December 30th, 2009
Do I need to retile if I’m going to replace my kitchen sink?
I need to replace my old dingy plastic kitchen sink. It has a rim or lip edge, it’s mounted onto the tile. The tile is in good shape. when I remove the sink, will it destroy the tile around it? Should i also retile the area? Do you think I can take out the old sink without damaging the tile?
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Have a look under the sink to see if there are screw clips securing it to the counter around the edges of the sink. If you don’t see anything, it’s probably glued down with caulk. Otherwise, go ahead an undo all the clips.
Even if clipped, it might still have caulk acting as adhesive. Slide a small putty knife under the lip of the sink to gauge how difficult it will be to unseat. If you can do this without damaging the tile, you might be home free.
There are many sink sizes available. Adding those to historical sizes presents many challenges. Your new sink is unlikely to perfectly fit, so you’ll either be cutting some tile, backer board, and decking away, or having to fill to cover some of the hole. Advance research of the new sink size is crucial.
Not if your tile is in good shape as you say you won t . The biggest concern is the size of the new sink. A new one must be the same size and shape or bigger. The same size you ll be able just to re set it.
And should the new one can be slightly bigger or a different shape, the tile can be cut and the opening made bigger.
Any questions you can e mail me through my avatar. GL
The sink should come out, with out any damage to the tile.