Post #372459 by Tiki Zen on Tue, Apr 8, 2008 11:29 AM

You don't realize how handy a sink is until you have one. I deliberated putting one in the outdoor bar, and decided to go ahead and run flexible water supply line in the trench when I brought power from the house. Worth the effort for dumping and rinsing glasses and washing sticky hands. I only ran cold water, as the line is so long I'd empty the hot water tank before it ran hot. So far, cold alone has been just fine, but you can always install a point-of-use electric in-line heater. The waste water is drained into a drywell.

Keep in mind that, even though a do-it-yourself job can cut code corners (which I certainly did), if you sell the house and have a home inspection, it might be flagged.

As for the portable sinks, remember that, not only do you need a water supply, you have to dump the waste somewhere, which means lugging out some manner of gray water tank.

[ Edited by: Tiki Zen 2008-04-08 11:30 ]