1. It was stained, very stained.
2. It is a 2 basin sink, and while this is not a deal breaker to most, it is for me.
3. We have a large granite composite sink sitting in the storage room taking up valuable real estate
4. Delta touch faucet, enough said.
So, after work we stopped at Lowes and picked up the needed supplies.
This is the end result. Not the plan, but it works just the same.
Here is what happened. Matt and I have been deep in discussion about under mounting this sink we purchased a while ago and used in our Hendersonville rental. After extensive internet research, consulting three professionals (who all turned the job down), and speaking to 2 different specialists at Lowes, we decided to go ahead and get this project knocked out.
We headed to Lowes after work to pick up the necessary supplies:
1x2 furring strip
Plunge router cutting bit
Edge finishing bit for the plunge router
We headed home and busted out the template that I saved for just this occasion. I used an old wardrobe box to trace the template onto and then cut it out.
After placing the template over the existing sink, we discovered that we had a problem. My sexy granite sink was oddly shaped and not larger than the existing hole in one place. This would result in an oddly shaped and not as attractive undercount sink.
Back to the drawing board we went.
After 5 minutes of discussion, Matt and I decided that dropping in the pretty sink is still better than this monstrosity.
I headed under the sink to disconnect the plumbing and the garbage disposal. Little did i know that Matt had already turned the water off. Needless to say, when he went under there to remove the faucet, he may have had water shoot out at him.... twice. Oops.
So we cut out the template for the drop in, taped it to the Corian, and then marked the opening with a Sharpie. With that complete, we jumped right in to the routing out of the old sink.... then it snowed Corian... wop wop.
We quickly turned off the router and took the necessary precautions; we put on safety glasses and headed back into the kitchen shop vac in hand. Safety First!
We quickly commenced Corian snow, round 2. This time, we limited the floating majestically by sucking as much of it as possible into the shop vac.
Matt made quick work of the Corian, as it cuts like butter when using a new plunge router bit.
What came next would last for 3 days: clean up.
After clean up, I installed the Delta Touch 2O faucet and soap pump. Then we dropped that awesomeness into the sink hole. Then we ran into a problem. the top mount clips did not reach the corona underside. Thankfully, I married an engineer. He cut 4 small blocks from the furring strip and we used this to clamp the sink to the underside of the Corian. Not elegant, but successful.
I worked some magic with the plumbing, taking it from 2 sink basins to 1 with the PVC parts I had on hand.... and wham, we were done.
Total cost for project:
1x2 furring strip: $3.00
Router bit: $12.00
Edging bit: $40.00 (returned)
Sink: Already owned
Faucet: Already Owned
Total Cost: $15.00
Final assessment: Worth it!
But, you go ahead and judge for yourself. Keep in mind, the large granite sink can soak a frying pan as well as double as a baby bath tub.
From the day we purchased the house
The new sink, faucet, and soap dispenser.
This is a good interim solution. One day we will have light grey/white granite countertops with this sink under mounted. Until then, I am happy to soak the turkey pan while it sits flat in my jumbo sink.
The list for the kitchen is now as follows:
New Microwave Hood
Paint the walls
Bead board the eat in kitchen nook
Upgrade the pendants over the breakfast bar
New lighting fixture
Paint Cabinets
Glass front in 4 cabinets
New Countertops
New hardware on cabinets
Glass tile backplash
New tile floor
Recover the kitchen chairs and bar stools
Under cabinet lighting
Light in the Pantry
we can cross out two more items on this list...
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