How to embed a sink into the countertop with your own hands?

Often, the manufacturing company mounts the bowl itself. But it happens that the service in the price list is not registered. In this case, the owner has to perform the installation independently or by the hands of specialists. But this is not a cause for excitement. The necessary set of tools and expert advice will help you successfully complete the task.

The topic of today's article is the installation of a sink in a countertop. This work is not particularly difficult, but you need to have certain carpentry and building skills. The tips outlined in the material will help you figure out how to embed the sink into the countertop with your own hands, and do it competently and quickly enough.

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Installing the sink in the countertop yourself - the stages of the work:

• Making a hole in the middle of the array.
• Edging.
• Installing the bowl, securing it from the back.
• Sealing the space between the sink and the lid.
• Supply of communications and connection of the structure to the water supply and sewerage.

High-quality fastening of the structure is determined by such factors:

• Reliability of fastenings.
• High-quality fit and sealing.

Important! Moisture is an aggressive medium for the material of which the lid is made, especially for chipboard. A well-made installation does not allow her to swell or dry out, which makes it possible to significantly extend her service life.

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Markup

This is perhaps the most responsible and serious stage, if you need to cut the sink into the countertop:

1. Place the sink in the center of the lid. The distance from the countertop to the edge of the sink should be 5 cm. If this gap is shorter, then the sink needs to be deepened.
2. The interval from the corner skirting is 3 cm or more, so that there are no problems with cleaning. If the dimensions allow, it is advisable to leave a little space on both sides to accommodate sponges and household cleaning products.
3. If the manufacturing company supplies a template for mounting the bowl, then the task becomes much easier. If there is no template, then you need to install the sink on the lid upside down and circle its outline with a washable marker.

Important! If a round sink is to be installed in the countertop, the hole along the contour will have a round shape.

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How to embed a sink in a countertop: a hole under the bowl

For proper hole making you need a jigsaw. This is a suitable option for chipboard or wood structures. With more durable materials, a jigsaw can not cope:

• Prepare four centimeter holes at the top of the rectangle. In this case, the marking line should not be crossed.
• Place a 2 mm tooth file on the jigsaw.

Important! The direction of the tooth must be chosen the opposite. In this case, there will be no chips on the front surface of the countertop.

• Fasten the wooden plank across the sawn lines with screws so that the cut-out part of the countertop does not fall prematurely under its own weight.
• Remove the cut part.
• Coat the edges of the resulting hole with silicone.

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Installation work

Now - a direct answer to the question: how to embed a sink in a countertop. You will again need liquid silicone:

1. Step back a few millimeters from the edge of the hole, apply a layer of silicone in the form of a tourniquet.At the same time, the height of the silicone layer should slightly exceed the rim of the sink.
2. Then apply another silicone “tourniquet”, stepping back from the first by about a centimeter.
3. After approximately 30 minutes, the silicone will dry out.
4. Insert the bowl into the pre-prepared hole so that the silicone “harnesses” take the form of a sink and leave for a few minutes.
5. After that, remove the bowl and check the silicone layer. If it is not broken, then - everything is done correctly, and the design will receive an additional side of silicone.
6. Attach fittings to the countertop to install the hose and faucet.
7. The siphon is more convenient to attach to an already installed structure.

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How to install a mortise sink in a countertop - expert advice:

• The hardest thing is to make the hole correctly. If it turns out to be prohibitively large, then the sink simply will not be able to hold on. You need to cut the hole, slightly stepping back from the marking inward.

Important! If the bowl does not fit in the hole obtained, then you can expand it to the desired dimensions using a rasp.

• Different types of silicone harden in different ways. If you hurry to expose the sink, then an additional rim will not work, since the silicone may burst.

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So, installing a stainless steel sink in a countertop is not too difficult, but it requires accuracy and scrupulousness, an occupation. But if everything is done according to the rules, the design will last you a long time.