Caulked Cast Kitchen Sink On Tile - Page 2 - Plumbing Zone

Plumber Jim · 03-13-2010, 01:06 AM

I will take a sharp putty knife and tap it into the caulk with a hammer till it wedges under the sink then pull it out and go to the next section till i make it all the way around the sink. takes time but works.

PLUMBER_BILL · 03-13-2010, 10:31 AM

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Originally Posted by Plumber Jim

I will take a sharp putty knife and tap it into the caulk with a hammer till it wedges under the sink then pull it out and go to the next section till i make it all the way around the sink. takes time but works.

All good replies ... But the most important, have a release signed before you start. That way the customer knows you are working on something out of your control.
SH_T HAPPENS ... Normally plumbing liability insurance is custody and control. That translates into "you had custody over the sink therefore you had control over the tile".
"We don't pay!"

Ron · 03-13-2010, 10:55 AM

He was well aware of the possibilities of damage to the tiles, I give him the choice to proceed or not, retired old man on SS, I can see why he opted to not proceed. he was not prepared to turn a 2 hr job into a 2 week job.

smellslike$tome · 03-13-2010, 09:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Ron

He was well aware of the possibilities of damage to the tiles, I give him the choice to proceed or not, retired old man on SS, I can see why he opted to not proceed. he was not prepared to turn a 2 hr job into a 2 week job.

2 hour job

. I have got to be the slowest plumber on planet Earth. Everybody was yabbering on about 45 minute water heater swap outs in the chat room last night and now Ron says he's swapping out kitchen sinks in 2 hours. Yikes!!!

ChrisConnor · 03-13-2010, 09:16 PM

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Originally Posted by smellslike$tome

2 hour job

. I have got to be the slowest plumber on planet Earth. Everybody was yabbering on about 45 minute water heater swap outs in the chat room last night and now Ron says he's swapping out kitchen sinks in 2 hours. Yikes!!!

Sometimes it's faster to change out a sink, faucet, disposal and drain that it is to replace some faucets.

smellslike$tome · 03-15-2010, 11:18 PM

Seems like I might change out 1 or 2 kitchen sinks a year. Yet another plumbing job snatched up by another trade. People don't tend to replace them unless they are getting new counter tops and the granite companies are putting in undermount sinks and faucets "for free". Can't compete with "free" even when it's total bs.

ChrisConnor · 03-15-2010, 11:33 PM

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Originally Posted by smellslike$tome

Seems like I might change out 1 or 2 kitchen sinks a year. Yet another plumbing job snatched up by another trade. People don't tend to replace them unless they are getting new counter tops and the granite companies are putting in undermount sinks and faucets "for free". Can't compete with "free" even when it's total bs.

No, but you can go back and re do it when it gets all loose and wobbly.

03-13-2010, 01:06 AM	#11
Plumber Jim Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Colorado Posts: 1,803 My Photos	I will take a sharp putty knife and tap it into the caulk with a hammer till it wedges under the sink then pull it out and go to the next section till i make it all the way around the sink. takes time but works. __________________ Broomfield Plumber , Denver Plumber , Boulder Plumber , Lafayette Plumber

03-13-2010, 10:55 AM	#13
Ron Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 8,635 My Photos	He was well aware of the possibilities of damage to the tiles, I give him the choice to proceed or not, retired old man on SS, I can see why he opted to not proceed. he was not prepared to turn a 2 hr job into a 2 week job. __________________ Stephen Hawking: If the government is covering up knowledge of Aliens, they are doing a better job of it then they do at anything else.

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smellslike$tome residential service Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Birmingham, AL Posts: 1,811 My Photos	Seems like I might change out 1 or 2 kitchen sinks a year. Yet another plumbing job snatched up by another trade. People don't tend to replace them unless they are getting new counter tops and the granite companies are putting in undermount sinks and faucets "for free". Can't compete with "free" even when it's total bs.