I am seriously in love with my undermount stainless steel sink.
Undermount bathroom sink with laminate countertops.
I love the process that karran has developed to enable countertop fabricators to undermount sinks on laminate.
Undermount sinks are sometimes installed with laminate countertops even though water damage is a potential concern.
Undermount sinks install on laminate counter tops differently than on granite or stone.
Given that our expertise is decorative surfaces we reached out to an expert in undermount sinks mark webster of karran usa to address the most pressing questions about installing undermount sinks in laminate countertops.
And that s how i found out about karran sinks.
Having the sink mounted under the countertop is brilliant clean and neat.
Water gets in there swells the mdf and warps your countertops.
The sink installs flush to the laminate not below the surface of the counter to prevent water from soaking into the particleboard.
Because the mdf under laminate countertops gets ruined when it gets wet you can t install a normal undermount sink.
Unfortunately undermount kitchen sinks don t mesh with all countertop materials.
This means an entirely different mounting procedure is necessary for an undermount sink with laminate countertops.
But i did what i do for every single diy project and started combing the internet like an obsessed crazy woman.
In earlier times when laminate countertops were the most popular like what you d see everywhere the drop in sink was the only option because when you cut through the laminate for the opening for.
The laminate isn t the issue.
In earlier times when laminate countertops were the most popular like what you d see everywhere the drop in sink was the only option because when you cut through the laminate for the opening for the sink it was not a finished edge kimmel says.