The Basement Countertop, Sink and Faucet Set up! | Thrifty Decor Chick

Putting in my FIRST counter tops, sink, faucet and disposal!

Our basement kitchenette progress has been chugging proper alongside! I’ve labored on this room nonstop since late final fall, and I am thrilled with the way it has come collectively!

For months I went by way of all of the countertop choices, and we waffled between onerous floor counters and one thing cheaper like laminate. 

Granite or quartz would have been pretty, however sheesh…I had forgotten how costly they’re. Plus I used to be feeling impatient, and knew it will take a number of weeks to make that occur.  

Laminate is available in so many nice coloration choices now, however I favor to not have the brief, rounded backsplash that the majority of them include. (There are alternatives with out that now although!)

However after I thought in regards to the moody, cozy feeling I needed for this house, I knew my good ole go-to wooden butcher block was what I needed:

Putting in the butcher block counter tops.

I used to be dying to get this little kitchen functioning with a sink, so I made a decision to deal with them alone. I used my round noticed to chop every bit all the way down to dimension, after which we carried them down so I might set them in place.

The wooden counters turned out so stunning! We LOVE the heat of the butcher block together with the sunshine grey cupboards:

Once I was positive they had been prepared and in place, I hooked up the counter tops from beneath with screws. The highest brackets on the cupboards have a gap for the screws, so it makes all the pieces tremendous safe. 

I’ve lower down and put in smaller sections of countertop many occasions, however by no means this many and at this dimension. This was a HUGE job, however it went faster than I believed it will. 

Putting in the sink and tap.

YAY! The counter tops had been lower, handled and put in. It was lastly time to get the sink and tap in!

But once more, my impatience fuels my dedication. I did a TON of analysis on how one can lower counters and set up a sink, in addition to putting in a faucet and disposal…none of which I’ve ever tried. 

We have had black quartz kitchen sinks for the practically ten years now, and I completely love them. I really like the contact of black and that they’re really easy to maintain clear. 

I laid the sink face down on the counters and made positive there was two inches of house throughout the entrance: 

Then traced the sink onto the butcher block. 

However I needed to retrace after I remembered that I needed to make use of painter’s tape to chop down on any splintering as I used to be reducing. 🙂

After laying down the tape, I used a bigger bit on the corners after which my jigsaw to chop the sink form out:

That is essential — make sure that to safe a pair scrap items of wooden throughout the half you are eradicating so it does not crash all the way down to the ground as you narrow. It is heavy!:

After cleansing up, we checked to verify the sink match, then utilized a bead of silicon across the lip of the sink and dropped it into the countertop. 

I used to be on a roll! It was time to try one other first…putting in a faucet from scratch. 

I say from scratch as a result of this spot was solely roughed in once we constructed our residence, so the cold and warm shut off valves and plumbing pipes weren’t put in: 

We needed a rubbish disposal down right here as properly, so went by way of the identical technique of researching the how-to.  

There was numerous pausing and taking part in on these movies as I went by way of each processes. However they labored and NOTHING leaked! 

Over a pair weeks I put in the counter tops, sink, plumbing, faucet and disposal all on my own! There aren’t many DIY initiatives I have not tried, however the plumbing was intimidating. Now that I’ve completed all of this, altering out a faucet will probably be straightforward. 🙂 

Lastly, the kitchenette was beginning to come collectively. I have been dreaming of getting this house for years! 

Here is the way it regarded earlier than I began on the backsplash: 

I solely painted the wall all the way down to the place the tile was going. (The colour is Westchester Grey, identical as the remainder of the basement.)

Subsequent up, time to begin the enjoyable stuff! I am unable to wait to point out you the way this house seems to be now.

My aim is to make the TV mix into the wall a bit bit. (I would not have picked one in right here, however my household insisted and now I actually do prefer it.) And likewise even out the burden of the room: