How do I replace an etched double bowl kitchen sink in granite hole?

Kelley Gray
by Kelley Gray

I have an etched double bowl kitchen sink that needs to be replaced in an existing granite hole. Short of spending $4000 on new granite how can I replace that sink?


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  • FrugalFamilyTimes.com FrugalFamilyTimes.com on May 30, 2021

    Do I understand right - is it an under mount sink in the granite? Is it stainless steel? These can be replaced while keeping the countertop. :)

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    • Kelley Borden Gray Kelley Borden Gray on Sep 12, 2021

      It is an undermount ceramic sink that was etched by paint thinner. Ive had it ‘spray painted twice but it keeps chipping. No one has this exact measurement of a sink. No one wants the liability for cutting existing granite for any new sink due to potential cracking of granite. I want stainless steel.

  • Lauren of Mom Home Guide Lauren of Mom Home Guide on May 30, 2021

    I recently coated two badly stained cultured marble sinks with a product called Ekopel, which is available on Amazon. The product is non toxic, has no odor and dries into a hard, bright white durable surface. I love how my sinks turned out! This is the product. You can buy several different amounts of the product: https://amzn.to/3wNOPOT

  • Lauren of Mom Home Guide Lauren of Mom Home Guide on May 30, 2021

    You can get my full tutorial and see how it worked out for me here: https://momhomeguide.com/easy-budget-sink-update/

  • Em Em on May 30, 2021

    Not clear on wording. Replace the sink since it is etched? You can refinish the sink with a kit you paint on and seal if that is the problem.

    • Kelley Gray Kelley Gray on May 30, 2021

      Yes, i have done that on two separate occasions. Since it gets a lot of use in kitchen it is pealing again. I don’t want to paint it again. I want a ss sink now.

  • Dee Dee on May 30, 2021

    Find a fabricator who can cut the sink out of the granite. You may have to replace it with a top mounted sink, but way better than getting new granite. If you have an undermount sink it comes out.

  • 17335038 17335038 on May 31, 2021

    Hi Kelley,

    Do I understand the problem correctly that you are in need of a brand new sink, and you would like an undermounted stainless steel one, but you have not yet found a new one to fit the existing opening in your granite countertop?

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    • Kelley Borden Gray Kelley Borden Gray on Sep 12, 2021

      YES!!

  • 17335038 17335038 on May 31, 2021

    Keep in mind that all stainless steel sinks are not created equally. Generally lower priced ones are thinner, lightweight, and do not have as durable a finish compared with higher end brand-name models.

  • Kelley Gray Kelley Gray on May 31, 2021

    I understand!

  • Is your sink undermount or is it formed as part of the granite counters? If it's undermount, you can replace it with almost whatever you'd like. If it's part of the counters, then yeah, you'd have to replace the counter too most likely.

    • 17335038 17335038 on Sep 13, 2021

      Have you not found anywhere that sells overmounted SS sinks either that would fit in the existing hole? (I am wondering if that might be an alternative to purchasing a brand new counter top.......)