Material under sinks - what to replace with?

[darael]

There is what I can best describe as a self adhesive rubber mat under my kitchen sink that is peeling away. what is this called and can it be preferably replaced, if not repaired?

 

[thezappa]

Not a rubber mat but the same sort of thing, also I suspect cheaper elsewhere:
FMK Sink and Base unit Saver liners - Aluminium 1000mm https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00FJUNRL0/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_BFDJEbDY9BE31

 

[fobose]

I think he means on the under side of the kitchen sink. I have no idea what they are for tho!

 

[Trig]

Be very careful, these things can contain asbestos....

 

[samcat]

I think he means on the under side of the kitchen sink. I have no idea what they are for tho!

Sound deadening, adds mass. Stops the metal 'ringing'...
Acoustimat, dynamat etc all work just as well as the original stuff.

 

[fobose]

Makes sense! Thanks, learn something new every day

 

[Teknobry]

Be very careful, these things can contain asbestos....

Please don't ignore this, it could well be.

 

[samcat]

Makes sense! Thanks, learn something new every day

You can also make a cheaper feeling sink 'feel' more expensive by adding more.. It makes a difference.
Useful if you have some spare offcuts.

 

[Adam_151]

Remember the Abestos thing, its a 'classic' one, every asbestos survey will sample it and its on every asbestos awareness course.

Technically it could contain it if it was made prior to the year 2000, but if its from the 1990s then it is probably unlikely, before then, there was a reasonable chance it would

 

[darael]

I am talking about the black material underneath the sink when you look in the cupboard, not at the bottom of the usable sink.

The sink was put in not too long ago, so asbestos shouldn't be a concern.

I don't know why the material is already coming away. If I were to glue back what is there, what glue would I use or doesn't it matter too much?

 

[Mercenary Keyboard Warrior]

I think a photo would help

 

[Andre]

I think a photo would help

Can't see that sticking it back down very well!

 

[darael]

Can't see that sticking it back down very well!

To be honest, all you would see in a photo taken from the kitchen cupboard, is the underneath of a sink with something black and what should be flat hanging down.

 

[Mercenary Keyboard Warrior]

That helps then as what you are describing is just sound insulation that stuck under the sink to stop it being so noisy when running water into it.
Its sound deadening that dampens the resonance.