I've done it with customers who wanted a new kitchen sink, but didn't want to pay me to make the reveals perfect. It's only wrong if you have paid to have consistent reveals and haven't gotten them, or if this really bugs you.

I was recently hired by a Kitchen and Bath shop to correct a vanity sink reveal in solid surface that their guy screwed up.

That would drive me crazy.

What does the sink installation instructions say? What people on the innnweb say has liitle value if it conterdicts mfgr's instructions.

Manufacturer says It should have a slight overhang on all sides. Contractor says it’s not his fault it was cut wrong and I have to phone myself to get a new counter.

If you had your own countertop people come in and cut the sink, they are responsible. If your contractor had his own people do it, he is responsible.

"What does the sink installation instructions say? What people on the innnweb say has liitle value if it conterdicts mfgr's instructions."

I just undermounted a 30" sink into a 30" cabinet when Kraus, the manufacturer, says a 33" cabinet is minimum. Manufacturers don't have to make women happy to earn a living; I do.

Ironically, the customers were told by a granite fabricator that putting a 30" sink into a 30" cabinet was "impossible". I hope they stop back and see what "impossible" looks like.

There would be no inconspicuous seams in solid surface and no thermoforming had fabricators waited around for the engineers at DuPont to figure it out. Both are commonplace and embraced by manufacturers now.

Sinks come with a template - ask the people who machined the counter top.

Thank you for all the comments. We just chose the sinks and countertop. The manufacturer (we just phoned him) says the contractor gave the wrong dimensions. The contractor says it’s not his fault. He didn’t realize the sinks were a diff size than the ones he uses usually.

He didn’t realize the sinks were a diff size than the ones he uses usually.

This is what gives contractors a bad name. He should man up and pay for a new counter top - done right.

So our contractor says it was the manufacturers fault and we have to take care of it ourselves through the manufacturer. He wants final payment or he will start charging us extra....he says he got all the materials and his job is 98% complete.

Much of who's responsible depend's on your contract. If contractor furnished material and labor,I see no way for him to get around responsibility. If mfgr were at fault(which I doubt) it would be between contractor and mfgr. It sound's like contractor already admitted he didn't know size of sink before giving mfgr cut out instructions.

To be clear, the materials all came from the contractor correct- meaning you chose the marble and the sink but it was all billed through the contractor? If so he was fully in control and he dropped the ball. My counter fabricator will only cut sink openings if they have the sink in their possession as templates can be wrong.

It's your contractor's mistake and he has to eat it. Don't make final payment, no matter his threats. Replacing the top is less expensive than suing to get his money.

Could the front and back reveals be cut to make them match the reveal on the sides? That could be done on site, with minimal disruption, and minimal cost to everyone.

yeah, my counter guys won't template unless they have the sink in hand, so that's a ridiculous reason for the problem!! whoever provided dimensions instead (your contractor) pays for a redo. he'll remember next time! wow.

Yes, he was in charge of getting material and installing (as per contract), all we did was choose the counter and sink. He won't fix it now though. So we are trying to work with the manufacturer. Manufacturer is trying to find a new sink to fit the two holes...so far unsuccessfully. I am convinced in his head we are the unreasonable ones. I appreciate all the feedback, it's truly helpful.

He’s in denial; it is his fault and he must pay. It sucks to be him right now, but this happens to me every now and again too.

Crazy question: any chance this is the Kohler Ladena sink?

Joseph Corlett: why do you prefer a negative reveal? I read that the pros are you can easily scrape crumbs into the sink but con is, mold can grow under the ledge. Just curious why you think negative is better than flush, which I read is easier to keep clean? I'm planning a new kitchen and am trying to decide between negative and flush.

I misspoke. I always prefer a slight positive reveal. Flush is a nightmare and negative is a crud lip.

Thanks, Joseph Corlett. So positive is easier to keep clean?

Much.