Greetings from NYC. I just discovered your channel today, and I love it ! You provide instructions that are very clear and simple. You make it look easy, but I am sure you put a lot of time and effort into creating your videos. I would like to say - thank you !
Just a point on the foam strip, yes it stretches, but dont stretch too much as that takes some of the compresion out..... Also, its usually flexible and thin enough that there is no need to cut the xorners, you can just go all the way around the bend 👍
Thanks Geoffrey :) Yes, thank goodness! I'd heard a few people moan about how plastic style sink clips had broken on them, so out the job off lol. Turns out I had nothing to worry about :)
Awesome - great job! I like that you include the cock-ups as well, we all make them but it's good that we can see others so's we can appear to be a regular smartie-pants & know-it-alls! x
When sealing up on waterproof surfaces, I put the bead of silicone on first and then spray a mixture of water and washing up liquid on to the bead and tool it off. The water and washing liquid creates a slightly greasy film that stops the silicone spreading and sticking to where you done want it, but leaves it where you have your bead. Leaves a real neat and uniform silicone line.
Thank you! That is EXACTLY what I'll be doing when sealing the tiling and back trim on the worktop :) My father in law showed me that little trick a couple of months ago. Perhaps I should have done it sooner on this 😂
Where can I get that foam gasket from, that goes around the underside of the sink,? I need to replace mine, as some of it is coming off. I discovered while changing the tap and am replacing the worktop 🤯
Great work... real random one but we’re you in a pub at the bottom of Gloucester Road Bristol last week end? I was down for the footy and could have swore you were sat on the table next to me :)
The Carpenter's Daughter haha great job I never approached the fake Carpenters daughter then... Yes drinking pints and dancing on tables - Which is why I felt I had the right Daughter lol. Really though a bit of a doppelgänger there for sure :)
Thank you for sharing this. You've taught me quite a bit. I'm going to be doing this type of job myself shortly. I wanted to go with a quartz countertop but I quickly learned that I have a laminate budget. Maybe I'll post my adventure but I'll leave off any dance at the end.
Not sure why ya didn’t fit the joining strip straight away? Now you’ve got to undo it again? Or is the other worktop lose. P.s I sent an email did you get it
Ah, yes, the other worktop is loose under very unusual circumstances which will be explained hopefully next week. And I'm so sorry! I've been so busy ever since Christmas, but will check my emails for it :)
Great to see you back on the tools... new camera? what you got? A quick tip for the silicone, next time dont remove anything until the sink is completely fixed then spray it with soapy water to help remove it. soapy water stops the silicone sticking to other surfaces... also try using an old credit card to scrape the excess away. Credit card and soapy water thats the way!! looking forward to your next video!
Actually, I haven't run properly since the pouch video as I fell ill with a really bad cold which hasn't completely gone yet. But, one of the running aids I love is the NHS' Couch to 5k programme, in a series of podcasts: www.nhs.uk/live-well/exercise/couch-to-5k-week-by-week/ I completed it in 2015, but still go back to them to push me along :)
Suggestion: if you use painters masking tape on the edges of the stainless steel and your countertop you can actually push the silicone into the seam with your finger getting a secure bead evenly and smooth. And then immediately remove the tape before it skins over. All you will to clean is the tip of your finger. This practice saves a lot of waste. Plus you can play with different widths of bead to get one clean and straight and professional. Glass edged aquariums are done this way with no mess. And stainless steel can discolor with silicone
Thank you so much for taking the time to share these incredibly instructive videos. I have watched more kitchen fitting videos than I care to count, and yours are hands down the best, as you really break the steps down and take the time to explain things very thoroughly. I plumbed in my kitchen waste and taps to the inset countertop sink today, and it is currently resting on my saw horses, whilst the silicone goes off. The only thing I am unsure about, is that the waste hole beneath the taps has a rubber washer, which I just couldn't work out properly whether it sits on the front of the sink (just visible behind the decorative waste cover) or behind the sink, where the back plastic thing that the waste pipe fastens to. I have put it on the front as it seemed to fit better, but I really don't know if that is correct? It also looks wrong 🤔The brief instructions are unclear, and UA-cam is no help with this specific issue. Other than that, things went great, and it is largely thanks to you, as I referred to how you did it for all the plumbing, sink clip fitting, applying the silicone neatly, the order to do things, and you really gave me the confidence to take it on. You are so good that plumbers may hate you lol. Thanks again, what you do is greatly appreciated 😀
Glad I helped! Are you talking about the gasket? I thought mine was a bit of packaging but couldn't tell as my husband tore through the instructions 😳 If so, I feature an update at the beginning of one of these videos... I just can't remember which one 🙈
A good thing to use to open the speed fit joints if they are tight is rubber band bottle opener . It's a rubber band on a handle and won't damage the plastic .
