Contractor Error--wrong bath sinks installed. Advice?
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Comments (9)The easiest way to save money on a remodel is to learn to DIY the job or portions of the job. Almost anyone can paint. Tiling something basic isn't that difficult either. If you have friends or family that have done their own remodels (and they look OK!), ask them about swapping labor for something you do well as a hobby or for a profession. Bartering services or goods works with contractors as well. Maybe he doesn't have such a great website, and you're a web guru. Maybe his parents have a 50th wedding anniversary coming up, and you're a great caterer or cake baker or florist It never hurts to ask to see if something like that could be worked out. Or, GC it yourself by hiring the subcontractors directly. You will need electrical work, plumbing work, tile work, and drywall work, and some general demolition/labor in this remodel. Break down the job into those components and approach electricians, plumbers, tilers, etc. about doing those jobs directly. Above all, do not settle for someone doing a substandard job with materials that you do not like. This will probably not get done again, unless it's done wrong now. You've got to be sure that doesn't happen, and not trust any contractor to actually know what he's doing. Make sure that you educate yourself enough about the non pretty guts of the job that YOU know how things are going to be waterproofed, for instance. And don't pick materials just because they are cheap and you can afford them. Materials are the lowest expenditure on most jobs, and even a month or two more of saving before the job is tackled can allow you to use materials that you really LOVE. You CAN do a pretty bath on a budget with inexpensive materials, but you have to be more creative in how you use those materials and you have to be willing to do the footwork of searching for them....See MoreSink installation issue - advice appreciated!
Comments (13)This is what it looks like now. He cut a piece down from the extra cabinet pieces we had. Here is a closer look: It's definitely not perfect and I notice it, but I'm hoping once the sink is in, it will look ok. Our granite guy has our sink right now, so I haven't seen it with the sink yet. Of course, the gaps on the sides are still there since our gc did not do anything about that and hasn't returned my calls. The granite will be installed tomorrow afternoon, which is really stressing me out because this problem needs to be fixed before the granite is installed. itsallabouthefood- I just looked at the spec guide for our sink base, and unfortunately it does not look like it comes with an overlay piece....See MoreGranite/Quartz counter installation & sink advice please
Comments (5)Mechanical support with sink support brackets, or some other custom metal support underneath, screwed into the wood sides, and not screwed into the countertop material anywhere. Then, the counter is not affected ever by any future adjustments happening underneath it. 2cm quartz doesn't need plywood underlay. You prefer flexibility and would like a sink installation that could be removed "without destroying the counter" and I guess that means also without cutting into the wood sides at all, not even to make room for a sink that might need a bit of shaving the wood down. Then, 28" width will be just right, and at that size, installing brackets only onto the sides will be a small challenge for whoeever does it. It IS a big sink already at 28", so you won't gain much by looking for a special sink one inch wider, and not at that price level. A wider sink would require the lip on one side to rest on a cabinet side, and then you have a small challenge putting spacers onto the other cabinet sides to match and raising your counter slightly. Not a lot gained....See MoreInstallation Advice for Kohler Stages 45 inch sink
Comments (6)The specs and template came with the sink. Do you have framed or frameless cabinets? I have frameless and I can explain our solution. Your template shows the measurements for the rim of sink. We basically used that measurement to provide a ledge for the rim to sit on and recessed it so it would be flush. DH attached blocking along the entire back side of the cabinet and routed just enough out of the sides of the cabinets and the blocking so the sink rim can sit on it and be flush. I also added several layers of weldbond to all of the cut surfaces (let dry between coats) to seal. For this photo, I moved the sink so you could see the routing. Here's a shot of the sink resting in it's notched support. Be sure the fabricator knows it should be a zero reveal. Hopefully this helps....See MoreKate E
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