Kitchen Sink Guide
August 26, 2011 by admin
Filed under Decorating & Remodeling
Our guide will show you how to choose the perfect Sink for your kitchen. Today Im going to provide you with information on buying a kitchen sink. The following guide will answer many commonly asked sink questions, plus a few more you may not have thought of. Sink Type There are three main types of sink; Inset, Under Mount and Ceramic. The style is a completely personal choice •Inset – these sinks are the conventional type of sink, fixed into place with the rim of the sink overlapping the worktop. They come in the widest variety of styles and types. You can get everything from a 1 bowl to a three bowl sink, including different drainer options. •Under Mount – these sinks are designed to be fitted to granite and solid wood worktops. They are fixed to the underneath of the worktop so there is a smooth finish. These materials are used because they are or can be made waterproof. They cant be used with standard formica work surfaces. •Ceramic – these sinks are the traditional white ceramic sinks, the most recognisable type is the Belfast sink with sluice style overflow. These days Ceramic sinks come in inset, undermount and the more traditional Belfast Styles. Ceramic inset sinks fit into the worktop like a traditional stainless steel inset sink, and have a strainer style waste. Ceramic Undermount sinks fit under the worktop and provide an alternative to traditional undermount stainless steel sinks. They look especially stunning set in a black granite worktop. Belfast Sinks are …
Tim Carter, of AsktheBuilder.com, shows step-by-step tips to help when installing a strainer into your kitchen sink.
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it is sooooooooooooo helpfull
thanks for the great kitchen sink guide
hello mate. i’ve just enrolled in plumbing course… i’d like to know where to obtain some catalogues and manufacturer’s instructions for wc suites, wash basins, kitchen sinks etc.? thank you.
top notch video, very helpfull
Everything i neededed to know. I now feel confident in choosing my new sink. Many thanks
Really handy guide – thanks
Useful – thanks
This kitchen sink guide give loads of information. I didnt realise there was so much to know about choosing a new kitchen sink.
@annachou345 You can run the water immediately. Congrats on the success!
We had sink leak and it was the strainer getting too old. I called several plumbers .The price was frightening. It’sabout $175-$265! After I found out your YouTube and showed to my husband. He’s up and said “I can do it”
He spend around $15 for a new strainer, a box of putty and one new wrench. About half hour, the new strainer is in. Only question is how long should we wait to run the water. We should wait for the putty be completely dry, right?
Anna Chou
Hi Tim,
My strainer has come loose for some reason, and whenever water is use in my bathroom sink the drains out of the pipe and into the cabinet below. I just wanted to say because of your video I know how to fix it (need to get me some of that plumbers puddy) and just wanted to say thanks!
what do you know! wow, good vid and glad i found it. im working on my sink and im no handy man but now i don’t think putting putty on will be as bad as i thought. lol thank you.
had to use my Black & Decker Wizard to cut it off…… every job I do around here is a project and now I need a nap!!!!
@bearwoodcarpentry I was taught to use the excess putty to remove the rest, to avoid that issue.
Thanks for the tutorial. Exactly what I needed. Watched the video purchased the parts and repaired my sink with no problems.
what to do in case of ceramic wash basin i opened the strainer or waste pipe and saw a water drain hole which connects the over flow hole on top of basin how to replace a new waste strainer which allows that exit hole for water
Thanks Tim, this video was very helpful
How does this procedure differ if you have acrylic strainer basket with center (securing) bolt? Still use puddy or something like silicon or a special rubber gasket(original came with one i think.
I just had a similar problem with an old sink I’m having refinished. With my Sawzall and a metal cutting blade, I made 3 cuts — from the bottom — as if I was cutting pie slices, not quite all the way thru so as not to damage the sink, then each section easily fell away as I bent them towards the center. Total time: about one minute.
Cut it off with a hack saw as a last resort. The blade goes between the nut and the under side of the sink.
Tim, I’m having a problem removing the strainer neck (that extends down to the trap) from the sink strainer. The coupling nut is being very stubborn. It looks like it has corroded itself onto the strainer bowl. Any advice?
Check if your strainers are flat and even and not warped some are cheap and bend easily when you tighten them.
Strike it with a screwdriver and a hammer.
Any tips on removing a stubborn basket? I have all the right tools but the basket wrench just slips off when applying the torque…
The lower ring gets turned at least 3/4 turn past hand tight. You MUST make sure the strainer itself does not move as you tighten the lower nut. I think either your putty is bad or the putty is tearing if you’re allowing the strainer to twist as you tighten the lower nut.
Ok. I re-installed my kitchen sink which was in place 12+ years prior and never a leak. 6 months after I installed the strainers using this technique – one leaked. I again used this technique to fix it and 2 months later it leaks again and so does the other strainer
The first time I tighted the retaining ring to what I thought was a reasonable amount (~25 in-lbs). The second time much tighter – no diff – both leak.
Can you comment on how much to tighten? Seems critical!
I believe I did. Some come with great gaskets.
Tim, did you use putty on the faucet too? when you installed it? thanks.
I have never done that either. But, yes you are right it would be messy! Thanks, Tim.
I would never do that. But you can do whatever you want. As far as easier, no way. Silicone is so messy.
Couldn’t you use Silicone instead of Plumbers Putty? Wouldn’t it be a little easier?
hey leave these jobs for me…
plumbers need work too … haha
Good job though…
but over the years i have picked up some nifty tricks to make things easier.
You’re most welcome.