I replaced my old builder grade sink with a new Kohler one. I followed this video for a flawless install. My caulking came out perfect. I would not have done it this way and my results would not have been so good. Thanks for the video.
The sprayed water made my silicone set instantly. This made clean up more difficult. At least in my experience. My dad uses a spray bottle of Denatured Alcohol. This disolves the silicone and seems to work better.
What about showing how to make the measurements for centering drain tailpiece on drain plumbing and to make the measurements for centering china sink on the laminate countertop, or with respect to center of the cabinet below? What do you do to remove sink from countertop, when you've used so much caulk under edge of the china sink, to hold it in position? Versus, six points of caulk, between 3 and 9 o'clock with faucet at 12, to hold in place, which can later be undercut with sonicrafter or similar? I just replaced a master bath sink and regret using more six points of caulf, versus your whole ring, as I did 25 years ago, too.
If you ever have to remove that sink you'll tear up the surface of the counter. I think a better method is to use a bead of plumber's putty to set the bowl then apply a bead of silicone around the edge to fill in the gap. When the bowl needs to be removed the silicone and putty will be much easier to cut and remove.
Thats because you're supposed to use plumbers putty under the rim, and sealant around the rim. I see by the smooth bead line and rectanglish/ovalish cut in the counter top. This is a professional installation.
what holds the sink in place? Is it just the weight of the sink plus the silicone when it dries? Or are there clamps underneath or does the screwing into the drain anchor it? My drain moves a bit - there's some play in it. Thanks for showing me how to deal with the silicone and what to use.
Good luck if you have to replace your sink with all that silicone smashed in like that. All you needed was a bead around that gap. It's not like it will go anywhere the drain plug is keeping ti held down anyhow.
@Weekend Warrior the sink isnt holding my drains lol I should know I replaced all my sinks they are tight and yes I tried to move them without the sink in it and they are solid.
@Weekend Warrior mine are PVC as well but they are solidly in place they aren't all lose behind the wall. they are held in by brackets. Yes I agree I'm just saying it's not like the sink is going to come up if it's not secured by anything unless your drain pipes are just freely floating around. My point with this video is that you dont need a lot of caulk to keep the stink stationary a bead of caulk will do just fine. Besides if you overdue it with the caulk it will become a pain in the butt to try to remove the sink if you have to replace it in the future.
@Weekend Warrior yeah but that more looks like a kitchen sink type of drain setup though. Mines an L shape drain setup that goes into the wall in my bathrooms.
@Weekend Warrior it's more of they dont care. if you need to replace your sink and its past the warrenty when they did the job then that's your problem if it's going to be a pain in the rear to take off. there are some good repairmen out there that think about the consumer, so they aren't all like that. My friend does plumbing and hes one of those types of guys that not only shows people what hes doing, but also shows them how in the future if they need to fix something minor that they can do it themselves, without the need to hire a professional for how to do it as well. Its probably the reason why he has soo many repeat customers for bigger projects.
I replaced my old builder grade sink with a new Kohler one. I followed this video for a flawless install. My caulking came out perfect. I would not have done it this way and my results would not have been so good. Thanks for the video.
This is the best caulking video I've seen online. Thank you!!!
Great video! Direct and to the point.
Thank you! This was the best video I could find on the subject and looks very professional, even though it was the first sink I have replaced.
Just the video I was looking for.
Thanks. Makes sense about the silicone caulk!
The sprayed water made my silicone set instantly. This made clean up more difficult. At least in my experience. My dad uses a spray bottle of Denatured Alcohol. This disolves the silicone and seems to work better.
What about showing how to make the measurements for centering drain tailpiece on drain plumbing and to make the measurements for centering china sink on the laminate countertop, or with respect to center of the cabinet below? What do you do to remove sink from countertop, when you've used so much caulk under edge of the china sink, to hold it in position? Versus, six points of caulk, between 3 and 9 o'clock with faucet at 12, to hold in place, which can later be undercut with sonicrafter or similar? I just replaced a master bath sink and regret using more six points of caulf, versus your whole ring, as I did 25 years ago, too.
If you ever have to remove that sink you'll tear up the surface of the counter. I think a better method is to use a bead of plumber's putty to set the bowl then apply a bead of silicone around the edge to fill in the gap. When the bowl needs to be removed the silicone and putty will be much easier to cut and remove.
Thank you!
Thats because you're supposed to use plumbers putty under the rim, and sealant around the rim. I see by the smooth bead line and rectanglish/ovalish cut in the counter top. This is a professional installation.
what holds the sink in place? Is it just the weight of the sink plus the silicone when it dries? Or are there clamps underneath or does the screwing into the drain anchor it? My drain moves a bit - there's some play in it. Thanks for showing me how to deal with the silicone and what to use.
the drain plug holds it down the silicone helps prevent it from moving around.
Now the question is how do you remove an old sink like this??
Shouldn’t you use a wet towel? I mean it comes off a lot easier. A wet sponge even better
CERAMIC SINK IS NOT A STEEL PORCELAIN SINK. WRONG DESCRIPTION.
Good luck if you have to replace your sink with all that silicone smashed in like that. All you needed was a bead around that gap. It's not like it will go anywhere the drain plug is keeping ti held down anyhow.
@Weekend Warrior well then whoever installed those drains pipes does not need to do plumbing, my drain pipes are solid they don't move.
@Weekend Warrior the sink isnt holding my drains lol I should know I replaced all my sinks they are tight and yes I tried to move them without the sink in it and they are solid.
@Weekend Warrior mine are PVC as well but they are solidly in place they aren't all lose behind the wall. they are held in by brackets. Yes I agree I'm just saying it's not like the sink is going to come up if it's not secured by anything unless your drain pipes are just freely floating around. My point with this video is that you dont need a lot of caulk to keep the stink stationary a bead of caulk will do just fine. Besides if you overdue it with the caulk it will become a pain in the butt to try to remove the sink if you have to replace it in the future.
@Weekend Warrior yeah but that more looks like a kitchen sink type of drain setup though. Mines an L shape drain setup that goes into the wall in my bathrooms.
@Weekend Warrior it's more of they dont care. if you need to replace your sink and its past the warrenty when they did the job then that's your problem if it's going to be a pain in the rear to take off. there are some good repairmen out there that think about the consumer, so they aren't all like that. My friend does plumbing and hes one of those types of guys that not only shows people what hes doing, but also shows them how in the future if they need to fix something minor that they can do it themselves, without the need to hire a professional for how to do it as well. Its probably the reason why he has soo many repeat customers for bigger projects.
That’s so hideous caulking job I’ve ever seen