Hi Vickie, did you remember to run the flexi washing machine waste up in a loop ( there is usually a plastic former supplied with the machine) otherwise your sink waste water will run down into it. You don't necessarily have to use the former but you do need to run the flex hose up from the connection to the sink waste before it drops down to the machine.Hope you understand what I am saying.
Correct. If the washer drain hose is below the tailpipe connect, grey water and food may wash back into the washer reservoir contaminating the water and causing odor if not used often.
Yet another useful and informative video, Vickie! Where have you been? I thought the internet had been quiet for a few weeks! Keep up the good work👍💪🔧🔨🛠⚙️🔩⛏🧱
Thanks! :) I must admit, I found it hard to get back in to it immediately after Christmas this year as my food blog has been the busiest it's ever been! So while it's been on a high, I've been optimising things for an even better year while I continue to renovate 😊 Although the general juggling is a right pain in the bum 😂
Thanks! I replaced the inserts with brand new ones just in case. I bought a pack of 50 (way more than needed) and thought why not in case I'd damaged any of the rubber seals. I never commented on this in case I came across as obsessive and wasteful 😂
Just found your channel😍. DIY newbie and trying to build my kitchen. I just installed my sink like you did however made a mess of the silicone 😬. Just wondering, is there a reason you add silcone on top of the sealing strip? My instructions from Ikea actually don't say to do this and I wonder if I have made a bit of a mess by doing so..
May I ask where one can buy the sink clips from, please? I mean those specific ones as the sink you have used here has the same lip and circular holes as mine. Thanks.
My fav bit is when the dog wanted some attention. My sister has a bernese too and they're so sweet. Well, only to people they love and trust that is. Anyways, really liked the vid You're a beautiful woman too. Glad you're a dog person 👍😊
Here's my written guide: thecarpentersdaughter.co.uk/renovations/fitting-sealing-a-kitchen-sink/
Great work.
i love listening to you commentary as you do the jobs - you make it easy to understand, and pleasure to watch!
Thank you :) better to explain any detail, just in case it helps things sink in 😊😊
Happy dance. Yeah baby!!!
😄
Greetings from NYC. I just discovered your channel today, and I love it ! You provide instructions that are very clear and simple. You make it look easy, but I am sure you put a lot of time and effort into creating your videos. I would like to say - thank you !
Thank you so much for your lovely comment :) it's important for me to answer questions I had too when working out how to do it 😊
Yay nearly gave up on you good to have you back
Oh no!!! lol :D I've got some serious catching up to do with tonnes of footage, so not going any where :)
Just a point on the foam strip, yes it stretches, but dont stretch too much as that takes some of the compresion out.....
Also, its usually flexible and thin enough that there is no need to cut the xorners, you can just go all the way around the bend 👍
Well,well,well. Your back at last 🙌🙌 good to see you with yet another mint job 👌🤗
Thanks :) It's great to be back, getting in to the swing of things again ;)
The Carpenter's Daughter ✊🏼✊🏼✊🏼
Worked out fab! 😁
Thanks Geoffrey :) Yes, thank goodness! I'd heard a few people moan about how plastic style sink clips had broken on them, so out the job off lol. Turns out I had nothing to worry about :)
Tidy job great stuff 👍
Thanks so much :)
Awesome - great job! I like that you include the cock-ups as well, we all make them but it's good that we can see others so's we can appear to be a regular smartie-pants & know-it-alls! x
Exactly 😍😂 If it saves someone from making a common mistake, then 👌😊
1:11 3:53 Hot water is usually on the left and cold water on the right.
But maybe the video is mirrored.
I'm doing my sink now and it was so nice to see you do this with painted nails, and could listen your British accent.
Love your channel but tbh, I'm only here for Hans :) I adore that pooch.
😂 He would LOVE you :)
When sealing up on waterproof surfaces, I put the bead of silicone on first and then spray a mixture of water and washing up liquid on to the bead and tool it off.
