I have installed the sink in a cutout in a laminate worktop (and sealed all
the cut edges with varnish). The sink has a foam type gasket (self adhesive,
came on a roll) running all the way round that it sits on and has some
really bad screw fixings that secure it to the worktop. The question is
whether I should be sealing round the sink with silicon too? The
installation instructions dont mention it, perhaps indicating the gasket is
sufficient to stop any splashes (which seem more numerous than the previous
sink being shallower) going under - but I feel it would be better with a bit
of sealant round it? (It is a stainless steel sink in a black worktop -
translucent sealant?)


cheers

Dave.

a wrote:
I have installed the sink in a cutout in a laminate worktop (and sealed all
the cut edges with varnish). The sink has a foam type gasket (self adhesive,
came on a roll) running all the way round that it sits on and has some
really bad screw fixings that secure it to the worktop.

Yes, all the sinks I've fitted seem to come with those fixings.


The question is
whether I should be sealing round the sink with silicon too?

Definitely.


The
installation instructions dont mention it, perhaps indicating the gasket is
sufficient to stop any splashes

It isn't.


(which seem more numerous than the previous
sink being shallower) going under - but I feel it would be better with a bit
of sealant round it?

Yup.


(It is a stainless steel sink in a black worktop -
translucent sealant?)

Yes, clear/translucent silicone is good.


--
Grunff

"Grunff" wrote in message
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a wrote:
I have installed the sink in a cutout in a laminate worktop (and sealed
all
the cut edges with varnish). The sink has a foam type gasket (self
adhesive,
came on a roll) running all the way round that it sits on and has some
really bad screw fixings that secure it to the worktop.

Yes, all the sinks I've fitted seem to come with those fixings.

they are like a black hard plastic clip which supposeadly grips a hole in
the metal sink lip and a hinged metal gripper that digs into the worktop - I
eventually figured out how they went on but they dont seem to grip the hole
on the metal lip all that well when you tighten up the screws.



The question is
whether I should be sealing round the sink with silicon too?

Definitely.


The
installation instructions dont mention it, perhaps indicating the gasket
is
sufficient to stop any splashes

It isn't.


(which seem more numerous than the previous
sink being shallower) going under - but I feel it would be better with a
bit
of sealant round it?

Yup.


(It is a stainless steel sink in a black worktop -
translucent sealant?)

Yes, clear/translucent silicone is good.


--
Grunff

As I thought really, wonder why the instructions didnt recommend it.


thanks

Dave.

In an earlier contribution to this discussion,
Grunff wrote:

a wrote:
I have installed the sink in a cutout in a laminate worktop (and
sealed all the cut edges with varnish). The sink has a foam type
gasket (self adhesive, came on a roll) running all the way round
that it sits on and has some really bad screw fixings that secure it
to the worktop.

Yes, all the sinks I've fitted seem to come with those fixings.


The question is
whether I should be sealing round the sink with silicon too?

Definitely.


The
installation instructions dont mention it, perhaps indicating the
gasket is sufficient to stop any splashes

It isn't.


(which seem more numerous than the previous
sink being shallower) going under - but I feel it would be better
with a bit of sealant round it?

Yup.


(It is a stainless steel sink in a black worktop -
translucent sealant?)

Yes, clear/translucent silicone is good.

The sealant doesn't need to show - it should be *under* the gasket, with any
surplus wiped off once the sink is secured in place.

When I fitted mine, I had a job to get it to go down tight onto the
worktop - so used some strips of wood over the sink and G-clamps onto the
worktop until the fixings were in place.
--
Cheers,
Set Square
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I have installed the sink in a cutout in a laminate worktop (and
sealed all the cut edges with varnish). The sink has a foam type
gasket (self adhesive, came on a roll) running all the way round
that it sits on and has some really bad screw fixings that secure it
to the worktop.

Yes, all the sinks I've fitted seem to come with those fixings.


The question is
whether I should be sealing round the sink with silicon too?

Definitely.


The
installation instructions dont mention it, perhaps indicating the
gasket is sufficient to stop any splashes

It isn't.


(which seem more numerous than the previous
sink being shallower) going under - but I feel it would be better
with a bit of sealant round it?

Yup.


(It is a stainless steel sink in a black worktop -
translucent sealant?)

Yes, clear/translucent silicone is good.

The sealant doesn't need to show - it should be *under* the gasket, with
any
surplus wiped off once the sink is secured in place.

When I fitted mine, I had a job to get it to go down tight onto the
worktop - so used some strips of wood over the sink and G-clamps onto the
worktop until the fixings were in place.
--
Cheers,
Set Square

Dont you want to stop water reaching the gasket though (it isnt rubber,
looks like foam)?

In an earlier contribution to this discussion,
a wrote:


Dont you want to stop water reaching the gasket though (it isnt
rubber, looks like foam)?

I assumed the gasket to be impervious to water. Wouldn't be much good if it
weren't - because it is supposed to stop water getting under the sink, and
the water needs to come into contact with it for this to happen.

My main aim was - in case the gasket wasn't 100% effective - to stop any
water getting to the raw edges of the chipboard. I sealed the edges of the
chipboard with sealant anyway, but tend to go for belt-and-braces solutions!
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Set Square
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The sink and hob I just bought came with some sort of putty on a roll.
Seems to be quite effective.


"a" wrote in message
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I have installed the sink in a cutout in a laminate worktop (and sealed
all
the cut edges with varnish). The sink has a foam type gasket (self
adhesive,
came on a roll) running all the way round that it sits on and has some
really bad screw fixings that secure it to the worktop. The question is
whether I should be sealing round the sink with silicon too? The
installation instructions dont mention it, perhaps indicating the gasket
is
sufficient to stop any splashes (which seem more numerous than the
previous
sink being shallower) going under - but I feel it would be better with a
bit
of sealant round it? (It is a stainless steel sink in a black worktop -
translucent sealant?)


cheers

Dave.

In article ,
"Brett Jackson" writes:
The sink and hob I just bought came with some sort of putty on a roll.
Seems to be quite effective.

My IKEA sink came with that too -- seems to be very effective.
Small amounts carried on oozing out from under the rim for about
a week, which gave me confidence it was sealed all round.
I didn't bother sealing the cut edge of the worktop, and no
water ever seems to have got through to it.

--
Andrew Gabriel