A Kitchen Remodeling DIY Project: Replacing the Kitchen Sink

If you're not sure you want to take on an entire kitchen remodeling project yourself, a good way to find out is to tackle replacing your kitchen sink. You'll need the right tools for the kitchen remodeling project, however. This includes: adjustable wrench, 10" pipe wrench, screwdriver, pliers, hacksaw, basin wrench, a hammer, flex-supplies, caulking and plumbers putty. If you aren't familiar with some of these supplies, a consultant in you're the kitchen remodeling section of your local home improvement store can guide you in making the right purchases. Besides these supplies, you'll also need a new kitchen sink. Be sure to check out the various designs available in the kitchen remodeling section of your home improvement store. It's a good idea to obtain a kitchen remodeling book with plumbing diagrams if you haven't attempted a kitchen remodeling project that involves plumbing before now. Replacing a kitchen sink is low of the scale of kitchen remodeling project difficulty, but a good set of plumbing diagrams can be invaluable. The first step in this kitchen remodeling project is to shut off the hot and cold water supply valves. Next, disconnect the water supplies from the faucet and be sure to remove the drain pipe and the anchor clips that hold the sink in place. After that, all you have to do to proceed with your kitchen remodeling project is take out the old sink and then place the faucet and strainer on the new sink. Tighten the nuts on the faucet and use some putty to hold the strainer. Next, you'll need to tighten the flex supplies on the faucet. If the sink you chose for this kitchen remodeling project isn't self-rimming; all you need to do is put the sink into place and tighten the anchor clips. If it is, apply caulking to the perimeter of the countertop. Use the flex water supplies on the valves, tighten and then move on to connecting the drain pipe to the strainer. Now, all that's left for this kitchen remodeling project is opening the main water valve and the valves under the sink. Clean up any caulking residue and to let the water run through for a few minutes. If there aren't any leaks, you can chalk this kitchen remodeling project up as a success.