The water and washing liquid creates a slightly greasy film that stops the silicone spreading and sticking to where you done want it, but leaves it where you have your bead. Leaves a real neat and uniform silicone line.
Thank you! That is EXACTLY what I'll be doing when sealing the tiling and back trim on the worktop :) My father in law showed me that little trick a couple of months ago. Perhaps I should have done it sooner on this 😂
MVP
Not enough builders bum during the plumbing section I thought but very well made.
Where can I get that foam gasket from, that goes around the underside of the sink,? I need to replace mine, as some of it is coming off. I discovered while changing the tap and am replacing the worktop 🤯
Great work... real random one but we’re you in a pub at the bottom of Gloucester Road Bristol last week end? I was down for the footy and could have swore you were sat on the table next to me :)
Thanks! And no, that definitely wasn't me 😄 I haven't been to Bristol for a couple of years 😊 I hope I looked like I was having fun though 😂
The Carpenter's Daughter haha great job I never approached the fake Carpenters daughter then... Yes drinking pints and dancing on tables - Which is why I felt I had the right Daughter lol.
Really though a bit of a doppelgänger there for sure :)
😂😂
Thank you for sharing this. You've taught me quite a bit. I'm going to be doing this type of job myself shortly. I wanted to go with a quartz countertop but I quickly learned that I have a laminate budget. Maybe I'll post my adventure but I'll leave off any dance at the end.
Not sure why ya didn’t fit the joining strip straight away? Now you’ve got to undo it again? Or is the other worktop lose. P.s I sent an email did you get it
Ah, yes, the other worktop is loose under very unusual circumstances which will be explained hopefully next week. And I'm so sorry! I've been so busy ever since Christmas, but will check my emails for it :)
Great to see you back on the tools... new camera? what you got? A quick tip for the silicone, next time dont remove anything until the sink is completely fixed then spray it with soapy water to help remove it. soapy water stops the silicone sticking to other surfaces... also try using an old credit card to scrape the excess away. Credit card and soapy water thats the way!! looking forward to your next video!
Thanks for the video really informative and slow enough for people to follow nice to have you back
Thank you 😊
How is the running going? I hope good because I need some inspiration.
Actually, I haven't run properly since the pouch video as I fell ill with a really bad cold which hasn't completely gone yet. But, one of the running aids I love is the NHS' Couch to 5k programme, in a series of podcasts: www.nhs.uk/live-well/exercise/couch-to-5k-week-by-week/
I completed it in 2015, but still go back to them to push me along :)
cool video. you done did good dudette. keep them coming.
oh, and give Hans a great big hug.
Thanks :) And will do hehe
How did you get the tap to play the music at the end? Did I miss a bit??
Spinal Tap taught me how...? 🤔😂
Suggestion: if you use painters masking tape on the edges of the stainless steel and your countertop you can actually push the silicone into the seam with your finger getting a secure bead evenly and smooth. And then immediately remove the tape before it skins over. All you will to clean is the tip of your finger. This practice saves a lot of waste. Plus you can play with different widths of bead to get one clean and straight and professional. Glass edged aquariums are done this way with no mess. And stainless steel can discolor with silicone
Thank you so much for taking the time to share these incredibly instructive videos. I have watched more kitchen fitting videos than I care to count, and yours are hands down the best, as you really break the steps down and take the time to explain things very thoroughly. I plumbed in my kitchen waste and taps to the inset countertop sink today, and it is currently resting on my saw horses, whilst the silicone goes off. The only thing I am unsure about, is that the waste hole beneath the taps has a rubber washer, which I just couldn't work out properly whether it sits on the front of the sink (just visible behind the decorative waste cover) or behind the sink, where the back plastic thing that the waste pipe fastens to. I have put it on the front as it seemed to fit better, but I really don't know if that is correct? It also looks wrong 🤔The brief instructions are unclear, and UA-cam is no help with this specific issue. Other than that, things went great, and it is largely thanks to you, as I referred to how you did it for all the plumbing, sink clip fitting, applying the silicone neatly, the order to do things, and you really gave me the confidence to take it on. You are so good that plumbers may hate you lol.
Thanks again, what you do is greatly appreciated 😀
Glad I helped! Are you talking about the gasket? I thought mine was a bit of packaging but couldn't tell as my husband tore through the instructions 😳 If so, I feature an update at the beginning of one of these videos... I just can't remember which one 🙈
what size is sink because I'm having problems with my kitchen sink size
A good thing to use to open the speed fit joints if they are tight is rubber band bottle opener . It's a rubber band on a handle and won't damage the plastic .
