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I posted here yesterday about my bizarre self-destructing sink. Now we need to get that puppy out without damaging our brand new laminate countertop. The cast iron sink is adhered to the laminate counter with a silicone seal; it's a self-rimming drop-in sink. From my online research, our options seem to be:
1. slide a blade or razor under the sink to break the silicone seal, and lift sink out. Is it really that simple? How would we get a blade along the back edge, where we have limited space (1 inch, perhaps?) between the sink lip and the backsplash?
2. use Goof-Off to help "dissolve" (my word, not sure what the right term is) the silicone, perhaps in conjunction with a blade, and lift out sink. If we do this, do we risk damaging the laminate or the underlaying wood?
3. Use a sledgehammer to break the sink into smaller bits, then use a knife or blade to break the silicone. The advantage of this is we'd be working with smaller, more manageable pieces and might have a better time getting that back edge un-adhered... the disadvantage is mess/dust, and attempting to return a busted up sink to the store... If we go this route, I'll bring my photos and video to the Big Box and make sure they're OK with this approach before we swing a hammer...
Does anyone have insight as to which option should be our best (or first) choice? Does anyone have any tricks or techniques to make this go smoother?
Thanks everyone! And PS - I apologize if I should've posted this in the original thread instead of starting a new subject... the subject matter seemed different enough that it warranted a new post. I'm a newbie here and unsure of etiquette on this board and apologize if I did the "wrong" thing.
1. slide a blade or razor under the sink to break the silicone seal, and lift sink out. Is it really that simple? How would we get a blade along the back edge, where we have limited space (1 inch, perhaps?) between the sink lip and the backsplash?
2. use Goof-Off to help "dissolve" (my word, not sure what the right term is) the silicone, perhaps in conjunction with a blade, and lift out sink. If we do this, do we risk damaging the laminate or the underlaying wood?
3. Use a sledgehammer to break the sink into smaller bits, then use a knife or blade to break the silicone. The advantage of this is we'd be working with smaller, more manageable pieces and might have a better time getting that back edge un-adhered... the disadvantage is mess/dust, and attempting to return a busted up sink to the store... If we go this route, I'll bring my photos and video to the Big Box and make sure they're OK with this approach before we swing a hammer...
Does anyone have insight as to which option should be our best (or first) choice? Does anyone have any tricks or techniques to make this go smoother?
Thanks everyone! And PS - I apologize if I should've posted this in the original thread instead of starting a new subject... the subject matter seemed different enough that it warranted a new post. I'm a newbie here and unsure of etiquette on this board and apologize if I did the "wrong" thing.
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