Installing under mount sinks in post form counters.
Can you install an undermount sink with laminate.
Undermount sinks install on laminate counter tops differently than on granite or stone.
Install an undermount sink in a laminate countertop.
To be undermounted to high pressure laminate a sink must have an approximately 1 wide rim that is made from a resin has been machined completely flat and meets the bowl wall at a sharp 90 degree angle.
Water gets in there swells the mdf and warps your countertops.
We are going to show you how to install your new undermount sink in a few moderately easy steps.
The sink installs flush to the laminate not below the surface of the counter to prevent water from soaking into the particleboard.
How you install the under mount sink will depend upon the countertop style you are working with.
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This means an entirely different mounting procedure is necessary for an undermount sink with laminate countertops.
If your countertop is precut for the sink you will not need to do most of these steps.
Because the mdf under laminate countertops gets ruined when it gets wet you can t install a normal undermount sink.
There are three different videos on youtube.