Patent ID: 8245380

Claim:
A method for undermounting a sink to a countertop, comprising the following steps: preparing a countertop including a backside and an upper surface, the countertop being composed of a decorative laminate secured to a substantially rigid substrate; preparing a sink for installation, the sink including a bowl and an outwardly extending sink flange; routing a primary channel within the backside of the countertop, the primary channel including a base and being shaped and dimensioned for receipt of the sink flange; routing a secondary channel within the base of the primary channel along an interior circumference of the primary channel; removing substrate material from the secondary channel to expose an underside of the decorative laminate; applying adhesive within the secondary channel so that the underside of the decorative laminate is fully covered; applying a bead of adhesive to the base of the primary channel; placing the sink flange within the primary channel; securing a support plate around the sink flange to provide support; and cutting out a central portion of the countertop defined by the primary channel to expose the bowl of the sink.