Installing pedestal sink basin on vanity counter top question
Hi, I am in the process of updating a 70s main hallway bathroom. I am having the vanity custom built into the existing space (see drawing). The top will be mahogany, and I would like to use the Kohler Memoirs pedestal basin. I first chose the Kohler Memoir drop in/self rimming sink, but then saw this picture on Houzz and really like the look of the pedestal basin directly on the counter. Does anyone see any issues with installing a sink this way? I understand that the lower part of the basin will need to be recessed. Also, the pedestal basin is 2.5 deeper than the drop in version, so the counter will need to get deeper, but I do have room for that. I appreciate any feedback--thank you!
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9 years agoteeda
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Comments (19)We currently have a, now discountinued, cast iron Kohler sink with a drainboard, and we like the drainboard a lot. So, my initial gut thought had been to look for one with a drainboard. Initially we had been planning to reuse this sink but the rethought that thinking we would be fools to invest that much money in countertops to install an odd-sized sink that could not be replaced if something happened to it. The micro-edge does look lovely and we may yet end up with a stainless (even though I am more of the porcelain look person myself) solely because of some other issues we have with size constraints. We too learned many years ago that you get what you pay for, and an initial larger investment upfront pays off in the long run. Perhaps some of those complaints about disgusting looking stainless sinks were from people with the really low end sinks. Even though I know that the top mount sink came later than the era of my house, I too to seem to prefer them aesthetically. Perhaps it is because of the feeling they evoke of kitchens from a earlier era. It's too bad there isn't something similar to the microedge availabe in cast iron. OTOH, I can definitely also see the idea of thinking of my kitchen as not a period piece but as something that has evolved over the decades and has not been static set in one time. I'm sure the housewife who first coccupied it would have been thrilled to be able to upgrade portions of it to the latest technology like micro egde sinks....See MoreStay away from these counter tops
Comments (228)I would advise you avoid doing business with AZ tile and Dean Jessup specifically. We had a horrible experience with them. Don't expect them to act with integrity or stand behind their product. We used a fabricator that was a personal referral from him. When we had discoloration and fingerprints that wouldn't come off of our Della Terra quartz he informed me I must have "scarred" it by cleaning with a paper towel. ( I called him within an hour of the fabricator leaving). We paid beyond stone to buff it with a cleaner at their recommendation. It mostly resolved the issue although as a result of the buffing the gloss and sheen no longer match our perimeter counters. Best we can figure out the fabricator applied turtle wax or something similar to disguise striations around the sink cutout. Which is why fingerprints couldn't be cleaned off. We still have some smudges. Bottom line rather than try to help us resolve the issue he was hostile and accusatory. He said the fabricator (a friend of his apparently) said it was fine so we must have done something. Do business with them at your own risk....See MoreHelp! Not sure if I want dark granite counter tops
Comments (24)There can be two reasons you're not receiving the emails: You didn't check the "Check here if you would like copies of follow-ups to your message emailed to you." box when you created/started the post You don't have the email option turned on in your profile. To turn the email option on: Go to "Your Profile" (see top of page, above GardenWeb banner) You will have to log in again Check to be sure the email address entered is the correct one Scroll down to bottom to shaded area. Check the box that says...Allow other users to send you email via forms at our site. Click the "Save Your Member Profile" button You're done! I don't know if it's retroactive for current posts, but all future posts should have replies emailed to you....assuming you checked the "Check here if you would like copies of follow-ups to your message emailed to you." box when you create a new post....See MoreBad installation-Granite vanity countertop advice
Comments (9)"I don't know how much variance there normally is on the sink install- should it be completely flush all around, or are there slight imperfections? There's really just one corner that is completely flush, the rest is "mostly" flush. Should I press to have this fixed, I don't know if it's possibly to fix it with the sink installed? I just did an oval undermount vanity cutout by hand and I'm sure there are "slight" imperfections. If the hole was cut with a CNC machine, there will be none, but the reveal is up to the homeowner discretion. The sink can be reinstalled by abandoning the fixed mechanical fasteners they've probably used and installing it with a Hercules Universal Sink Harness (Braxton Bragg). "Same with the side- do you normally custom- cut the granite to your space or just leave slight variances and cover it with caulk?" The reveal should be the same all the way around. There should be no "covering it with caulk". "Are all the bullnoses made in the same way- will I have the same problem with the granite sticking out too far with a different piece of granite, or did I just get a remnant that doesn't work well with my space?" No, you got an idiot templater. You could have them rip off the right end, but that may knock your sink off center. They could rip off the overhanging left end, reprofile and polish the edge which would not affect the sink center. "Should the granite have been sealed again, I don't think they did any kind of sealer at installation." Insist they bring a quality sealer and seal it in front of you. It will take a minute and a half and .50 worth of sealer. "I'm not wanting to be a difficult customer, not sure if I should insist on starting over or just live with it." You aren't being difficult. I would die of embarrassment if someone posted a picture of my job overhanging a wall like that. Have they no pride?...See Morenicole__
9 years ago
Debbi Branka
9 years agonicole__
9 years agoteeda
9 years agoThanks nicole and deb. Since posting I have found a couple other photos of the Memoirs pedestal sink top installed on a counter top. I've attached one below. I think this shows the 30" basin--I ordered the 24". I'm going to try it out on the existing countertop tomorrow. I'm concerned that the room might not be large enough to handle this look, but we'll see!
teeda
9 years agoMongoCT
9 years agoabbycat9990
9 years agonicole__
9 years agoMongoCT
9 years agoabbycat, the teak is solid. I bought planks at a local wood reseller and glued them up with epoxy.
You could approach most any cabinet or wood shop and ask them about fabrication. We have the counter tops shown in the above photos as well as the tub deck and window sill made out of teak. I actually made a swinging door out of teak for the shower, but my wife preferred doorless. It's probably in the basement covered with a few inches of dust.
Tub deck, before the window ledge and window sill behind the tub were installed:
Windowsill for the window behind the tub, maybe 8 or 10" deep? This is after glue-up and sanding.
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After finishing and installing:
Teak works well in wet areas. All of these surfaces have been pretty much bulletproof over the past years. With these being in our master bath, I finished them with a film finish. I have a lot of teak in my kitchen; 2" thick countertops and a large (roughly 4' square) end-grain chopping block that's about 5" thick. Because those are working surfaces I wanted an easily renewable finish on those, so I finished them with mineral oil. They get oiled once or twice a year.
Note to WMA: sorry for side-tracking your thread!
MongoCT