Consignment note washing

A sink is an indispensable kitchen accessory. It makes the whole arrangement of the room for cooking more practical, convenient, and with the competent selection of design - it can transform the interior. The sink invoice is the most popular design. Such models are affordable and easy to install. This explains their high demand in the market. You will learn about what such a product is, what are its advantages and how to choose the right model, from this article.

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Design features

The waybill sink got its name because of the way it was installed:

• The sink is imposed like a countertop on a kitchen cabinet. In essence, this is a countertop equipped with a bowl for washing dishes.

Important! It is impossible to operate a surface sink without a kitchen cabinet, therefore they form a single whole in the interior of the kitchen.

• On three sides - in front and on the sides, the sink has special sides for fixing it on the cabinet.
• The back wall adjacent to the kitchen wall does not have a side, but is provided with a raised edge to prevent water from flowing between the sink and the wall.

Important! Most often, the design has a rectangular shape with rounded edges. Smoothed right angles make it easier to clean the sink and keep it in constant cleanliness.

• Sometimes the sink has two bowls. In addition to the sink, the overhead sink for the kitchen can be equipped with a countertop connected to the bowl. This is convenient for storing dishes immediately after washing and for placing freshly washed fruits and vegetables. The surface of the countertop is ribbed. It can be placed to the left or right of the sink.
• Some models of overhead sinks are equipped with an emergency drain, which avoids overflowing the sink. Emergency drain located at the back of the sink recess.

Important! The cabinet on which the sink is located is a furniture structure without a back wall and shelves. Often, a cabinet is used to place auxiliary equipment (a bin, a bucket for mopping, old pots). The cabinet closes with a door. The surface imitates different materials: marble, ornamental stone, wood of different varieties.

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Benefits

The sink invoice has the following advantages:

• Affordable price.
• Installing a surface wash is extremely simple. The essence of the installation of the sink: laying the sink on the cabinet and fixing it with self-tapping screws.
• Long working resource. The design is corrosion resistant. In this regard, the sink serves for a long time, without the need for cleaning from rust and staining.
• Aesthetic appearance.
• Ease of care. Such models are predominantly made of stainless steel, and the metal surface is quite simple to keep clean, without the use of expensive detergents and cleaners.

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Are there any disadvantages?

The cons of overhead sinks include:

• Risk of denting.
• Noise when a water stream falls.
• Surface wash does not hold the mixer well.

Can they be fixed?

• Noise when water falls is characteristic of all metal structures: both mortise and overhead. If you purchase a design with a normal metal thickness (from 1 mm), the volume of extraneous sounds will significantly decrease.
• The same rule must be observed to prevent the formation of mechanical damage and dents.

Important! Sometimes buyers are unhappy with the lack of variety of design of overhead sinks.But such an accusation is groundless. Overhead devices are so budgetary that it’s ridiculous to talk about the design of a kitchen room.

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Basic sizes

Overhead sinks have standardized dimensions for the dimensions of kitchen cabinets. The most common size is 500 x 600 mm. The following variations are possible:

• 500 x 500 mm.
• 500 x 600 mm.
• 600 x 600 mm.
• 500 x 800 mm.
• 600 x 800 mm.

The length of the sink depends on whether there is a countertop:

• If the sink is equipped with a countertop, then its length reaches 800 mm.
• In the absence of countertops, the washing length is 500 or 600 mm.

Important! The depth of the bowl can be 16, 18 or 19 cm. The most convenient option is a sink with a bowl depth of 19 cm, as splashes of water get less on clothes and walls.

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How to install a stainless steel sink on a pedestal? - Procedure

The overhead sink is installed in two stages:

• Assembly of a support curbstone.
• Installation of the sink.

How to assemble a support pedestal?

Like all cabinet furniture, the washbasin is sold disassembled. In addition to the details, there are also parts for fastening in the set of curbstones: screws and corners.

Important! Cabinet parts are chipboard sheets cut to a certain size and with machined edges.

Included.

• Sidewalls - 2 pcs.
• Bottom.
• Drawbars (cross-members for structural rigidity) - 3 pcs.
• Doors - 2 pcs.
• Accessories kit (door handle and 4 hinges).

Collect the cabinet with a screwdriver. The algorithm of actions is as follows:

1. Disassemble the packaging, place the parts on the floor.
2. Assemble the sidewalls of the structure and the front legs. At first - the lower, and then - the upper king, is screwed to the corners to the sidewalls.
3. Attach the bottom so that its edge is located on top of the front lower drawer. The bottom is fixed both to the lower tsar and to the sidewalls.
4. Mount the rear drawer.

Important! Doors are hung on a curbstone after the laid-on sink is installed on top of the curbstone.

How to fix a stainless steel sink on a pedestal?

Before mounting the sink, install the mixer, drain and set of connecting pipes.

Important! If this complicates the installation, you can do something else: install the tap and drain last.

How to act:

1. Turn the sink upside down and coat the perimeter with silicone sealant (in the places where the sink rests on the walls of the cabinet).
2. Put a rubber gasket on top of the sealant. Seal with sealant again.
3. Turn the sink over. Put it on the upper front drawer side and sides.
4. Secure the sink from the inside with self-tapping screws.

We connect the sink to the water supply

The end of the installation consists in connecting the water supply:

• The use of flexible connecting hoses significantly increases the convenience of installation work.
• The drain and drain pipe are connected using a corrugated hose.
• For connection to cold and hot water supply, it is possible to use flexible hoses in a braid or flexible pipes made of metal-plastic.

Important! Specialists advise using metal-plastic. This connection is more durable and reliable than flexible hoses.

Install the doors

To evenly hang the doors:

1. Screw the hinges to the doors.
2. Then attach the door to the sidewall, marking the location of the hinges with chalk.
3. Screw the doors in turn, checking the correct location of the hinges and their coincidence with the mark with chalk.

After the installation of the surface wash is completed, you can fully appreciate the convenience of the assembled structure.

Final assessment of the sink

So, if we take the five-point system as a basis, we come to the following conclusions.

• Affordability - 5 points.
• Practicality and functionality - 5 points. If necessary, the design can be disassembled and rearranged in another place.
• Comfort - 4 points, since there is a risk of water flowing between the wall and the sink).
• Reliability in use is also a solid “five”.
• Appearance. In this regard, overhead devices lose a little mortise, so - 4 points.

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Stock footage

As you can see, the advantages of the overlay design are much greater than the minuses. For a middle-income family, this is the best solution.