LOOSE UNDERMOUNTED SINKS
My sink is falling down.
Removal of old sink or basin
My sink is falling down.
Surface Hero is here to help.
There are few reasons why under mount sink can fell down from stone or marble.
- Surface of stone and the lip of sink was not prepped up properly. Residue of dust or oil will reduce bond between sink and stone.
- Heavy insinkerator was installed. Vibrations from insinkerator might reduce longevity of silicon/glue
Surface Hero is here to help.
There are few reasons why under mount sink can fell down from stone or marble.
- Surface of stone and the lip of sink was not prepped up properly. Residue of dust or oil will reduce bond between sink and stone.
- Heavy insinkerator was installed. Vibrations from insinkerator might reduce longevity of silicon/glue. We recommend to install support brackets to hold your sink up.
- Sink clips - We do not recommend to use sink clips as sharp points of the clip might eventually create crack in your bench top.
Bonding - What to use
Removal of old sink or basin
My sink is falling down.
- Silicon bonding is enough. We have been gluing sinks to stone with silicon only and in over 15 years and 1000"s of sinks glued in we had less than 3 falling down to this date.
- Preparation is the key. Sink must be also flat to hold. Check for signs of damage.
- Lip of the sink must be at least 10mm wide and flat to bond properly. Double bow
- Silicon bonding is enough. We have been gluing sinks to stone with silicon only and in over 15 years and 1000"s of sinks glued in we had less than 3 falling down to this date.
- Preparation is the key. Sink must be also flat to hold. Check for signs of damage.
- Lip of the sink must be at least 10mm wide and flat to bond properly. Double bowl sink should have at least 15-20mm of lip.
- What silicon should i use? Well we use just standard non acidic kitchen and bathroom silicone. If you want to go little stronger use glass bonding silicone. If it can hold aquariums together it will hold your sink too!
Removal of old sink or basin
Removal of old sink or basin
Removal of old sink or basin
- Removal can be tricky. Once glued in the gap between your sink and basin can be very minimal and close to none and that makes it very hard.
- Patience is the key. With care, use razor blades or other sharp tools to cut excess silicone
- Do not force it
- Be prepared that your stone front rail might snap or your basin might crack during the proc
- Removal can be tricky. Once glued in the gap between your sink and basin can be very minimal and close to none and that makes it very hard.
- Patience is the key. With care, use razor blades or other sharp tools to cut excess silicone
- Do not force it
- Be prepared that your stone front rail might snap or your basin might crack during the process.
- If you are not feeling comfortable doing it Surface Hero is here to help.