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Leesey

Leesey

Leesey

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So, I finally have the keys to my first house and setting about making it my own. One of the things I'd like to change is the sink in the Kitchen.

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I want to remove this sink and put a normal standard sink/drainer in it's place. What would be the best method for this. I know I'm going to need a new unit underneath the sink, but I'm wondering if i can get away with having to replace the whole work top.

I'm, planning on keeping this kitchen for a couple of years before replacing as the bathroom is the my priority room at the moment, but I can not make this sink work for me.
 
As with the other's I wouldn't bother. You'd only be spending the money twice if you're replacing in a couple of years.

You would need a new worktop, a sink/drainer has 'o' type of cut rather than the 'c' type you have now. You could also need extra plumbing bits too.
 
Trust me, it's got to go. I cant stand the thing and the other half also is not keen on it. I don't think it would be to bad if it wasn't to deep, but I'd much prefer a sink/half sink + drainer combo.
 
To the left is a dishwasher! So surely the sink only gets used for filling up the kettle.

New sink. New taps. New worktop. new unit under the sink.
 
That's a lovely worktop and a lovely sink. What is the sink doing that you dislike apart from being too deep (great for washing pans or filling the kettle when the sink is full)?
 
It's going to work out pretty expensive to replace tbh. Wouldn't surprise me if it'll be about £1k or more for decent quality stuff. As mattyg said: Sink, tap, worktop, new unit, paying someone to fit all of it if you can't yourself...
 
What do you even use the sink for other than filling a kettle or diluting a squash or something? Surely it being deep is convenient rather than a hindrance.
 
Remove the plumbing and sink. Put a taller unit underneath and cut worktop to fit the Belfast sink and reinsert it, so it is about 2 to 4 inches above the worktop? That should bring up the base of the sink by around 4-6 inches.

Depending on the lengths of worktop you would be lookin At a good few hundred quid as a 1-1.5 sink there will need a new unit, worktop and the cost of the sink. Only other thing I can think to do is keep an eye on gumtree to see if someone is selling an old kitchen and you can canibilise it to fit your needs.
 
It's really just not to my taste. It's already got a home to go to if I can come up with a cost effective way of removing and replacing.

The dishwasher is going, it was left with the house but it's old and leaks. I've not moved in yet as other work needs doing, (knocking the bathroom out to make a shower room, some plastering, fixing some DIY wiring, moving and adding sockets, decorating, and a monster pond to tackle plus other bits and bobs!).
 
I think its a great sink. A little deeper than what I would buy if I was going to have my own Belfast sink but never in a month of Sundays would I get rid of that.

To each their own of course however.
 
Whilst I agree they look lovely and if you have a dishwasher it's more of a feature than an item I can sort of agree, I don't really like them, they're too deep, I prefer a sink and drainer, you are forever wiping the top down to protect it from water, depending on the material it's made from they can be a pain to clean, my fathers needs bleaching almost daily.

You can look at a sit on sink that run front to back

http://www.taps4less.com/PP/PY-SINK-04L.html


A new 600 wide base unit and a door, you can probably get away with using the same tap and the plumbing kit is pennies. Then you won't need to worry about the worktop apart from maybe cutting it back a bit.
 
maccapacca said:
Whilst I agree they look lovely and if you have a dishwasher it's more of a feature than an item I can sort of agree, I don't really like them, they're too deep, I prefer a sink and drainer, you are forever wiping the top down to protect it from water, depending on the material it's made from they can be a pain to clean, my fathers needs bleaching almost daily.

You can look at a sit on sink that run front to back

http://www.taps4less.com/PP/PY-SINK-04L.html


A new 600 wide base unit and a door, you can probably get away with using the same tap and the plumbing kit is pennies. Then you won't need to worry about the worktop apart from maybe cutting it back a bit.
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Now that's the sort of answer I was after! Cheap and cheerful to make the kitchen easier to live with whilst I save to replace the whole thing.
 
Leesey said:
Trust me, it's got to go. I cant stand the thing and the other half also is not keen on it. I don't think it would be to bad if it wasn't to deep, but I'd much prefer a sink/half sink + drainer combo.
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You'll also be replacing the work top - that looks like a solid butcher block top, also expensive.

If the house style is the same, for a couple of years of living I'd not bother.

The only annoying thing with that type is there's no separate smaller waste sink, although you can get them - they're even more expensive.
 
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