October 2005

Raising a Sink, custom fit copper plumbing to match an antique countertop.

This project was done with Architect John Yust

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Yust Architects were restoring a 19th century home in St. Paul and one of the things going into the old house was this carved stone vanity countertop.
The stone counter top

Now, where are you going to find a sink to fit something made 150 years ago?

The answer, "I make one for you!"

the sink fit to the counter top

First you form a bowl to match the hole in the counter.

The first step was to raise a bowl the right size

Then you turn a flange down on the edge.

The flange fits snugly to the bottom of the counter with a sealing compound between. It also gives the installer a place to clamp the sink into place.

Once the bowl fits, we need the parts for the drain

here we have the overflow tube, a cover to catch the overflow and a manifold already attached to the base of the sink so that overflow waste can pass down the drain.

This is a closeup of the overflow

The parts are trimmed and test fit

Then they are brazed into place.

The finished sink shown from the bottom with a commercial brass drain in place.

The top of the commercially available drain was polished and sealed. We wanted it to match the character of the sink so it was sandblasted and patinaed to match. (see the photo of the top view)

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