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Please send me links with what to organize our bathroom countertop with
I would LOVE any advice on how to organize our bathroom sink area!! So embarrassing…our sink area has no wall space but we have all this countertop between two sinks so shit just DUMPS there. Is there any suggestion for how to nicely organize our daily things up there, to keep them out?
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TL;DR Don't caulk until installed
The caulk does two things:
- Help secure the top to the base
That should only be an issue if you are moving this (easy fix: move the two parts separately) or if there is concern about pets, small children, etc. bumping into it and knocking the top off.
- Keep water from getting into the base
Definitely not an issue until installation.
In fact, caulking before installation would actually be a bad idea because you would lose the ability to make slight adjustments to the position of the top, which are often needed depending on various factors. In addition, the plumber may prefer, given the option, to work on some of the plumbing after setting the base in place but before putting on the top.
In general, I would consider caulking as pretty much the last step in the installation process.
It is ok to rest a stone countertop loosely on a vanity base for a couple of weeks. Harm should come to neither. I'll take it a step further: If either of them is so flimsy that they cannot tolerate this treatment, it would be better to become aware of it now than after installation.
A warning: If the uninstalled vanity is not level and the countertop is not uniformly supported, there may be spots where pressure on top could could break the counter. So make sure it's flat, put in some temporary shims if that would help, and just don't sit on it or put heavy objects on it before it's properly installed.
This is my girlfriend and I's bathroom counter most of the time. She has a ton of makeup, pill containers, and whatever else. I already have some two tier organizers under the sink that are full. Usually I'm pretty good with figuring out savvy ways to organize stuff but I'm running out of steam with this constant mess. Would love some ideas thrown my way.