Does this counter top installation look ok?

5 years ago

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I just wrote the longest post and the site glitched and deleted it. Fourth time in two days! Anybody else having issues?

Sorry, on to my post…again

We are doing a kitchen refresh and renovation. Keeping lower cabinets and sink, but moving some of the cabs around. Lowers are ikea, old countertops were 1” IKEA butcher block, new ones are 1 1/4” rubberwood butcher block. Sink is old ikea domsjo single bowl sink. It’s a top mount farmhouse style. I hired a local gentleman (at the advice of a handy man that helped me with some other aspects of the project) to do the cabinet shuffle, trimming and butcher block top install. He suggested he could get the countertops installed much more snug and custom looking around the sink than what we had before. That sounded good to me so I okayed it. So he routed out the countertops a bit next to the flanges. he had a hell of a time getting them dry fit today. Now looking at it I’m not sure how I feel about it. He said any gaps he’ll caulk and that he left them so the countertops could expand and contract without cracking the sink. I think I actually prefer the old install :/ you could see more of the beautiful wavy porcelain edges. Thoughts? Does it look ok? If I wanted it top mounted I’d probably have to buy a new section of butcher block for that corner. he charges by the hour and I feel like he spent all day on this.

I had also discussed moving the sink back so that the rear edge touched the wall. There is currently about a 1/2” gap (the fault of the original installers). He obviously hasn’t done that. Any suggestions for how best to deal with that gap? Counter to the left of sink is new, to the right is old. Ignore the shims I think he was just measuring the gap.

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Joseph Corlett, LLC

5 years ago

It's fine.

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Kat Berkery
Original Author
5 years ago
I’m thinking the sink is installed too far forward due to the previous countertops not being notched far back enough.
Kat Berkery
Original Author
5 years ago
A couple more images
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Kat Berkery
Original Author
5 years ago
Anyone?
jacksplash
5 years ago
Bump
RedRyder
5 years ago
When it’s caulked, it should be fine. The gaps don’t look wrong to me but I’m not a pro. I’d trust @Joseph Crlterr, LLC ^^
RedRyder
5 years ago
*Cortlett
Kat Berkery
Original Author
5 years ago
Thanks @Joseph Corlett, LLC any thoughts on treating the gap at the back? Would a sliver of butcher work? I think white caulking might be strange?
Kat Berkery
Original Author
5 years ago
Thank you @RedRyder I guess I’m more wondering how you feel it looks aesthetically. I agree it’s a sound installation especially once it’s sealed and caulked. are we losing some of the sinks character? Enough to care? Or am I over thinking this.
Hillside House
5 years ago
I prefer the traditional overmount installation.
Kat Berkery
Original Author
5 years ago
last modified: 5 years ago
@Hillside House gah. Me too. Enough to have him fix after he worked so hard on it? And I’m paying him by the hour 😩 or would you try and just go with it And get over it.
Hillside House
5 years ago
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I’d like to say that I would let it go, because it’s not really a big deal in the long run. And no one else will look at that and think it looks bad, or that it shouldn’t have been done that way.

Unfortunately, I’m not that person, and would totally fixate on it. FOREVER. And, knowing that about myself, I’d suck it up and have it fixed now.
Kat Berkery
Original Author
5 years ago
@Hillside House HAHAHA. I felt so good reading the first part of your post and then you just hit the nail on the head. I think I am going to accept them being set down, but he’s got to figure out how to get the sink shifted back towards the wall.
Hillside House
5 years ago
Hahahaha! Good luck! :)
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Joseph Corlett, LLC
5 years ago
The sink has to kiss the wall or you'll have to fill the gap with wood. I'd pull the sink, run a bead of white silicone around the perimeter, and set the sink into the bead.
Kat Berkery
Original Author
5 years ago
Thank you @Joseph Corlett, LLC he was able to slide the sink back after removing the old countertop. there is a bow in my wall behind the sink so even though the corners kiss, he’ll just have to do white silicon in the center of the back edge. Thanks again for your advice, much appreciated.