Sink Removal and Granite
 

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?

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.

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

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

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.

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.

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

No counter top replacement
 

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.

Ultimate Granite
 

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

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.

Sink
 

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.

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.

Countertop
 

We used Stone Designer Inc, 352-454-2336. Very happy with the results and pricing.

I think you are better off with Quartz. I have granite and there was no choice back in 2008. Granite is a "pain" unless you constantly clean and seal periodically. The new looks/patterns of quartz are much nicer looking and quartz is much easier to keep clean and maintain. That's my opinion based on my experience.

You should also check out Duncan Stone in Traverse. They did my granite and had a better price then them

Replacing an undermount kitchen sink
 

We replaced our undercount kitchen sink with a black Elkay double sink with an low divider and love it. We purchased it from Mike Scott and they also installed it--no problem.

Burns Woodworking replaced our countertops and sink. We were thrilled. We have granite because it is the most durable — quartz will show burn marks with hot pots; not granite. Give Burns a call and see if they can replace your sink.

As long as the sink is the same size as the old sink, especially the depth, then the plumbing should be easy enough to DIY. We replaced a kitchen sink and two bathroom sinks, and did the replumbing myself. The piping was pvc, and the differences were minor in that you just dry fit the new piece of pipe and joints until it all aligns correctly, mark it, goop it and replace it exactly where it was dry fit.

A few practice pieces was all i needed to get the hang of gooping and installing. the only part i screwed up on was that i bought the wrong angle joints and had to go back and rebuy the correct ones as that was the ONLY style which HD did not have in stock. .

figures when DIYing

If you use Ultimate Granite for your bathroom they may be able to help you with your sink