Describe procedures for installing a lavatory.

Description should include the following steps:

• Assemble tools and equipment.
• Mount sink brackets.
• Fit the lavatory into the brackets, sealing around the edges if the lavatory is to rest on a cabinet.
• Attach the lavatory to the rim.
• Coat the flange of the pull-out plug with plumber's putty and set the plug in the lavatory.
• Coat the faucet flanges with plumber's putty and connect the faucets.

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