Temporary sink

MuBuPlu · 23 Dec 2017

Hi.

My kitchen is in need of a huge overhaul.

However, I want to do half the job now and half the job later to save on cost for now as I have lots of other home jobs to pay for.

So I want to;

- Strip the kitchen down to its shell
- Get damp proof works done
- Replastered and painted
- Bring in some free standing units including a free standing sink

Is this easily done? Can I have a free standing sink? And will I need a plumber to install it?

Feeling pretty unsure about the whole plan, but I know I need to sort the kitchen out as it has damp and isn’t suitable for my newborn, due in February.

John D v2.0 · 23 Dec 2017

Kitchen units kind of are free standing. You can remove the old ones and keep them, then replace them however you like as a temporary measure.
The plumbing can go back pretty much as it was too, if it's ok as it is.
You would either need a plumber or someone who knows what they are doing, as a plumbing disaster can cause more damp than a bit of rising damp!

MuBuPlu · 23 Dec 2017

Thanks John.

Will get a plumber to do both the removal of the current sink and then the fitting of the new sink then I imagine?

Cheers.

John D v2.0 · 23 Dec 2017

Yes if you're not comfortable then that's the best idea.
If you get a general handy person, they would likely do it but it would be more risky.

MuBuPlu · 23 Dec 2017

Thanks again.

How about the pipes that are already in the kitchen? For example, there’s a pipe that connects to the current cooker which i’d like reconnecting after the works. But the pipe runs from the ceiling, down the wall. Would this have to be completely removed for the damp proofing and replastering?

It’s really easy with other rooms as we’ve just stripped it bare, but the kitchen is causing me a headache regarding what I need to keep in there and what I need to take it for it to be functioning basically temporarily.

John D v2.0 · 23 Dec 2017

Depends what you plan to do afterwards. If it's a gas pipe out would need a gas installer to do anything with it.
They would probably only completely remove plaster up to 1m from the floor and then reskim the lot. If you're wanting to move the pipe you'd have to do it before, but if you'll box the pipe in afterwards then you don't need a perfect finish

Doggit · 24 Dec 2017

A kitchen refurbishment is normally done under a building control notice, and they'll keep an eye on things. If you're moving things around, then the refurb can be done in stages. You remove pretty much everything except the sink, sort out the damp issues on the other walls, put in the cabinets and the sink in the new position, and then remove the old sink, and then sort that area out.

The gas pipe coming down the wall will need removing and capping, and can be reinstated after the damps been sorted.

Nige F · 24 Dec 2017

Have a look around for a used commercial sink - they are all freestanding, in metal frames. Or just knock up a wooden frame out of 3x2 and have a domestic top on it.

Doggit · 26 Dec 2017

I left the sink unit in place, took a jigsaw to the worktop as far as it would go, and then finished off with a hand saw. Why go to the effort of taking the sink out, and then plumb in a freestanding one. And if the sink going back in the same place, then fit it in elsewhere with a couple of flexi leads.

Dan Robinson · 26 Dec 2017

When we did our house /kitchen, the damn sink was moved on an almost daily basis

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As did the oven.

The hob was a camping thing. Did us for 6 hellish months, but SWMBO still managed to get fantastic grub dished up nearly every day. Friday was curry day for the builders.... Never got so much work done as we did on a Friday morning.

A good friend has never been involved with a renovation, but when we showed her the photo's of our house beginning to end the look of horror on her face was, well, intense.

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Bless. It is a cultural thing.

bernardgreen · 27 Dec 2017

Replacing a single storey porch and small utility room with a larger footprint two storey extension.

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