kitchen sink replacement

[Kyle87]

will be replacing a kitchen sink soon and am looking for a bit of advice......

its an inset sink...ie a hole cut out in the worktop.

ive got it 99percent figured out i just want some advice on making a good seal around the edge of the sink. the sink comes with that strip of sticky back foam tape. do i use this along with the clamps and then just offer up a bead of silicone around the perimeter of the sink...

or

do i put a good bead of silicone down around the edge of the hole before the sink goes in and just leave the foam tape out

or should i do something completely different.

many thanks...

 

[SimonJohns]

Use foam and sealant IMO

Also on the Worktop. Where you have the exposed "grain" of the laminate. I would suggest sealing it with sealant too, as to prevent premature failure

 

[hammers4spanner]

smear thick silicone all around the worktop cut(inside0 this stops the water ingress and will stop water blowing the worktop,,,,if you silicone down after then imo thats very amatuerish!!!

 

[Guest123]

Bin the foam, it's rubbish. Put a neat bead of silicone round the perimeter of the sink after adding the clips and pay particular attention to the corners. Drop the sink onto the cut out worktop and tighten the clips all the way round (don't overtighten these or they break), Put a fairly heavy weight across the sink, e.g a sheet of wood with your tool box on it. Tool the excess silicon and clean it from the sink and worktop either with Wonder Wipes or citric acid based baby wipes.
Tell your custard that it can take 24 hours for the silicon to dry and form a seal and to try not to splash water near it until set.

 

[Kyle87]

Bin the foam, it's rubbish. Put a neat bead of silicone round the perimeter of the sink after adding the clips and pay particular attention to the corners. Drop the sink onto the cut out worktop and tighten the clips all the way round (don't overtighten these or they break), Put a fairly heavy weight across the sink, e.g a sheet of wood with your tool box on it. Tool the excess silicon and clean it from the sink and worktop either with Wonder Wipes or citric acid based baby wipes.
Tell your custard that it can take 24 hours for the silicon to dry and form a seal and to try not to splash water near it until set.

the custard is my NAN! all i will be telling her is to make the tea.....


thanks very much.

 

[Kyle87]

thanks everyone! useful responses as always. much appreciated!!

 

[Guest123]

Sorry Kyle mate. Yer nan should give you an extra tip seeing as your family and all that! Enjoy the tea.

 

[Best]

Nothing wrong with using silicone & a watertight job but it is a bit messy & takes more time. The putty like stuff on a tape that some sinks come with is actually excellent & sink will go well tight to worktop, then just run a blunt tool along edge of sink.

 

[Guest123]

Nothing wrong with using silicone & a watertight job but it is a bit messy & takes more time. The putty like stuff on a tape that some sinks come with is actually excellent & sink will go well tight to worktop, then just run a blunt tool along edge of sink.

Or use copper, not a flexi sealing thingy! LOL

 

[Kyle87]

i think FLEXI is the new F-word......on this forum anyways lol

 

[Kyle87]

heres the kitchen sink i replaced for my nan anyway. hope you can tell which one is new

 

[PlumbBobBob]

very neat job there kyle straight and not crooked

the important thing is though, does your nan like it?

 

[Kyle87]

cheers mate. im doing my best. getting involved is the best way of learning. theres lads on my course who havnt picked up a pair of grips outside of college. i learn much more by getting my hands on. also builds the confidence

 

[PlumbBobBob]

that's the best way to learn kyle, by doing.

 

[Kyle87]

and yea the nan does like it but even if she didnt she wouldnt say otherwise as to not hurt my feelings lol.....she still thinks im 5