Designing Kitchens and Bathrooms - Can I replace top mount sink with an undermount in existing Corian countertop

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TeeTee
03-30-06, 06:59 PM
I currently have an (ugly) top mounted sink in a Corian countertop. I would like to replace it with a stainless undermount sink. Is this possible? I am concerned with the Corian edge that will be exposed around the sink opening as I cannot see what it looks like. Can the Corian edge be "finished" or "polished" so an undermount can be used? Thanks.

CNTRTOP
04-01-06, 05:51 PM
Yes, this can be done, but the opening will most likely need to be resized to fit the SSUM sink. You will probably need to have a Corian Fabricator do it because most plumbers won't mess with Corian, which is just as well. It's easiest if the SSUM sink opening is a little larger than the drop-in opening so the cutout can be enlarged. A template will be with the new sink showing actual opening size, so it's easy to compare. The fabricator will need it to make a hard template to guide a router to cut out the opening. He will then sand out the opening and ease the top
& bottom of the opening before mounting the sink.