Inset sink with drainer on top of worktop

[Johnking]

I need to replace a single bowl sink with no drainer for one with a drainer on each side (because the wood has been water damaged beyond repair). I don't have much worktop so if I do a full cutout, there won't be much left to support the sink. My possibly daft idea is to cut a channel in the worktop around the drainers so that the sticky-up mounting bit (see pic) can drop into it, leaving the drainers supported by the worktop. I might need to cut small holes all the way through for fixings, and I'll need to seal it, but it's fine for it to be a bit of a bodge, it's a temporary measure while deciding on proper renovations.

Would this work?

 

[Madrab]

If it just temporary then you could cut the lip off and then just silicone the tops down, just have a good weight on them till it sets.

 

[Johnking]

Interesting idea... I'm better at cutting wood but it's worth looking at.

I wondered if it might not work due to a gradient on the drainer, are they flat?

 

[Madrab]

I would presume the gradient in built into the pressing and as long as it sits on the flats as normal then should be fine.

That being said the drainer sections would normally be open underneath, so not sure how it may sit when placed on a flat worktop.