Tiled Sink

[jus001]

Hello,

In the process of re-doing my bathroom and quite fancy a marble sink. Sadly I can't find one that is the right size and/or that I can actually afford to buy so had the (quite possibly bad) idea to DIY one using the same marble tile (12mm) that the walls and floors will be tiled in.

My plan so far was to build a very solid plywood/timber frame, tile over it then cut suitable holes for waste, tap etc. (being careful to do it in such a way it will drain properly). It'll probably end up more of a small vanity unit with built in sink I guess. It'll be in the region of 600x400x150mm.

Is there any reason why this sounds like a bad idea? Has anyone done anything similar before? What adhesive would be good for this?

Thanks!

J

 

[Dhtiling]

The sinks I have made have no wood frame. Seems to me that would be your problem if you were to have an issue. The ones I have made have been 3cm granite or other very thick material that I could create a slope for the drain in. Epoxy everything and you may be well off..

 

[Old Mod]

Nothing wrong with the idea at all.

Look at this

 

[p4ulo]

What about a counter-top sink in porcelain, mounted onto a marble tiled shelf. It'll be far easier.....?
(just sayin')

 

[SJPurdy]

Consider using Wedi board or something similar and make sure all the joints are sealed/tanked.

 

[jus001]

The sinks I have made have no wood frame. Seems to me that would be your problem if you were to have an issue. The ones I have made have been 3cm granite or other very thick material that I could create a slope for the drain in. Epoxy everything and you may be well off..

I did think about using some thicker 20mm tiles and sticking them together without a frame - the problem there would be that only one side of the tile is polished. How easy do you think it would be to polish myself?

How did you create the slope for the drain?

 

[jimthetiler]

Thats not a bad idea thats a great idea you should get some advice from
our current trophy winner of the vase making competion(give him some thing to do)Dan.

 

[jus001]

Nothing wrong with the idea at all.

Look at this

Those are cool!

 

[jus001]

What about a counter-top sink in porcelain, mounted onto a marble tiled shelf. It'll be far easier.....?
(just sayin')

I guess if I could find a rectangular counter top sink of suitable size I could effectively use it as a tray and create a tiled shelf on top and even tile down the sides so I'm just left with the bottom surface with the drain showing.

 

[Old Mod]

Those are cool!

Did u see the sink?
Made from 4.8mm porcelain.
Why do u need to polish the underside?