How to Seal a Sink

Series Summary

Home renovation is an area that most home owners shy away from, for fear that it is too expensive or too time consuming. In actuality, there are many different things that you can do around your home to give it a new look. In these videos you will learn some of the different ways that you can change the look of your kitchen; from replacing your sink and dishwasher, to designing and installing a custom tile counter top.

The counter top is one of the most visible parts of your kitchen. It is also the one that allows you the most creative freedom when renovating it. Our expert will teach you some design tips and give you some ideas for ways that you can create a custom tile counter top. Once you have your design built, you will learn how to cut the tile using a wet saw, and lay the tile. These demonstrations cover all aspects of the tile laying process including mixing mortar and grouting.

Video Transcript

"I’m Lee. I have a degree in architecture and about ten years construction experience. We just installed a sink from, probably from the fifties, into a house from the seventies. And what we want to do is seal everything up around the drain pipes and around all the wires coming in from the dishwasher and everything. And just get some spray foam and secure the pipe and then you want to spray foam around the drain. And don’t worry about getting it everywhere- after it dries you can just trim it off and paint it if you’d like. Also, in the wall back here, we have- you can see right outside. You just want to spray foam on everything in here and seal it up and then…seal up all the existing drain lines and water pipes. "