Can anyone tell me how to build a portable sink?
My husband and I are converting our storage building into an Art Studio for our daughter. I’m not ready to dig a ditch for plumbing, so I need a portable sink. I considered buying one until I saw the price. Please Help!
A bowl would not be as efficient. An artist needs clean water. Our daughter is only 8 years old. I’m sure the bowl would spill. Plus I already have a sink. I just need to find a way to supply water without digging a ditch.
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What’s wrong with a bowl? Plastic, light and cheap. If you DO decide to put a real sink in then you can use the bowl somewhere else.
There are a number of ways to do this. Probably the easiest way would simply be to buy a portable sink from any sporting goods shop which deals with campers. Such things do exist, and are designed to set up a kitchen while camping.
One example:
http://www.generalsuperstore.com/outdoorsink.html
However, this puppy is two prices.
So next we look at one of those plastic laundry sinks that you can get for $29. Attach the faucets with they kind of quick-connect couplings used in garden hoses. A bunch of these are shown here:
http://www.nextag.com/connect-garden-hose-quick/stores-html
the cheapest way would be to put a wanted posting on your community’s Freecycle list, craigslist, or WHY, for a sink and countertop taken from some renovation project. You build some legs for the countertop and sink, then use the same quick-connect hoses to supply water.
To get rid of the water, simply dig a small hole near the shed/ studio,
line it with an upside down 5-gallon bucket with a hole cut in the bottom, for the drain pipe from the sink,and run a hose from the sink to the bucket. Buy it. Note that if you fill the bucket with peat moss, before burying it, the water will be somewhat filter-cleaned before it drains away. (this process is called biofiltration, and is now used in biofilter sewage systems)
Cheers,
Chris G.
a garden hose and several containers for holding water