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Carley (Non-US)
I just rented a new place, and realized that the kitchen sink is sealed with silicon, which is great, except that its only around the top edge of the sink, and its starting to peel off. I need to know what I can do, aside from calling the landlord, to fix this problem, as I would rather fix it myself. I was hoping there is something I can use that wont peel, and it has to be dark, as the counter is a dark granite.
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stuckinlodi (MO)
Can you just peel that old caulk off and leave it that way? The sink should sit down flush on top of the countertop and the sink edge should look nice without any new caulk applied to the edge. As long as you wipe up any water splashes around the area you shouldn't have any problems with water leaking under the sink. You could try that, if it didn't work out then find a way to seal it. Some sinks get sealant applied under the sink edge when the sink is installed, you can't see it after installation, any excess that squeezes out is wiped off.
Will your landlord be ok with you doing something like this to his house? Some landlords can be really picky about tenants working on the rental house, other landlords welcome it if they trust the tenant's judgement.
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m & m (MD)
"...Some sinks get sealant applied under the sink edge when the sink is installed, you can't see it after installation, any excess that squeezes out is wiped off."
That would be my take as well. If you look under the countertop at the underside edge of the sink perimeter, do you see any of the same caulk?
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packy (MA)
yeah, i would hope that the sink opening had caulking applied to it BEFORE the sink was set otherwise you are in for a big problem down the line.
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Carley (Non-US)
I will look with better lighting than what I have, to see if there is any caulking on the underside of the sink, if not I will call the landlord, as I dont any further problems down the road. Thanks for the tips on this.
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stuckinlodi (MO)
If there is no sealant/caulking underneath then that is probably why someone added it along the sink edge on top, as a band-aid fix to keep water splashes from going into the cabinet underneath. To properly add it now you'd have to raise the sink upward, which means temporarily disconnecting the sink drain, which may not be a big deal if it has plastic slip connections down at the trap. Also the hot and cold faucet water supply lines would need to be disconnected. The sink could be raised a couple of inches and held in place by something like a wood block on each side while the caulk was applied.
But really this is something you shouldn't have to deal with, the landlord should take care of it. Pester him a little, remind him that water damage to the cabinet underneath and around the sink can occur due to normal water splashes at the kitchen sink. And damp cabinet wood and flooring down under there can attract termites and other things, then he'd have to deal with that problem.
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