[ronda]

2 Questions:

1) We want a new sink in the kitchen. We have granite and the sink is epoxied to the bottom of the countertop. Removing it has a risk of breaking the granite. Has anyone done this? If so, who did the work?

2) We want granite in the bathroom. Any recommendations for granite shops?

[retiredguy123]

The sink should not be epoxied to the granite. Typically, the sink is attached to the underside of the granite with wing nuts and it is sealed to the granite with a silicone adhesive that is nowhere near as strong as epoxy. If that is the case, the sink should be easy to remove.

A good granite company is Ultimate Granite. Personally, I prefer quartz to granite.

[Stu from NYC]

We plan to do our kitchen shortly and plan to use Ultimate.

[villagetinker]

OP, you should be able to carefully take a knife (or similar) and probe along the seam between the sink and the countertop. Epoxy will be very hard, and the knife will tend to slide, silicone will tend to be much softer, and the knife will tend to stick. You can also take a look from the cabinet to bottom of the countertop to confirm the wingnuts. If you are just replacing the sink, make sure the new one is the same size, the depth can be different, but this will impact the drain plumbing and the garbage disposal mount.

[Stu from NYC]

Originally Posted by villagetinker

OP, you should be able to carefully take a knife (or similar) and probe along the seam between the sink and the countertop. Epoxy will be very hard, and the knife will tend to slide, silicone will tend to be much softer, and the knife will tend to stick. You can also take a look from the cabinet to bottom of the countertop to confirm the wingnuts. If you are just replacing the sink, make sure the new one is the same size, the depth can be different, but this will impact the drain plumbing and the garbage disposal mount.

As I said before was going to hire our own plumber to connect water lines after tops are installed but talking to some folks things can happen and than you get a he said she said so best to hire Countertop guy to be responsible for all

[retiredguy123]

Originally Posted by Stu from NYC

As I said before was going to hire our own plumber to connect water lines after tops are installed but talking to some folks things can happen and than you get a he said she said so best to hire Countertop guy to be responsible for all

If you allow the countertop company to install the plumbing and electrical work, make sure that they use a licensed plumber and electrician. Before they start the work, get the name of the plumber and electrical contractor and verify that they are licensed on the Florida license lookup website. If you don't, there is a good chance that non-licensed people will do the installation.

[JMintzer]

I was researching this on ToTV and I remember someone recommended Mike Scott Plumbing. Once they know your house model, they'll know exactly what sink you have, what replacement sinks will fit, and they will coordinate with a granite company to get the job done...

[Stu from NYC]

Originally Posted by JMintzer

I was researching this on ToTV and I remember someone recommended Mike Scott Plumbing. Once they know your house model, they'll know exactly what sink you have, what replacement sinks will fit, and they will coordinate with a granite company to get the job done...

According to Ultimate, Mike Scott was one of the licensed plumbers they used but awhile raised their price and much higher than the other plumbers they have used.

Want to make sure one company is totally responsible for project and if it costs a bit more so be it.

[ronda]

Originally Posted by villagetinker

OP, you should be able to carefully take a knife (or similar) and probe along the seam between the sink and the countertop. Epoxy will be very hard, and the knife will tend to slide, silicone will tend to be much softer, and the knife will tend to stick. You can also take a look from the cabinet to bottom of the countertop to confirm the wingnuts. If you are just replacing the sink, make sure the new one is the same size, the depth can be different, but this will impact the drain plumbing and the garbage disposal mount.

Thank you Villagetinker, I think you are VillageThinker. I've seen you posts before and your guidance is excellnt. Much appreciated.

[ronda]

Originally Posted by retiredguy123

If you allow the countertop company to install the plumbing and electrical work, make sure that they use a licensed plumber and electrician. Before they start the work, get the name of the plumber and electrical contractor and verify that they are licensed on the Florida license lookup website. If you don't, there is a good chance that non-licensed people will do the installation.

Thank you retiredguy, great advise. We are replacing the sink only, the granite counter tops are great, so keeping them. Sink is white and worn. We want a stainless steel sink.

[KCAlan]

Originally Posted by ronda

2 Questions:

1) We want a new sink in the kitchen. We have granite and the sink is epoxied to the bottom of the countertop. Removing it has a risk of breaking the granite. Has anyone done this? If so, who did the work?

2) We want granite in the bathroom. Any recommendations for granite shops?

We used Ultimate Granite and were pleased with the quality of workmanship. They disposed of the old sink.

[JoelJohnson]

We had a granite countertop with an undermount sink. Our renters pushed it down by standing on it to get to a bow window. We had a granite company fix it. So no matter how it was installed, it can be fixed.

[retiredguy123]

Originally Posted by JoelJohnson

We had a granite countertop with an undermount sink. Our renters pushed it down by standing on it to get to a bow window. We had a granite company fix it. So no matter how it was installed, it can be fixed.

Wow! It is very dangerous to stand on a sink. It is also a bad idea to stand on a countertop because the countertop can crack.

[paulajr]

Originally Posted by ronda

2 Questions:

1) We want a new sink in the kitchen. We have granite and the sink is epoxied to the bottom of the countertop. Removing it has a risk of breaking the granite. Has anyone done this? If so, who did the work?

2) We want granite in the bathroom. Any recommendations for granite shops?

To replace our double sided sink with a big single bowl, we had to change our entire countertop. We couldn’t find anyone willing to do it with the granite. We ended up getting rid of the “busy” granite top, putting in a single level quartz countertop and a gorgeous sink. Docs Restorations did our transformation. They are pricier than many but have a great team.

[Jacintod]

Originally Posted by ronda

2 Questions:

1) We want a new sink in the kitchen. We have granite and the sink is epoxied to the bottom of the countertop. Removing it has a risk of breaking the granite. Has anyone done this? If so, who did the work?

2) We want granite in the bathroom. Any recommendations for granite shops?

I tried to find a plumber to change out sink. No go..they didn't want any part of it. Told me to get granite installer to remove granite top and install new sink. So I did it myself using YouTube. Used a 2x4 and vise grip to hold up sink through drain. Cut through adhesive between sink and granite. Removed clips (only 4, construction short cuts). Sink came down and out easily.