I was going to start storing them at my own home. I had a few customers that got upset about just throwing them away, and the tile for the backsplash. They wanted to know why I didn't keep the old tile. I told all of them that I would gladly put the old materials in their garage so that they could donate it or reuse it. You want to know how many people did that? None, that's how many. Now if they were changing out a piece of granite some were happy to try and repurpose it, but not the vanity tops nor the old tile and left over tile. They just expected me to magically take care of it in a way that was not throwing it away.

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