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The City & Guilds Textbook: Plumbing Book 1

● semi-countertop style, also known as the semi-recessed basin, this basin
style sits half on and half off a work surface
● under-countertop style, as its name suggests, is mounted under a work
surface; the work surface is usually marble, agglomerate marble or granite
● vessel washbasins are designed to be supported by a mounting surface
such as a worktop or cabinet.

Washbasins can be made from a variety of materials, including vitreous china,
stainless steel and porcelain enamelled pressed steel (refer back to Table 9.2).

p Figure 9.29 A semi-pedestal
washbasin

p Figure 9.30 A countertop washbasin p Figure 9.31 A semi-countertop washbasin

p Figure 9.32 An under-countertop washbasin p Figure 9.33 A typical vessel washbasin

Tap hole and waste arrangements for washbasins
There are four main tap hole arrangements for washbasins; these are shown in
Table 9.3.

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