Hi Vickie, did you remember to run the flexi washing machine waste up in a loop ( there is usually a plastic former supplied with the machine) otherwise your sink waste water will run down into it. You don't necessarily have to use the former but you do need to run the flex hose up from the connection to the sink waste before it drops down to the machine.Hope you understand what I am saying.
Correct. If the washer drain hose is below the tailpipe connect, grey water and food may wash back into the washer reservoir contaminating the water and causing odor if not used often.
It much was easier to do as much as possible on sawhorses.It is good you had that option.
Yes, I'm relieved I had them :) It would have been such a fiddly job fitting the sink clips in situ!!! Probably a fair bit of swearing too lol
Yet another useful and informative video, Vickie!
Where have you been?
I thought the internet had been quiet for a few weeks!
Keep up the good work👍💪🔧🔨🛠⚙️🔩⛏🧱
Thanks! :) I must admit, I found it hard to get back in to it immediately after Christmas this year as my food blog has been the busiest it's ever been! So while it's been on a high, I've been optimising things for an even better year while I continue to renovate 😊 Although the general juggling is a right pain in the bum 😂
The Carpenter's Daughter you’ll manage it, Vickie!
Motivated people like you will always find a way!
And don’t forget to have fun along the way🤪🤣👍
Thanks :) May have to hire someone for my food blog eventually 😂
how and what did you use to cover the holes in the walls where the hoses are connected to the wall sockets?
Well done Charlie d .... 😉 looks good may have to re-do mine
😂 Thanks :)
The Carpenter's Daughter you’re welcome 😉
Hi greetings... it's so good to see you back in business...love your work...
Thanks so much - it's great to get back in to the swing of things 😄
So helpful! Thank you for sharing this with us! I already love you! 😍
😂 I'm glad I did it, because if I can, then most can 😊
Very decent and honest. Big thumbs up
#teamhans
Go #teamhans! 😊
Why am I struggling so much with such a simple task?
What? No butt crack? What kind of a plumber are you exactly?
Ah... there's definitely the odd appearance in other videos. You've just got to look for them 😂
Best part of the vid, hug with the dog :)
Keep an eye on the speed fit fittings as they are prone to failing when re used. Been to a few leak jobs and found them to be the cause. ATB Rob
Thanks! I replaced the inserts with brand new ones just in case. I bought a pack of 50 (way more than needed) and thought why not in case I'd damaged any of the rubber seals. I never commented on this in case I came across as obsessive and wasteful 😂
Just found your channel😍. DIY newbie and trying to build my kitchen. I just installed my sink like you did however made a mess of the silicone 😬. Just wondering, is there a reason you add silcone on top of the sealing strip? My instructions from Ikea actually don't say to do this and I wonder if I have made a bit of a mess by doing so..
This is the best example of fitting a sink I've seen thanks for the vid feeling confident going forward with mine cheers
Thank you :) So happy it help you realise it's not hard at all. Just take your time and plan in advance where you want the sink and which way :)
Nice one hun
Thank you :)
May I ask where one can buy the sink clips from, please? I mean those specific ones as the sink you have used here has the same lip and circular holes as mine. Thanks.
Have you got any bathroom fitting videos? I'm in the middle of ripping mine out and came across your plumbing vids 👍
How do you cut the tape on the side of the kitchen tops down to the corret chape? I have those getinax strips, but they'd rather break than get cut.
Great JOB done, I love it when woman can take interest on the kind of stuff, Creativity BoosT,
What a supa awesome video I feel now I can do my caravan sink 😅
Nicely done. What sort of dog is that? It's very cute 🐾
Good video , hope your hand is ok from the cut
Thanks and yes, thank you :) It was a VERY small slice, but was surprised when I saw some red on the sink as I was very careful 😂
The Carpenter's Daughter 👍🏻
My fav bit is when the dog wanted some attention. My sister has a bernese too and they're so sweet. Well, only to people they love and trust that is.
Anyways, really liked the vid
You're a beautiful woman too. Glad you're a dog person 👍😊
Thanks and me too! 😍 Sometimes it's hard to get things done as he's so cuddly and cute 😄
@@TheCarpentersDaughterUK 😊🤗😙
Girl of every man dreams......
My pleasure