Top mount sink installation

Do the same thing with the drain. You can make the putty malleable by rolling it between your fingers before spreading it. Remove excess putty before it dries.

This will be as simple as rethreading things and putting them back in place so that they reconnect to the sink and its drain. Turn the water supply back on and then turn the faucet. You should see water relatively quickly. If there are any leaks, now is your chance to tighten seals while you have all your tools with you. You just successfully installed a top-mounted sink. Turn on the faucet to let the water run out.

Get a bucket and an adjustable wrench. Use a knife to cut the caulk around the sink. This includes faucets, drain, and the sprayer. Set the new sink into the space left by the old one. Remove the sink again and flip it over.

Attach the clips on the underside of the sink. Set the faucet in the hole at the top of the sink. Reattach the water supply lines. Do the reverse of what you did to detach the lines. Reconnect all the pipes you removed. Look for any obstruction that can interfere with plumbing once the sink is in place. Place a strip of masking tape along the inside and outside of each cutout line.

The tape protects the countertop surface from scratches while cutting. Insert the saber saw's laminate blade into the pilot hole and cut along the template lines. When you get to the fourth side of the cutout, support the waste panel with your hand to keep the surface of the cabinet from splintering as it falls. Apply a bead of caulk on the surface of the countertop around the edge of the cutout. The caulk forms a watertight seal around the edge of the sink and prevents water damage to the laminate's substrate.

Insert the retaining clips into the channels underneath the sink's outer lip. Use at least two clips on each side of the sink and three each for the front and back. Finn McCuhil is a freelance writer based in Northern Michigan. He worked as a reporter and columnist in South Florida before becoming fascinated with computers. After studying programming at University of South Florida, he spent more than 20 years heading up IT departments at three tier-one automotive suppliers.

He now builds wooden boats in the north woods. By Finn McCuhil.