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greatblueheron · 05-07-2011, 07:25 AM

I have 2 talavera sinks, handmade ceramic from Mexico....the contractor notified me that they are not drop in nor are they undermount.

He said they do not have a lip big enough for drop-in (which I had planned).....they were advertised as self-rimming.

Contractor wants me to just buy 2 new white sinks so they can be done....but I paid for these other 2 and want to use them.

ANYONE have any clue what to do???? Or a way to install these sinks even if it is unconventional???

Thanks

Pitt Chick · 05-07-2011, 08:36 AM

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Originally Posted by greatblueheron

I have 2 talavera sinks, handmade ceramic from Mexico....the contractor notified me that they are not drop in nor are they undermount.

Then.. are they designed to sit on top of a cabinet/base?

greatblueheron · 05-07-2011, 06:18 PM

I have since done some research...they are called self-rimming but in the back, there is no rim....apparently the counter needs to be cut to fit that odd backless rim and then the whole thing is caulked in

my contractor had not seen a sink like this, did not know what to do with it.....they want me to buy and put in 2 white sinks so they can be done ...but I already bought the talavera sinks and want to use them!

I am going to ask them to bring in a counter guy who has some experience....

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Originally Posted by Pitt Chick

Then.. are they designed to sit on top of a cabinet/base?

talavera2012 · 12-21-2012, 11:09 AM

did you get this challenge addressed. My contractor claims he cannot drop it in and is trying to turn it into a pedestal. Yet I see numerous photos of the sink dropped in. If you have any hints on how to overcome this, please advsie.

Thanks,

Stan

K'ledgeBldr · 12-21-2012, 12:10 PM

I have installed a couple of these-
Knowing they are handmade leads to irregularities; so it's not a simple cut a X" diameter hole and drop it in.

I layed the sink upside down and used a scribe to make a pattern on cardboard. I set the scribe at 2". Then removed the bowl, reversed the scribe and retraced the line minus a 1/4", that is the pattern. Set in place on the countertop, trace the pattern, and cut the hole.

I find it utterly amazing that a contractor would be so short-sighted and insist on a cheap way out. Knowing full well that this was coming a didn't know how to accomplish the task.