Our Kitchen Sink

This weekend was not so good. I did not get to do much. The weather somewhat ruined my free time. But, it was not the only thing that did. The sink broke down. I do not know why. All that I know is that my dad, my brother, and myself would end up fixing it. I thought it was going to be no big deal because my dad and I had already fixed the garbage disposal before. That had only taken us a few hours. It turns out that the sink was just a tad more time consuming.

As usual, I will start from the beginning of what I remember. I woke up in the morning of Saturday. That was when my parents broke my brother and I the news that we were going to replace the kitchen sink with a new one. I guess that it did need to be replaced. whenever one of us puts the water on high it would make a loud screeching noise. The sink had been in the house ever since it was made. That would make it fifty or so years old. So, my dad and brother went out to go purchase a sink, some new pipes and a faucet. I stayed at home because I was still in my pajamas at the time.

They got back at around noon. By that time I was ready to work. We ate lunch first and then got down to business. our first task was to remove the old sink. I read the instructions to what steps we needed to follow after the removing of the sink. While I was doing this, my brother and father were laboriously working away at removing any clamps that bonded the sink to our kitchen counter. When the clamps and garbage disposal were removed, and all the water valves were shut off, we were finally ready to take out the old sink. It took us a while to figure out that it came out from underneath rather than just pulling it right off the top. So we got ready, pulled it out from under until it was out of the lower cabinet, and set it down in the backyard.

After doing this, my brother sized up the rectangular gap that our new sink would go into. There was just one problem. The new sink that my brother and father bought was too big! My dad did not want to make a bigger rectangular space by sawing away at the kitchen counter. Instead of doing that, my dad and I (it was my turn to go with him) left for Home Depot to return the "mis-sized" sink for a different one. It took us an hour or two to find the right one, but we chose an alright one. During the time their we were weighing and sizing them up. We even found a sink that weighed five times as much as any of the others. But, we made our decision on one. It was the only one that would fit.

When we got home, we ate a snack and then worked like crazy. My dad did do the majority of it, but my brother and I found ways to help. Well,now the new sink is in its place. The only bad thing is that we cannot use it because the caulk used to secure the sink is still drying. The new faucet is a beauty. It has this stainless steal professional look, and it does not even make a loud noise like the other one.