Tomorrow's Challenge: The Kitchen Sink

[Mosaic]

Shut off taps at iso valves, disconnect dishwasher and slide out to one side.
Remove existing stainless steel sink, strip it down and clean.
Examine condition of waste trap and replace if needed. Probably will do anyway.
Replace taps and waste with lever pillar taps and basket waste. Would a basin seal kit be advisable with this?

Reinstall and re-silicone sink.
Drink wine.

Any tips and wrinkles concerning the above will be welcomed! Especially on whether a basin seal kit would be a good idea, and which wine to drink afterwards.

[Togo]

Reseal old cut out whilst sink is out. Don't use wire wool or brillo pads to clean stainless steel. Replace waste trap and all washers and seals. Do you need a basin seal kit, ie do you use a bowl in the ss sink? No bowl put in a pop up perhaps. ( this may entail drilling the ss sink). Treat you self to a nice bottle of fizz to launch the taps.

[Mosaic]

I'm intrigued about the basin seal kit Togo. Just used one nicely, as recommended widely, on shower room basin. But nobody seems to say 'oh whack a basin seal on your kitchen sink....'
I don't use a bowl in the sink as I think they are gross, so I take it from your post that a basin seal kit would be a Good Idea?

[The Builder]

I assume it's an inset sink rather than the old-type "sit-on" sink?
They usually have a self-adhesive foam rubber strip to bed them on. I don't know for sure, but I've never seen a mounting strip supplied separately.

If you re-use the old one, just re-bed it on a small bead of clear silicone, wiping off the excess after tightening it down.

[Mosaic]

It's an older sit-on sink Builder - OCD me doesn't like sit-under sinks, makes me go all woozy thinking about what might lurk 'under the rim'....

It all looks pretty straightforward but I'm just curious why the cone-shaped basin thread seals, basically like a small rubber tyre, aren't mentioned in kitchen sink contexts but always for bathrooms. It's the same technology in question.
I shall probably invest a majestic £1.35 on one, and have it by just in case.

[Mosaic]

Re-read, Builder, you know what I'm like.
The sink is a drainer and sink wot goes on top of the worktop. It isn't a sink in its own cupboard unit.

[The Builder]

Yes, that's an inset, Mose. A sit-on is the old type where the worktops butt up to the sink on each side.

Replace the waste with a "combined waste and overflow". That will have the necessary seals included. Usually just flat rubber washers.

[Togo]

I think you can buy the inset sink seal on a roll builder and new clips.

[Togo]

http://www.mvihazel.com/media/41118/pyramis-lining.pdf
Sink seal.

[Togo]

http://www.ebay.co.uk/bhp/kitchen-sink-clips

Tape and clips Mosaic.

[The Builder]

Yes of course, Togo. Rubber sealing strip on a roll. That's the one :o)

[Mosaic]

Thanks folks! On with the motley.

[Togo]

LOL Don't splash with those new taps.

[Mosaic]

It's lookin' good - thanks for the tips.

My two pennorth - the existing sealant is easier to remove if encouraged with WD40

[Togo]

Thank you Mosaic. 'She who must be obeyed' has seen our posts and wants to know when I am changing out kitchen taps to levers. Groan.

[Mosaic]

Ah - tell her my rates are very reasonable.... ;)

[Togo]

Oh she knows that I can do it. But points out that I am only clever clogs whilst on line. LOL.

[murraymints]

then...drink more wine !!..well done you !

[The Builder]

Togo might be interested to know that you can get conversion kits to change ordinary taps to quarter-turn lever ones.

They're not expensive, and you don't have to remove the tap body from the sink to do it.

[Togo]

Thanks for the info builder. I think when I do it, I want to raise the height of the tap anyway. I am able to get good gear at low cost from my previous place of employment. Howdens 16 yrs till I retired.

[Svejk]

Get a 'little man' in to do it.