Once the hole is cut in the worktop do you run a bead of clear silicone underneath the sink before you bed it in and screw it to the worktop ??

Just wondered as I don't want dirt and crap getting underneath the sink edging.

Cliff

Depends on your new sink: a stainless one is flexible, so removal will be OK, if a little difficult if you silicone it.

However, the cast types are NOT flexible, and removal without trashing the worksurface, would be well nigh impossible if the sink should get damaged etc.

Personally, I'd fit it, then run a NARROW bead of sealant round it, using masking tape to keep the crap off the worktop, removing said tape before the goo dries........ and keeping the goo off the top of the sink too, as none of them are totally waterproof/chemical resistant, and you don't want to have to redo it every 6 months!

Alcazar

its a stainless one, quite a good one nearly 100quid. The worktop is also new.

Now my parents have a white plastic insert sink and theirs has been done the way you described.

The only problem with your way is getting it nice and neat as the sink doesn't have any square edges as the the ends are completely circular

The ones in the B&Q showroom has no silicone. If i was doing it your way what colour would you use ??

Cliff

Mine is s/s, and done as I said.

The colour would depend on the worktop, I reckon, but mine is a dark granite effect worktop, with s/s sink so I used a dark brown silicone.
I cut the nozzle as close to the end as poss, in order to make a narrow bead, spent about 30 minutes masking the worktop a distance of 1.5-2mm away from the sink edge, and then put the silicone in place, wiped it round carefully with a wet finger, removed any excess from the sink with paper towels, and took off the masking tape to produce a good job.

Not the quickest job I've ever had to do, a bit fiddly in fact, but worth it in the end.

Alcazar

The worktop is a steel effect, so light grey in colour. I agree sealing neatly is fiddly, not my favourite jobs though I can usually do a good job, just time consuming.

cheers

Cliff

Cliff, you can buy sealant on a roll,almost like padding, that you run under the rim of the sink and bed down, then seal with a very thin amount of clear sealant via a gun. Make sure you have clean fingers so that you can lick them to work the sealant into the small gap between the sink and the worktop. You have 8 fingers so should be enough :) If not, wash, dry and start again :D I have used a wet teaspoon on filling I have done in the past but if the gap is really small, a wet finger ran lightly over the offending sealant works great :D

PS>> it's an inset sink :D

tip for you............if you are going to use your fingers dip them in a small amount of washing up liquid and the silicon wont stick to them

Nor if you have eaten a sufficient amount of cheese it doesn't either LOL

youve lost me on that one.............

Well, it makes your spit sticky doesnt it LOL.. Milk has the same effect :D

how did you find that out then?

I don't know what kind of milk you've been drinking Soul Girl ;) .

Nate.

apparently if you use a nipple and get it licked regularly it will work - Alternatively, you can buy a thing like a pencil with no lead in B&Q. Sharpen it, use it to finish the sealer and then throw it in the bin. IIRC they cost 36p in september last year. One is enought to seal a kitchen, a barthroom and use the other end for grouting 25 Sq M of tiles