Removing Bathroom Vanity Top

Remove the vanity top.

Removing bathroom vanity top.

With the sink gone it s time to get rid of your old vanity top. In most cases the vanity top is glued to the cabinet and you have to break the glue bond by inserting a putty knife between the cabinet and the vanity top and tapping it with a hammer. Lift the vanity top free from the cabinets below. Usually it is easiest to leave the faucet in place you can remove it later if desired.

If so unscrew and remove these brackets. Cultured marble countertops attach to a vanity with silicone or acrylic adhesive at the upper rim of the cabinet. Tips to removing the vanity. On the sides go all the way down to the floor as necessary to remove all caulk.

Lift off the old vanity top. Try reducing the weight of your vanity by removing doors drawers and accessory items that you may have left inside. Start by cutting off water and disconnecting and removing old fixtures. Remove the vanity top.

For large countertops and vanities having another person available makes the job easier. Don t forget to clear out the vanity cabinet. You should also remove the doors because that will give you more room to work inside the cabinet. Look underneath the vanity top for any fasteners holding it to the cabinet and remove these with a screwdriver.

Look underneath the vanity top to see if there are clips or brackets that hold the countertop unit to the vanity cabinet. Removing the drawers is a common sense step that s easy to forget if you re in a hurry or if the bathroom vanity isn t very big. Break the caulking seal attaching the back of the vanity top to the wall. Do the same for sidesplash.

Loosen the caulk between the vanity and the wall with a utility knife. Cut through any caulk between the vanity top and cabinets. Unscrew the countertop from the vanity cabinets. Remove screws underneath cabinet.

Cut caulk between backsplash and vanity with utility knife. Removing backsplash use a razor knife to cut through caulking between the top of the backsplash and the wall. Removing a glued down cultured marble countertop from a vanity. Lift up the front edge of the countertop.