Good afternoon –
I’m completing an outdoor kitchen (covered – no freezing) with a tile countertop. The sink I will install has clips that aren’t long enough to work with a layer of tile, a layer of tile backer, and a 3/4 sheet of MDF.
I can jury rig some clips but I’m wondering is just bonding the sink to the tile with silicone or a product like Loctite’s Power Grab would suffice and keep these old bones from crawling under the sink.
Any thoughts or suggestions or experience with same would be appreciated.
Thanks,
Dave
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yes... any good sealant will hold it in place... i see undermount sinks set that way with no mechanical attachment all the time and you can stand in em and won't break em loose... ur fine
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Alternatively you can fold up steel strapping tape and get it to catch in the sink track with a long tail hanging down. Bring the tape over a wood block to the underside of the counter and then use a pan head screw to tighten the tape by flexing it between the block and the attachment point. I've done it this way several times with no problems.
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Just order the longer clips. Most sink makers have them as an option
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I'd stick with GE silicone. No pun intended, this keeps things REAL simple and neat.
Edited 7/13/2008 7:54 pm ET by Pelipeth
Any good sealant will suffice. Wish I could say the same for the MDF.
I've run into a similar situation in the past. I found a decent plumbing supply house (and I was in the sticks) that stocked longer clamps.
the way i do it is bore a hole in the wood the size of the clamp then your clamps will work
i hope you mean MDO not MDF
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I've run into this situation a few times. What I figured out was that I could use my biscuit joiner to cut a slot in the substrate (in your case - the 3/4" MDF) where you want each clip. Then I just slide the bottom of the clip into these grooves and tighten them up as you usually would.
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