Sink & Tap replacement

[Mark Osborne]

Hello all

Currently thinking of taking on a kitchen sink basin and tap replacement although have no plumbing experience whatsoever so not sure if it's such a good idea.

Dimensions of my current sink are 945mm x 500mm and can't see anything around thst size other than 1000mm x 500mm so guessing there could also be a bit of cutting involved.

Would you recommend a plumbing newbie giving this a go or am I just better calling in the pros?

Thanks

 

[dilalio]

Photos!

 

[just pumps]

Look inside & up inside the cabinet where you may work out the size of the existing cut out.

 

[Elkato531]

https://www.screwfix.com/p/astracast-aegean-stainless-steel-sink-tap-pack-1-5-bowl-965-x-500mm/509hx

Very close in size to yours. There is also a single bowl option the same size. Pretty cheap and you get a tap thrown in too. Not sure what that says about the quality.

 

[oldbuffer]

1. The plumbing side of it isn't very complicated.
2. If you take 8 mm off each side of the existing sink, you won't be far off in terms of cut out. I.e for a 945 x 500 assume cut out is 920 x 484.
3. You can always make the cut out bigger to suit the new sink. Making it smaller is more problematical!
4. Watch out for sinks with large radius corners. If the radius is big enough, and the cut out is rectangular, you can get gaps at the corners.
5. Don't attempt it if you haven't got a decent jigsaw, unless you can take the work top out and use a router.